Our Virgin Australia flight from Sydney arrived 30 minutes late at just about 7 am in the morning Pacific Standard Time. We proceeded through immigration, and customs in a matter of minutes, thanks to Global Entry (c/o having the AMEX Platinum cards). And when we arrived at baggage claim, we …
I should never say never, but I’ve had it with taxis in Vienna and their odd pricing. Just the other day, I had to get from the Vienna train station to the OAMTC to get a International Driver’s Permit (I’ll explain why later). Anyway I was in a rush and so …
Hyatt has announced its list of hotels with category updates and while the list isn’t all bad it has two *huge* negatives for me personally. 1. Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson: Category 4 –> 5 This is the biggie. This particular property was one of the best Hyatt deals since you …
Okay I haven’t seen this reported elsewhere but one of my friends just told me that they got a Madras Cocktail (Premium Vodka) complimentary at the United Club EWR and insists that the entire bar was complimentary as well. His exact words: “The receptionist on the front desk briefed us. She …
When Nigel Havers woke up on Friday morning, he thought the ‘remain’ vote (in the EU) would just ‘nick it’. Or so his mind games would have us believe. As the UK faces down the barrel of an abominable Boris Johnson Prime Ministership, we are left to search for the silver linings on some very dark and …
We went down to the front of the Park Hyatt Sydney to hail a cab at around 8:30 am. Usually it’s very easy to grab a cab or call for one to get to the airport and the bell boys are very good about waving them in. However this morning, …
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” R. Buckminster Fuller Currently, there is no accepted international standard for rating hotels except that in most countries they are rated from 1 to 5 stars. In most of …
Hi everyone, I’m back home after a week long excursion through the Canadian Rockies. I can’t wait to do the trip reports from my travels.
When I was first approached my brother Teja to write a post on this blog, I imagined I would write start with something poignant about how much I love travelling or how my sojourn into travel photography is about preserving the beauty I observe in this world unchanged and unsullied by the relentless waves of time. …
First of all, welcome to all boardingarea readers, it is such a pleasure to have you on board with us. Please post any comments and questions any time you would like. Sasidhar or I will be happy to answer as soon as possible and we always love feedback. To my …
