Crowne Plaza Christchurch & the Food Scene

We arrived in Christchurch after another long, but beautiful drive from Franz Josef Glacier through Arthur’s Pass National Park and Korowai Tussocklands Park. Combined with all the stops along the way, the standard 6 hour drive took more like 8 hours with all the stops. I chose the Crowne Plaza …

World’s Most Beautiful Drives: Tekapo to Franz Josef Glacier

Many people don’t realize the beauty of driving through New Zealand’s wilderness. Most of the landscapes just open up right before you as you drive through the well paved, well marked roads. Unlike many other destinations across the world, there isn’t much separating you and the views from your car …

British Airways: My Worst Customer Service Experience Ever

I am absolutely frustrated with British Airways at this point and their seemingly lousy process they have for cancelling and refunding tickets. In the past I’ve had almost no trouble receiving refunds for award tickets and paid tickets, but as of late I’ve had trouble with both. 

United Civilizes the Boarding Process After 12000 Test Runs?!

I can’t tell you the number of times I have flown United (even in business) and found myself having to push through throngs of people huddled around the gate to find the Premier Access line. Often times priority boarding or my boarding group will have already boarded by the time …

Review: KLM Crown Lounge Houston-Intercontinental (Priority Pass)

A recent trip to Houston with a long layover and a fairly packed Centurion Lounge led me to the KLM Crown Lounge where I gained access using my Priority Pass card. Priority Pass is a benefit of multiple premium credit cards, which include the AMEX Platinum Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve …

VLOG: Stunning Sunset in Bergen, Norway

Lately I’ve been trying to take a more contemporary approach to my trip reports and sharing my pictures. After all a picture is a worth a thousand words and I’m sure a video is worth something more. I just got back from a second trip to Norway as I mentioned …