There is nothing better than when you expect to fly in an aging plane’s interior only to find out that the airline has recently refurbished the bird that you will be taking. Such was the case with a recent flight from Seoul to Amsterdam on a KLM 777-200ER. While I have never actually flown the […]
I have been going to Japan for a decade now, but until very recently, I had never made it off the mainland. At the tail end of a month-long trip to the Land of the Rising Sun in November, I decided it was time to I finally check out the country’s tropical paradise, so I
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As long as I have been going to Japan, I have been enamored by its business hotel brands. Hotel chains such as Super Hotel and Dormy Inn are where I always prefer to stay in Tokyo. Although the rooms are generally small, those hotels are clean, utilitarian and comfortable and I have grown to love
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I have been going to Turkey for years to discover and rediscover the charms of Istanbul. However, given how much there is to see in one of the world’s most famous and fought over cities, before this year, I had never explored any other parts of Turkey with the exception of Cappadocia. In April, I
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When Honolulu is brought up, quite often it is glitzy Waikiki Beach that comes to mind. And for many, staying amid all that hustle and bustle does not sound like a very relaxing prospect for a beach vacation. But about a mile south of Waikiki, on the way to Diamond Head, there is a sleepy
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I was admittedly a little bit late to the Portugal party. My first trip to the country was for work to Lisbon in 2022 and since then, I’ve been back once or sometimes twice every year. Everything that people say about it is true. It’s cheap, the food is outstanding and although there are plenty
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One of my favorite things about Southeast Asia is the wealth of grand dame hotels in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. I’ve had the pleasure to stay at hotels like the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and there plenty more to discover in cities like Siem Riep and Luang Prabang.
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After trying out Virgin Atlantic’s premium economy product a couple of times over the last year or so, when it came time to fly home on the redeye, I booked myself an Upper Class seat so that I could sleep for a few hours on the short 7 hour 50 minute flight once we were
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They are building like mad in Bangkok and there seems to be a new hotel announced every week. Still, sometimes it is best to go with the tried and true, because new spots, shiny as they may be, still have some kinks to be worked out. At the same time, especially in a hot, muggy
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Earlier in the month I booked a last minute trip from Honolulu to Tokyo. There are a number of airlines which fly this route given how popular Hawaii is as a vacation destination for the Japanese. While business class and miles fares were way too expensive, sitting in the back of the bus did not