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With epic hangovers from the night before, we awoke at the [flawless] St. Regis Bangkok before sunrise to catch the first train to BKK Airport. Sadly, the reality set in that our …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. After a very long flight to Tokyo (which yielded some …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Landing At Narita International Airport (NRT) On A Clear …

Editor’s Note: The following is a review of American Express’s Fine Hotels & Resorts program as utilized at Crockfords Las Vegas At Resorts World, LXR Hotels & Resorts. This post is NOT …

Review: Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya (Tulum, Mexico) About Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya The Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya is a tropical resort that offers a blend of natural beauty & luxury. Nestled along …

Review: JW Marriott Desert Springs Palm Desert Resort & Spa (Palm Springs Area, California) About JW Marriott Desert Springs Palm Desert Resort & Spa The JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa …

Our first AND second stays at Alila Ventana Big Sur were magical. Would our third stay at Alila Ventana Big Sur be as good as the first two? Click here to read …

Editor’s Note: The following is a review of American Express’s Fine Hotels & Resorts program as utilized at Crockfords Las Vegas At Resorts World, LXR Hotels & Resorts. This post is NOT …

Our first stay at Alila Ventana Big Sur was magical. Would our second stay at Alila Ventana Big Sur be as good as we remembered? Click here to read the review of …

During a recent epic road trip out to California’s coast, we decided to “go big” and end in style at the Ventana Big Sur, an Alila Resort, in Big Sur, California. The …

For our first trip to California’s wine country, I wanted to go big. Having just checked out the Hyatt Regency Sonoma, it was on to one of the newest jewels in Hyatt’s …

As with my wonderful flight to Singapore, I was again fortunate to get some interesting aerial photos leaving Singapore. Here are some photos I snapped flying SIN-LAX aboard a Singapore Airlines A350. …

Keeping with the theme of pale ale micro-brews of Southeast Asia, here’s another one: Cha La Wan Pale Ale. I first ran across this brew at the St. Regis Bangkok. But was …

Having walked the streets of Singapore, I next opted to check out another major city, Kuala Lumpur (KL) – from Singapore. To achieve this goal, I needed to find a tour that …

After completing the first leg of our trip home (Bangkok (BKK) to Tokyo (HND)), we hopped aboard the last leg – a red-eye flight from Tokyo (HND) to Los Angeles (LAX) on …

Two days in Patong is enough to wipeout almost anybody (if you do it the right way). We left the Coral Beach Lounge and headed to our gate. I was pleasantly surprised …

From what I can remember, we had an absolute blast at Patong Beach and the Le Meridian Phuket Beach Resort. From there, it was time to catch a flight back to Bangkok …

It’s been said Patong Beach is dirty, seedy, grimy, and unabashedly debaucherous – even dangerous. All that may be true. I get it, it’s not everybody’s cup of tea. But I love …

Leaving the city of Yangon behind, we were a couple of bourbons in from the lounge as we hopped on to our non-stop flight to Phuket, Thailand, where we’d be staying at …

Stocked up on last-minute gifts (and Grand Royal Black whisky) from the duty-free story across the way, we made our final stop in Yangon at the Priority Pass-friendly Mingalar Sky Lounge. Review: …