Business Lounge Kiev Boryspil International After my stay at the Hyatt Regency Kiev, I was off to Frankfurt on Ukraine International Airlines. While I flew in to the smaller Zhuliany (IEV) airport, I was flying out of the larger Boryspil (KBP) airport. The Business Lounge is accessible to those with … Read more
Hyatt Regency Kiev Review After my visit to Krakow and stay at the Hotel Indigo, I flew to Kiev for a night. I used my Chase free night certificate as the Hyatt Regency Kiev is a Category 4 (typically 15,000 points). While Kiev is a very inexpensive location, the average … Read more
Hotel Indigo Krakow Old Town Review Krakow is a fantastic medieval Polish city and the jumping off location for visits to Auschwitz. The Hotel Indigo is a modern hotel. I booked my four night stay using IHG points. Typically the rooms are 30,000 per night. However I have the IHG … Read more
Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest Review The Párisi Udvar Hotel in Budapest opened in June 2019, less than a month before my four night stay. Housed in a 100+ year old former office building and shopping arcade, the property went through a four year renovation to reopen as the hotel. The … Read more
Primeclass Business Lounge Riga (RIX) Like Tallinn, Riga is a modern airport with one lounge. The Primeclass Business Lounge is located between the B & C gates on the second floor. In addition to passengers flying business class on various airlines, those with Priority Pass can enter for free. The … Read more
Imperial Hotel Tallinn Review Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia located on the Baltic, has a rich history. Throughout the years it has been ruled (or occupied) by Denmark, Sweden, Germany and most recently Russia before regaining independence in 1991. The old town is the charming area that most tourists … Read more
Airport Business Lounge Tallinn (TLL) The Tallinn airport is small but quite modern. The one lounge is the generically named Business Lounge (Äriklassi Lounge in Estonian) located on the second floor just prior to the gates area. Access is for business class passengers on certain airlines, those with Priority Pass, … Read more
Google Fi International Data Connection Issue Fix Google Fi is a cell phone provider (from Google) that borrows service from standard providers. Known as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), Google does not own the infrastructure (cell towers, network) but instead purchases space on established networks like Sprint and T-Mobile … Read more
Tyrol Lounge Innsbruck (INN) Innsbruck Airport (INN) is quite small, so it doesn’t have a lot in the way of amenities, but getting through security went quickly and it’s very fast to walk from there to your gate! In researching ahead of time for my trip, I was surprised to … Read more
Silja Europa A Class Overnight Helsinki to Tallinn Review Previously I wrote about my experience on the Silja Symphony from Stockholm to Helsinki. After two nights at the Hotel Indigo, I left Helsinki on the Silja Europa to Tallinn, Estonia. The crossing from Helsinki to Tallinn only takes four hours … Read more
Hotel Indigo Helsinki Boulevard Review After arriving in Helsinki on the Silja Sympony, I had two nights before heading out on to Estonia. During an IHG sale I was able to book the Hotel Indigo for around $90 per night. It is hard to place Hotel Indigo in the IHG … Read more
Silja Symphony A Class Stockholm to Helsinki Review The best way to get from Stockholm to Helsinki is by one of the overnight ferries. Included in the price is transportation and a night of accommodation. Plus you get to sail through the beautiful Stockholm archipelago as you sail the Baltic. … Read more
NOFO Hotel Stockholm Review After three nights in Oslo at the Thon Hotel Cecil, I flew to Stockholm for two nights to explore the city. Chase was running a promotion where I could earn 5x Ultimate Rewards on hotel bookings and decided to try out the NOFO Hotel, a Best … Read more
SAS Lounges OSL There are two SAS Lounges at Oslo Airport (OSL). Both are very near each other. I’ll talk through the differences to help you make a choice of which to visit. As I was flying in SAS Plus, I had access to both lounges. I thought the Domestic … Read more
Norway in a Nutshell in One Day If you want to get a taste of the natural beauty of Norway, the easiest way to do it is through a route that is commonly known as “Norway in a nutshell”. It takes you, via train, to a ferry ride through the … Read more
