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
Malaysia Airlines has had a tough decade. Over the past ten years, they have had name recognition in all the ways that an airline would not want to have name recognition. The infamous MH370, which disappeared without a trace between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, and MH7, which was shot down over Ukraine en route from
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It was less than a year ago that the Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach opened its doors to become the first Andaz hotel in Thailand. The hotel is a beautiful, leafy property with easy beach access and plenty of pools. Even at peak season, between Christmas and New Year, the property didn’t feel too crowded, with
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The KLM Crown Business Lounge at its hub Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is a massive space with plenty of seating options, disappointing food choices, and one most unwelcome guest. Free access to the KLM Crown Lounge is restricted to passengers flying on a business class ticket as well as to Flying Blue Platinum and Gold
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In November, I flew from London Heathrow to Seattle and back. Because the flights were during the day, I didn’t think it was necessary to splurge for a business class flight as I intended to work, not sleep. About five months before our trip, we pulled the trigger on some Virgin Atlantic premium economy seats
In November, I had the pleasure of reacquainting myself with Kyoto over the course of a bit more than two days. Though it was a couple of weeks before the famous fall foliage season really kicked into gear, the trees were already starting to turn red and orange and we lucked out with mostly sunny
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Long ago, I went to Kyoto for just a night in August. I don’t remember much about it other than it was sweaty and terrible. So, when my travel partner suggested going to Kyoto again during a trip to Japan in November, I hesitated. But he was fairly steadfast about wanting to go, citing the
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Because Korean Airlines’ hub, Incheon International Airport, is such a massive space, Korean Airlines operates two separate Prestige Class (Korean’s term for business class) lounges to allow passengers to choose the option that’s closer to their gate. Before my recent flight from Seoul to Paris, I had a chance to visit the Korean Airlines Prestige Class
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One of the things everyone should eat in Japan is sushi. That’s obvious. But there are different types of sushi experiences in the land of the rising sun. There are three-Michelin-starred omakase restaurants where perfectionist chefs place piece after piece of crafted nigiri showcasing the highest quality cuts of fish and perfectly seasoned rice in
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