Review: Dusit Thani Dubai – Burj Khalifa Suite
TLDR Huge suite at an amazing value with spectacular views that are hard to beat
Year: 2017
Air India: First to Fly All-Female Crew Around the World
It looks like Air India has just become the first airline to fly an all-female crew around the world. This was on Air India’s San Francisco – New Delhi service, which is actually one of the longest flights in the world. It’s quite an historic occasion, and comes 53 years …
Brussels Airlines is “Going the Extra Smile” Again
It’s been a tough time for Brussels, and Belgium’s flag carrier Brussels Airlines for the past year due to the terror attacks last year. Tourism and travel have been quite affected so it is high time for a breath of fresh air. Brussels Airlines delivers that with this ad on its …
EU Parliament votes to End Visa-Free Travel for Americans!
The European Parliament, that meets in Strasbourg, France, voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. This move is in retaliation to US’s decision to not grant visa free travel for citizens of 5 EU Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, and Romania. Per the article in the Independent, “The …
Westin Paris-Vendôme: The Royal Suite
I know I’m bit late with a Paris post since Valentine’s Day was 2 weeks ago, but I guess better late than sorry. Earlier last week we talked about some of the best pictures of Paris we’ve ever taken, but we didn’t discuss any of the vantage points. Well now is …
Focal Point: 10 Pictures of the Eiffel Tower
In the spirit of the Feast of Saint Valentine, we thought it was only appropriate for this latest segment of Focal Point to focus on what is perhaps the most romantic of all landmarks, the Iron Lady: La tour Eiffel. Designed and built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World’s Fair, …
Focal Point: 7 Pictures of Grand Central Terminal
Since Teja just did a post on the excellent Westin Grand Central, I thought it was only appropriate for Focal Point to showcase the historic Grand Central Station. Did you know that we almost destroyed Grand Central multiple times? Grand Central Terminal was built alongside the historic Penn Station at the start of …
The 5 Worst Vegetarian Airline Meals
Airlines often boast of their “5 star” infight dining, but little do people realize that this doesn’t apply to all customers. One of the things about flying that absolutely gets on my nerves is when airlines decide that vegetarians aren’t valuable customers. I’m sick and tired of the industry deciding …
Hotel Review: The Westin Grand Central
A while ago, we took a quick weekend trip to the Big Apple for some much needed R&R. Since we were looking for a relatively low priced property in the center of town, the Westin Grand Central came up as a number one choice. And simply because it was the …