So a National Geographic editor selected one of my images from Bergen, Norway (seen in my earlier post about the most beautiful cities I’ve visited this year) for a potential opportunity to be published in the magazine and on there Instagram page. The Daily Dozen is the editor’s choice of …
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I was in Sydney for a couple of days before heading to New Zealand. While I have been to Sydney before, I never really got the chance to explore parts of the city which were outside the area around the Park Hyatt Sydney. …
After nearly a month of waiting the day finally came for the start of our camping trip to Middle Earth. As I mentioned in the previous post, I booked myself in United Economy on the DFW-SFO-SYD routing using 40,000 United Miles. It’s been a while since I’ve flown a 15 …
Background So my uncle, cousin, and I have wanted to do a guys camping trip for the longest time. Our initial plan was to hit up Iceland back in July, but I was completed roughed up by my already busy travel schedule and my uncle was completely booked with work …
Norway possesses some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes and so there is a good reason for why those cruise ships and towns are packed like sardines during the summer months. I’m personally wary of photographing or visiting locations in the midst of my fellow tourists (I would be silly …
As the economy improves and the travel markets notch considerable gains year over year, airlines are trying to hone in on their pricing algorithms in order to maximize revenues. This comes in an a variety of ways from increasing ancillary fees to reducing premium fares to cracking down on hidden …
Our flight from Hyderabad to Abu Dhabi departed at around 4:30 AM, which made it almost impossible for me to stay awake for long after we boarded the flight out of India. Etihad operates a regionally configured A330 to Hyderabad, which does not feature a first class so business class …
Abu Dhabi is one of the few airports outside of North America with a US Border Pre-clearance facility. While I initially thought that this would be more of an annoyance for Global Entry members such as myself (because of the long lines), I’ve actually come to enjoy arriving in the …
I recently visited the AMEX lounge at Sydney Airport before and after my flights to New Zealand (more on that in the coming days). The lounge is located across from Gate 24 right after the McDonalds on the right. Since I had breezed through security and passport control, I had …
