Macau is one of my favorite corners of the world. When I studied in Hong Kong I frequently went there on weekends. People who frown on it are generally those that look no further than the entertainment-less casinos. If they just step over to the pawn shops their eyes would pop.... Read more

“Aside from providing a free transfer service to Moscow’s main attractions, the hotel offers a unique opportunity to learn Russian and become closer to the Russian culture. Every Tuesday at 6:30pm in the 7 Sisters Café, a professional Russian language tutor awaits the... Read more

It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, to celebrate Denmark’s win the in the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s a Scandinavian Airlines System Airbus A330 parked at Newark International Airport More airplane art (with no... Read more

Streaming music service Spotify recently commissioned psychologist Dr. Rebecca Spelman to create a playlist to calm listener nerves while flying. Spotify notes that Dr. Spellman found that breathing in time to harmonious songs with a low and steady tempo drastically lowers heart... Read more

Originally, AirTran airways had a promotion where you would receive double credits on every flight you take through May 15th. Similar to the Southwest promotion, AirTran has also decided to extend this promotion to June 12, 2013.  Typically, you earn 1 credit for every one-way... Read more

On a recent cruise with my husband, he heard other passengers talking about spotting a warship at sea. Since this was the territory between mainland China and Japan, the possibilities were numerous. Did they see a North Korean vessel? Was it a warship from China, Korea, or... Read more

I love connecting with others in person at fun frequent flyer events, so in case you feel the same, here is some info on various events that are coming up soon! Star MegaDo 5: I wrote about this event here, but basically it is a chartered Air Canada flight from Toronto to Tuscon... Read more

Anyone who ever calls Delta, when you are done with the call, you get the request about cars and hotels. Also, as you can see from MY DELTA page, we also see the adds on our home page at Delta. Now I am all for earning extra Skymiles and a discount on top of that... Read more

East to west California Highway 120 travels up the steepest gradient of road in the first ten miles gaining 3,000 feet in elevation from U.S. 395 at Mono Lake at around 7,000 feet to the Tioga Pass gate for Yosemite National Park at 9,945 feet. Tioga Pass Road is the highest... Read more

It’s been a quiet week for me, with my days bookended between a trip to Colorado Springs, CO and Rochester, NY. Frustration-Free Award Searches Ladies and gentleman, my dream has come true.  The Wandering Aramean has developed a tool that will search all transatlantic... Read more

Just yesterday I was musing that United.com no longer showed ‘phantom availability’ for Lufthansa, and I needed to write a blog post about that. But Lucky beat me to the punch. United and also at one time Aeroplan would show Lufthansa first class award space more... Read more

Jet Airways has sent out emails to several members of the Jet Privilege program, where they are crediting 20% of the flown miles for the last 20 flights flown with Jet Airways/Jet Konnect between the period 05 May 1993 to 05 May 2013. The mileage credit is exclusive of cabin... Read more

One of the frustrations many travellers have when arriving in Turkey is that you need to obtain a visa on arrival for many nationalities. Countries who nationals can now apply online for their visa are below: Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados... Read more

Lufthansa offers one of my favorite first class products in the world, though unfortunately over the past few years it has become progressively more difficult to redeem miles for it. They only release first class award space to partner airlines at most ~15 days before departure,... Read more

Introduction Check-in: ICICI/American Express Altitude Lounge Mumbai Terminal 1A Airborne: Flight AI 660 (BOM-DEL), Air India, Economy Class Check-in: ICICI/American Express Altitude Lounge Delhi Terminal 3 Airborne: Flight AI 657 (DEL-BOM), Air India, Executive Class One of... Read more

The size and crush of people in China is hard to fathom until you have experienced it. Yesterday I traveled with a colleague from Louisville, Kentucky on the Beijing-Shanghai Air Express (京沪空中快线), a coordination of several airlines providing roughly hourly services... Read more

Last November when Elite Airways announced their intentions to start service in 2013 I suggested that the choices they made in terms of their hub and initial destination were probably suspect. It seems that they agreed on those aspects, shifting a lot of the details around. But,... Read more

US Airways Express flight 4560, a DeHavilland DHC-8 operated by Pidemont Airlines, traveling from Philadelphia to Newark managed to make a safe belling landing last night. None of the 31 passengers or 3 crew members on board were injured. According to a story published in the... Read more