On a recent trip to Italy for spring break, I just had one night before moving on to Florence. Rates at some of the hotels in Rome on a Saturday night were exorbitantly high. Even a basic hotel was costing $300 per night, and most AirBnbs were not willing to …
In a desperate attempt to rescue its year from the shock of BREXIT, Virgin Atlantic has launched a rather ironic advertisement about the “bright” side of things.
It’s been a long time away from the blogging scene (almost a month). There comes a point when you realize you underestimated the amount of time school takes up and I think I reached that point just after I made the pledge to catch up on trip reports. And then …
TLDR Huge suite at an amazing value with spectacular views that are hard to beat
It looks like Air India has just become the first airline to fly an all-female crew around the world. This was on Air India’s San Francisco – New Delhi service, which is actually one of the longest flights in the world. It’s quite an historic occasion, and comes 53 years …
It’s been a tough time for Brussels, and Belgium’s flag carrier Brussels Airlines for the past year due to the terror attacks last year. Tourism and travel have been quite affected so it is high time for a breath of fresh air. Brussels Airlines delivers that with this ad on its …
The European Parliament, that meets in Strasbourg, France, voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. This move is in retaliation to US’s decision to not grant visa free travel for citizens of 5 EU Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, and Romania. Per the article in the Independent, “The …
I know I’m bit late with a Paris post since Valentine’s Day was 2 weeks ago, but I guess better late than sorry. Earlier last week we talked about some of the best pictures of Paris we’ve ever taken, but we didn’t discuss any of the vantage points. Well now is …
In the spirit of the Feast of Saint Valentine, we thought it was only appropriate for this latest segment of Focal Point to focus on what is perhaps the most romantic of all landmarks, the Iron Lady: La tour Eiffel. Designed and built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World’s Fair, …
