On a recent trip to New York, I was looking to pay a cash rate on a hotel room as my points stash was dwindling. Of course, hotel rates in the Big Apple are comically inflated and at some point, you just have to bite the bullet unless you want to stay in some flea-ridden, […]
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In travel, things tend to even out. Some experiences overdeliver while others underimpress. In the end, a site you never intended to visit or have heard little to nothing about is just as likely, if not more, to take your breath away than the famous site which everyone has told you about. I had one
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Sometimes, when you go to a hotel, you get the feeling that the staff really loves being there. It’s rare, but when you experience it, it’s a wonderful feeling as a guest. At the brand-new Orient Occident Hotel in Istanbul, this is the case and it’s on display everywhere you look. More on that later.
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After my recent experience on Virgin Atlantic’s Premium Economy product to and from Seattle, I was excited to try them again on a different aircraft. As my biggest gripe with their Boeing 787 Dreamliner was an overly thin and uncomfortable seat cushion, I was looking forward to checking out the newer Airbus 350-1000. Because the
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I have now stayed at the Hyatt Place London City East three times and until something changes, it will be my go-to location every time I am in the city. The Hyatt Place London City East is still a fairly new hotel and it looks and feels fresh. Perhaps the first thing that you should
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When you are traveling as a pair in economy, you are often in luck. To begin with, many Airbus 330 configurations offer a 2-4-2 layout which is a boon. But even with other widebody planes such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus 350, where the layout is 3-3-3 or the dreaded 3-4-3, there are
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Many people go to Dubai to soak up the sun. I go to soak up the masala. In the past year, I have spent time in both India and Dubai, and without a doubt, I have eaten significantly better Indian food in Dubai than I have in a number of different cities across India. Needless
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This week marks my third visit to Dubai. I don’t come for the reason most people come, and stay away from all of the glitz and glamor. I come for the Indian food. Plenty more on that later. Most of the city’s best Indian food is clustered in neighborhoods just south of Dubai Creek, in
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After Christmas, we decided we needed some sun and looked for last-minute award flights to get somewhere warm. Delta had 80,000 Skymiles business class availability on KLM flights from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and we jumped on the offer. After planning for a few days what we would do in Kuala Lumpur, I noticed that
Ever since my first visit to Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Tokyo, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. So naturally, when I returned to Japan earlier this month, I was dead set on paying the restaurant a visit again (or as it turned out eventually, three). This time, I checked out the
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