I’ve said a lot about the hotels, and airline of Hong Kong, but I’ve said little about the city. Though we only had 2 days to explore the city this time, we were able to touch on most of the high points of the city. It was pity though that …
Our next night was spent at the Intercontinental Hong Kong, which is arguably the crown jewel of the entire chain. It has by far the best views of Victoria Harbor and the Hong Kong skyline of any hotel due to its location right on the Kowloon shoreline. As I mentioned …
Milford Sound from the famed walk around the small bay. Truly the eighth wonder of the world!
It’s a 35 minute drive from Hong Kong International Airport to the Conrad Hong Kong at 7 in the morning. Taxi fare from Hong Kong Intl to the Conrad costs between 350-400 HKD (~$44). Since there were four of us and we weren’t carrying too much cash, we took the …
At around 10:45pm, boarding began with First Class and Business Class passengers. Cathay flies the 777-300ER to SFO and thankfully boards through both doors. Since we were with my parents, who were flying Cathay First, we were able to turn left down the jet bridge and avoid the line that …
Back in January of 2015, I started planning our long awaited adventure to New Zealand. If you know the frequent flyer world already, you probably know that it is almost impossible to find 4 award seats to Australia/New Zealand. Though I was ready to make the journey in economy, my dad …
Introduction: Back in July of 2012, my family (my mom, dad, sister, and I) spent a weekend in Chicago attending my niece’s birthday party. This trip was before I became SPG Platinum, so I was looking at doing a lot of hotel hopping to get to 25 stays as quickly as …
The Cathay Pacific First & Business Class Lounge is located to the left side upon clearing security at SFO’s international terminal 1. Though the lounge is a bit of a walk from the gate (~10 min walk), it can be might be worth it to visit if you have time since …
