We broke our journey to Gulf Shores with two nights in New Orleans' French Quarter. The Big Easy features a ridiculous number of hotels, so picking one took some research. Originally, we planned on staying on Canal Street. However, I found prices surprisingly low in … [Read more...]
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class, Los Angeles to Singapore via Seoul
This Singapore Airlines Business Class flight was booked using a combination of cash and miles. Singapore Airlines had a really good sale a few months ago and I took advantage of it by booking a premium economy class ticket from Los Angeles to Phuket for $1200. I then … [Read more...]
Creole Nature Trail of Louisiana – A Virtual Driving Tour
In my introductory post, I mentioned that we'd be taking the long way from Dallas to Gulf Shores. The first leg of our journey took us due southeast to the coast at the Texas-Louisiana border. We'd explore a byway I'd long wanted to see, Louisiana's Creole Nature … [Read more...]
Introduction: 2 Moms, a Baby, and 1,624 Miles
Introduction: 2 Moms, a Baby, and 1,624 Miles (this post) Creole Nature Trail of Louisiana - A Virtual Driving Tour One Fine Monday in the Big Easy Review: Hotel St. Marie, New Orleans Review: Phoenix All Suites Hotel, Gulf Shores, Alabama Sun, Sand, and … [Read more...]
Review: SAS Economy Class (SAS Go), Chicago to Copenhagen
Scandinavian Airlines aka “SAS” is the national flag carrier for the countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. From its hubs at Copenhagen, Stockholm and Olso, SAS flies to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC in the United … [Read more...]
Review: Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class, Hanoi to Paris
Vietnam Airlines has been trying to re-brand itself as a global aviation competitor to the other Southeast Asian carriers for a few years now. They have been aggressively replacing their outdated long-haul fleet with brand new aircraft and have plans to start non-stop … [Read more...]
Review: Delta E-175 First Class, New York to Dallas
I sampled First Class on the E-175 for the first time earlier this year, flying American from Omaha to DFW. Thus, I thought a Delta E-175 First Class comparo returning from New York might be interesting. Delta flies to DFW exclusively from LaGuardia, and I booked a … [Read more...]
Review: Etihad A380 First Class Apartment, Abu Dhabi to Melbourne
There is no doubt Etihad’s A380 First Class Apartment is one of the best first class experiences in the sky. On this trip, I was fortunate enough to redeem some American Airlines AAdvantage miles (prior to the devaluation) to book a first class trip from Abu Dhabi to … [Read more...]
Review: Singapore Airlines Premium Economy, Tokyo to Los Angeles
This flight review is a continuation of my Singapore Airlines Premium Economy Class review from Singapore to Los Angeles via Tokyo. The first installment of this trip report covered the Singapore to Tokyo flight segment and this installment will cover the Tokyo to Los … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Better Than Expected
I've had lots of business trips to the Gulf region lately. I recently returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia. For various reasons, I was dreading this trip more than some others. Now that I'm back home, I have to admit the trip was more pleasant than I thought it might … [Read more...]
