Category: Travel
Intro Part 1: Planning a Trip to Middle Earth and Visa Shenanigans
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 …
Hidden in Plain Sight: One of Norway’s Most Beautiful Lakes
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 …
Study Indicates Ryanair Uses Algorithm to Split Up Families
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 …
Review: Etihad Business Class Lounge Abu Dhabi
After our flight from Hyderabad, we headed to the Etihad Business Class Lounge for a quick breakfast (we slept through the flight). The lounge was located not far from the security check point and we were promptly admitted upon presenting our boarding passes. Disclaimer: Lately Etihad has made significant cuts …
91 KM of Driving Heaven
After my Norwegian Fjord Cruise, I was eager to explore the town of Kaupanger and the Northwestern region of Norway. However, jet lag began to creep in and my family started falling asleep one after the other. Figuring that it wasn’t safe to be driving through tunnels with a car …
Review: SilkAir Economy Class Singapore – Hyderabad
Our SilkAir flight to Hyderabad left from Terminal 1 at Changi Airport so we had to leave the lounge a bit early to make the trek there (you have to take the skytrain). The walk itself isn’t bad at all, but there was a huge line near the gate for …
Singapore Airlines 777 First Class Melbourne – Singapore
Our flight to Singapore began boarding promptly at 10:40am, but it was just before 11:25 (the time of departure) that I arrived at the plane. I was pretty much the last person to board the aircraft because I decided to document the lounges. My seat of choice was 1A because …
A Day in Australia’s Finest City
As I mentioned before, The Westin Melbourne is ideally situated across from the famous Flinders Street Station. So my mornings always started off by my walking right out of the hotel to the scene below. One morning there were even some lovely pink clouds overhead. After walking across the street …
Review: The Westin Melbourne
After picking up our bags, we hopped in a cab for our half hour ride to the Westin Melbourne. It was an altogether unremarkable ride and quite frankly I don’t quite remember it at all because I fell asleep as soon as I got in. I believe the ride cost …