Let me tell you something. I’ve been flying for a long time. I’ve been Diamond Medallion on Delta. I’ve been top tier on American AND United. I’ve sat in Polaris. I’ve sat in Delta One. I’ve sat in Flagship Business. And I have NEVER — in all my years of flying — seen something as…
One of the best things I have ever done, was to join the FoundersCard! I have MORE than recouped my money, many times over! There is so many discounts, memberships, free status levels, and much , much ,more! I am not promoting this for any other reason, except for the fact that I am IN…
✏️ April 2026 Update — A lot has changed since I first wrote this! As many of you may know, I ended up living in Rio de Janeiro for almost 4 years — 3 years in the city itself, and almost a year just outside in the state of Rio. In that time, I visited…
Let me start off by saying I was very excited to stay at this property as it was listed as #2 hotel in all of Bangkok on TripAdvisor, when I stayed. I stayed last year, now I see that it is rated #1 on TripAdvisor. I am always excited to stay in “Top” hotels in…
Tony, “How do you travel so much” or, “How do you do it?”, I get asked this ALL THE TIME! As a matter of fact, the reason I started this blog a few years ago was because of this exact question! Sometimes people are rude about it, other times people are genuinely curious, well ,…
I have to start off saying that although this hotel could be fabulous, and probably is for some people, for the loyal SPG Elite, or leisure traveler that isn’t a VIP, its simply just a nice, pretty hotel. As part of my birthday trip to the UAE ,I of course had to try out the…
This review is a harder one to do, because this hotel actually has like three hotels within one compound. There is the Le Meridien , the Le Meridien Club, and the Le Royal Club, I stayed at the Le Royal Club. Although I made the reservation at the Le Meridien, for a standard room, I…
As many of you know, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, (U.A.E., United Arab Emirites) is one of my favorite places in the world! The UAE is so advanced and they are doing everything possible to survive without their oil wealth! This is a smart move , one that we could learn in the US, especially Oklahoma…
I have flown on Etihad before, but only in coach and business class. I have always wanted to fly their first class product, as its one of, if not the best going, at least that is what I have read in many places. I have not flown every airlines’ first class, so I can’t say, but…