Review: Hyatt House Denver Airport
We had a quick overnight at the Hyatt House Denver Airport before our early morning departure back to Texas.
Month: February 2018
Hotel Review: The St. Regis Aspen – Classy, yet Pretentious?
After checking out of the Marriott Westminster, we headed to Aspen (first time) for our two night stay. I’ll talk about the drive to Aspen and the town itself in a focal point later on, but first up is my stay in Aspen. The St. Regis Aspen 315 E Dean …
United 777 Engine Cover Ripped Off Mid-Flight!
There’s some scary footage of an engine cover (nacelle) falling apart on an United 777 today from San Francisco – Honolulu. The incident occurred 45 minutes before the arrival of the aircraft into Honolulu at which point the airport received a distress signal from the aircraft. Twitter is full of …
Focal Point: Golkonda Fort (Dol Guldur & the Origin of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond)
Golkonda Fort sits on a 390 foot granite hill, 7 miles outside the centre of Hyderabad, India. The fort dates back to 14th century and was considered impenetrable for almost three centuries before its fall to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1687 at which point it was pillaged and looted.
Review: Denver Marriott Westminster (Changing Categories Soon!)
We stayed at the Marriott Westminster before heading to Aspen on a recent trip to Colorado.
Review: Sheraton Grand Bangalore @ Brigade Gateway (One of the Finest)
Owing to the Marriott/SPG hotel category changes I wanted to move up some of the reviews I was doing.
Why I absolutely love Air New Zealand short-haul flights!
I recently came back from my second trip to marvelous Middle Earth, and I just wanted to comment on how much I loved not only the great drives through it, but also the flights over it. I’ll have a full trip report out soon about my trip, but I just …
SPG/Marriott Devaluation w/ 21% of Marriott hotels going up!
So you’ve probably heard by now that SPG and Marriott just announced their 2018 hotel category changes. At SPG, 8% of hotels are moving up a category, while 7% are moving down, but at Marriott 21% are moving up, while only 5% will be coming down. These changes are in …
Amazing Deal: Austin/San Antonio/El Paso – Hawaii for $400 RT
United Airlines and American Airlines have put economy class seats to Hawaii on sale from many Texas cities including Austin, San Antonio, El Paso to Maui, Kailua (Kona), Honolulu, Lihue (Kauai). Economy fares are mostly under $400 (except to Lihue on Kauai) and allow carry on bags. The flights are …
Travel to anywhere on earth in less than an hour!
On Tuesday, the whole world watched with bated breath as SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy into history. I was lucky enough to have the privilege of watching the whole performance live. And it was a performance. This was no mere test flight: this was Musk, at the peak …