TRIP REPORTS

In this edition of “Plane Spotting”, I’m covering an airplane I snapped a picture of recently in Los Angeles – the Star Wars BB-8 ANA Jet. Plane Spotting: The Star Wars BB-8 …

In addition to the American Express Centurion Lounge Network, American Express also operates ten International Lounges. Who’d have known? This review covers one of these ten – The Centurion Club, Mexico City. …

One of the main reasons I selected the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers for my first stay in Mexico City was the access I’d have to the Sheraton Club Lounge thanks …

When booking my first proper trip to Mexico City, I looked for a hotel that met three criteria: was centrally located, came with free breakfast, and was preferably part of a loyalty …

Look and you’ll find that no trip to Mexico City (CDMX) can be complete without a visit to the world-famous Museo Nacional de Antropología (“National Museum of Anthropology” in English). Visiting the National …

This post is part of the ongoing “Ultimate Road Trip” series. To read more about the places visited or the experiences had, simply click on the post description below. Cheers! Earlier this …

Earlier this year, I took an awe-inspiring road trip to the Northern Rocky Mountains. This trip required a one-way international car rental between the Canada and the United States. What You Need …

The drive from the National Bison Range in Montana was long but a beautifully scenic drive. I had a 6:00 am flight the next morning so I needed to find an IHG …

After an epic day in which I woke up in Canada, got evacuated from a forest fire in Waterton Lakes National Park, visited Many Glacier, the “Going-to-the-Sun” Road, and Two Medicine, it …

  Review: Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek (Alberta, Canada): After my adventures in Yoho National Park and Kootenhay National Park, it was a long but pretty drive to Pincher Creek from Radium Hot …

Last week I was at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) when I saw something cool that caught my eye. About WestJet’s Magic Plane By Disney: The Magic Plane was unveiled in …

Having spent the previous night at the wonderful Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites just outside of Jasper National Park, I made my way back down south to the outskirts of Banff …

Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites: The Redemption The first IHG Hotel that I redeemed on my Canadian Rockies trip was the Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites. I got a pretty sweet …

Welcome to the M Club Lounge Calgary! About the M Club Lounge: Located in the Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel in Calgary, Canada, the Marriott website notes the M Club Lounge is the …

The Location: I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel was probably the best located hotel in Calgary. It was literally across the street from the Calgary Tower …

Location, Location, Location: With the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, it’s all about location, location, location. Situated in the trendy south end of the Downtown L.A. Financial District that runs along 7th Street, …

The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Guanacaste, Costa Rica series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Hotel Review: Travel Experiences: Drink Reviews: Trip …

The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Classic India + Varanasi series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Travel Experiences:  Hotel Reviews:  Food and Drink …

Okay, so I didn’t actually “go” to Burning Man 2017 – however, I was able to snap this cool photo of Black Rock City (BRC), Nevada, from 40,000 feet on Saturday, September …

Costa Rica has two primary international airports with daily non-stop flights from the United States: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR), in Guanacaste Province, and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), in Alajuela Province …