Is Main Cabin Extra Worth the Cost of AA Gold Status Renewal?

I flew AA Main Cabin Extra a couple of times recently on my trips to Europe and Australia and thought I would comment on the experience overall. The routes I flew this product on were DFW-LHR (777), ORD-VCE (787), and SYD-LAX (777). The hard product was identical across the board, but …

Quick Review: JW Marriott New Delhi-Aerocity

On a recent layover in New Delhi I didn’t have enough time to go into the city, but just too much time to spend at the airport. While I arrived in New Delhi at 2pm from Hyderabad, my flight to Amsterdam wasn’t set to depart until 2am the following day. 

Quick Review: Delta SkyClub Concourse F @ Atlanta

I recently visited the Delta SkyClub in Concourse F at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport after flying in from Amsterdam. I needed a quick shower before my flight to DFW so I decided to stop by. The lounge itself is located just up a pair of escalators after coming through customs at …

This Easy/MUST DO New Zealand Hike is the Best of Them All

Day 2 of our camping adventure started off great with our morning photo walk at Tasman Lake (mentioned in the earlier post). After that all of our plans sort of fell apart. When we visited the Mt Cook Visitor’s Center to check in for the hike to Mueller Hut, we …

You Won’t Believe How Gorgeous This Lake Is…

The next stop on our little camping trip to Middle Earth was Tasman Glacier and Lake inside the Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand. At 27 km, the Tasman Glacier is the longest Glacier in New Zealand. The glacier is receding at an unprecedented 400-800m every year now leading  …

American vs United vs Delta: Evaluating the Best Business Class Product

So I finally got the chance to fly DeltaOne on a recent flight to Amsterdam and this pretty much allowed me to check off flying the trifecta of US Airlines from my bucket list. And I thought now was as good time as any to evaluate which of these three …

The Top 10 Landscapes I Photographed in 2018

2018 has been by far my most traveled year in terms of miles flown, driven, and walked. In terms of pictures taken and destinations visited. If I had actually not redeemed miles and paid for most of these flights, I may actually be an elite member of an airline in …