Flying in Singapore Airlines Suites Class

File photo of a full moon rising over the New York skyline above 42nd Street, seen from across the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey
But eventually I got off the plane, because New York's not too bad.

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Derek Low used his frequent flier miles to pay for a flight on Singapore Airlines Suites Class, the most luxurious class of flying that is commercially available. As Derek wrote on his blog: "Introduced in 2008, The Suites were exclusive to their flagship Airbus A380, and they go beyond flat beds by offering enclosed private cabins with sliding doors that cocoon you in your own little lap of luxury. The interior was designed by French luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste and comes along with a plush soft leather armchair hand-stitched by the Italian master craftsmen Poltrona Frau. Perhaps most well-known of all, Singapore Airlines became the first and only commercial airline with a double bed in the sky." (Originally published on Derek Low's blog.)

Here is his trip in photos, with his text as the captions.