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United Boeing 777 Polaris Business Class Review It had been a while since my last big trip, with the most recent being my Easter weekend in Hong Kong. I wasn’t able to spend much time there, given the restraints with my work schedule, but now that I had become a full-time travel hacker, I didn’t have
**Update as of March 1, 2018: beVancouver is no longer offering this promotion, though I’m told they will be launching a new hotel search engine with similar promotions under a different name soon** It’s that time of year again for discounted rates at Vancouver hotels! In an effort to combat Vancouver’s hotel off-season, beVancouver in
Introduction I had given my notice at work and knew I wanted to plan something exciting to celebrate the next big step in growing our business! I decided to book a trip to Shanghai where I would actually stay put for a week and not bounce around from country to country like I did on
Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, Review Introduction Welcome to Zen City. The Mandarin Oriental is a true oasis in the midst of the Las Vegas strip. When you’ve had your fill of fighting crowds, dealing with lineups at every stop,and giving your donation to the casinos you’ll be delighted to return to the Mandarin Oasis, a
Introduction It had been a relatively crazy couple of months of travel for both Brad and I, with my trip to Hong Kong for easter and Brad spending 3-weeks in China as part of his Education training. His return aligned with our 1-year anniversary of being married, and I knew I wanted to spend it somewhere
UPDATE: ***As of 2025-01-10, this post is outdated, and this method no longer applies as the product is no longer available on Costco’s website.*** This is an amazing opportunity to save 25% on any stay in Canada booked directly with Fairmont! Best of all, this promotion can be stacked with most promotional rates already offered
Introduction My first class flight from Seoul on Asiana arrived to Los Angeles on time and I was through customs relatively quickly (it’s so nice being one of the first off the plane and beating the rush). I don’t like LAX much… It seems dated, huge, and very busy. I had a few hours to
Introduction: After spending a few hours in the Asiana first class lounge, it was time to board. Well, it was actually time to go through the terminal and buy a bunch of Korean face masks, and then head to the gate for boarding. I’ll be honest, I had really high expectations for this flight. My
Introduction: My business class flight on Asiana Airlines arrived in Seoul a little bit early, and I had about 3 hours before boarding my first class flight to Los Angeles on the Asiana Airbus A380! The airport felt really busy when I arrived, and the line for transit security was deep. I was a bit
Introduction: After three long weeks in Chongqing I was ready to come home, and excited to fly Asiana for the first time! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the experience to teach abroad, especially with a couple weekends away from campus at the Marriott Hotel Chongqing and the JW Marriott Chongqing Hotel, but I was
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