Loungebuddy is offering a free airport lounge pass up to a $40 value when you pay with your Visa Card and purchase at loungebuddy.com/visa. This promotion is available at over 130 Locations Worldwide. You can check the list here. When I tested London Heathrow, it gave me 5 results including these three. There are some…
A new scam to be aware of when staying at hotels
Scammers are always looking for new ways to deceive people in order to obtain their credit card information. At a hotel stay recently, I saw this sign hanging up in the lobby and in the elevators. The scam involves someone calling your room in the middle of the night pretending to be from the front…
Cafe Jamban where diners eat out of toilets
Cafe Jamban in the city of Semarang, Indonesia serves food to their patrons in squat toilets. The word “Jamban” mean literally, toilet, in Indonesian. Before you think about just simply walking into the restaurant and eating, please note that it is only available to those who book ahead. The owner of the restaurant ensures all…
Review of the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Maui Hotel
After finishing up our time in Kihei, I had wanted to spend some time in the north West Maui area and finally decided on staying at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua hotel. I redeemed 120,000 Marriott Rewards points for two nights in a standard room. The main reason that I picked the Ritz-Carlton was for their large…
Review of the Montage Laguna Beach hotel in Orange County, California
My first experience with AirBnb where Marco Polo is forbidden
I had heard a lot about AirBnb, the service where people rent out their homes and condominiums but had never actually had the chance to try it. After we had purchased our frequent flier tickets on sale, it was time to find some hotels. Unfortunately I had drained all of my Starwood Points staying at…
Da Crack, Chicken in a Barrel BBQ, and other great Kauai eateries
I always try to eat at unique and local places when I travel and avoid the major chain restaurants for a more unique and local experience. This was our experience in Kauai. Trip report: Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Review Review of Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Grand Club Review of Captain Andy’s…
Review of Captain Andy’s Sailing Adventures and Kauai Photo Tours
Trip report: Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Review Review of Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Grand Club Activities in Kauai including Photo Tour and Captain Andy’s Sailing Adventures Activities Kauai Photo Tours – $119/person Captain Andy’s Sailing Adventures – $139/person Kauai Photo Tours My wife decided to do a little different activity than…
Man tries to board plane with ten pythons hidden in his pants
A man in Indonesia on his way to Saudi Arabia was stopped from boarding a plane after one of the security checkpoints noticed something strange. He was stopped and searched and it turns out that he had ten live pythons stuffed in his pants. It appears he was looking to smuggle the snakes into Saudi…
Review of Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Grand Club
Trip report: Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Review Review of Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Grand Club The Grand Club has complimentary continental breakfast in the morning and it’s a breakfast of sustenance. The Grand Club was also extremely quiet with lots of space inside and doors that opened up to a few…
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