There are tons of lists which claim to definitively point out the world’s friendliest country. A lot of magazines take a stab at it on a regular basis (eg. Forbes, Inc) with varying results. While I think this list varies from person to person, there are a few countries that …
There are a lot of blogs talking about AMEX Offers and Citi bonus spending, but I haven’t seen anyone post about the decent offers that Bank of America has through its equivalent program: BankAmeriDeals. If any of you have the Alaska Airlines or Virgin Atlantic credit cards from Bank of …
During my first two days in Tokyo, the rain continued to come down hard and it made walking outside rather challenging. So what do you do when it is pouring during your time in Tokyo? You walk around and take pictures of Tokyo streets with its many people carrying bright …
According to a Lifehacker article, beginning this month you don’t have to sign those receipts at the end of dinner anymore. The major credit card issuers (Visa, AMEX, Mastercard etc) will no longer require signatures when buying something. Arguably, the United States has been behind the rest of the world …
United is just the gift that keeps giving these days for the media. This time it’s not some incident involving a passenger, but about a scandal involving stealing sand from a Florida beach. That’s right, United CEO Oscar Munoz is being accused of taking sand from a Florida public beach …
The Ascott Marunouchi is just a quick 10 minute walk from Tokyo Station, one of the main termini for the Narita Express. The hotel actually occupies the 22nd to 29th floors of the Otemachi highrise building in a very busy business district. I chose to stay here after my plan …
After disembarking in Tokyo, it took us more than an hour to clear immigration, collect our luggage, and proceed to the train station to catch the Narita Express. I should note here that the JR Pass (Japan Travel Pass) is valid for travel on the Narita Express (NEX). However since …
We were among the last people to board the United 777-200 bound for Tokyo or should I say Continental 777-200, since these planes haven’t really changed hard product wise.
When people think of New Zealand, they often envision Milford Sound, Queenstown, Hobbiton, Auckland or Lake Matheson. What’s often overlooked are the lands just west of Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city. Heck, I often get the feeling that people overlook Christchurch as a starting point for their Middle Earth …
On a recent trip to Japan, we flew United Business Class to Tokyo via Houston. The original plan was to fly EVA Air to Taipei and then JAL to Japan, but we decided to change plans when availability opened up on United’s nonstop service to Tokyo.
