Alaska Lounge Terminal 7 (JFK)

Alaska Lounge in Terminal 7 at JFK Today Alaska Airlines opened their brand new Alaska Lounge in Terminal 7 at JFK International Airport in New York.  This is the first Alaska Lounge outside the West Coast.  Currently Alaska Lounges are located in Seattle (C Gates, D Gates, N Gates), Portland, … Read more

Is hotel shampoo racist?

Is hotel shampoo racist? Recently I have seen a lot of complaints about hotel shampoo.  From allergic reactions to added fragrance to outrage over wall mounted bottles.  However today I heard a new complaint.  That hotel shampoo is racist. Yesterday, American singer Halsey posted a tweet about hotel shampoo: I’ve … Read more

Alaska Airlines to Introduce Basic Economy Fare

Alaska Airlines to Introduce Basic Economy Fare I write a lot about Alaska Airlines — I find them to be a great airline, with a great loyalty program.  They mostly resist the race-to-the-bottom of other airlines.  Still, they are not immune.  They charge for checked luggage (though they have a … Read more

Seoul Metro Emergency Procedures

Seoul Metro Emergency Procedures When I mentioned to people that I was going to be visiting Korea for a few days, the two comments I received was “I hope you aren’t going to the North” and “I hope that are going to be safe”.  I was only visiting Seoul (and … Read more

Japan Airlines First Class HND-SFO

Japan Airlines First Class HND-SFO I’m not going to write a full review of the flight, as much of it was the same as my JAL First Class LAX-NRT flight just a week prior.  Instead I will highlight the differences in the flight.  Overall, I came away realizing the importance … Read more

Qantas First Class Lounge (LAX)

Qantas First Class Lounge LAX There has been a lot of blog posts written about the Qantas First Class Lounge LAX.  Many crown it the best lounge in the US.  I had not visited until my visit prior to my flight on Japan Airlines in First Class.  I was flying … Read more

Conrad Seoul Review

Conrad Seoul Review After four nights at the Andaz Tokyo, I was heading over to Seoul for two nights.  Hilton was holding a 50% off in Asia sale, so I jumped on booking my first ever stay at a Conrad.  The cost was 154,000 won ($144) per night all in for … Read more

Japan Airlines First Class LAX-NRT

Japan Airlines First Class LAX-NRT I have traveled very little so far in 2018 due to increased demand from my masters degree program.  So for my spring break, I really wanted to go big.  Using Alaska Airlines miles I booked a trip to Tokyo and Seoul for the week.  To … Read more

Tokyo DisneySea In A Day

Tokyo DisneySea In A Day I just got back to my hotel after putting in a full day at Tokyo DisneySea. I put in almost 12 hours and walked 18 miles (I tracked it). Phew.  I am a big Disney Parks fan, though I’ve never done one solo.  Still, it … Read more

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Review

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Review Hyatt has a large footprint in Tokyo.  With four consecutive nights in the city, I originally booked two nights at the Andaz and two at the new Centric.  However, having just finished a stressful quarter at school and work, I decided I just wanted to … Read more

Delta Airlines Sprezza Box

Delta Airlines Sprezza Box Internet company subscriptions are becoming quite the rage.  Think of them as CD clubs of the internet age.  Each month, the company sends you a “curated” box to your home and charges you for it.  Depending on the company, this may be high end fashion, food, … Read more

Alaska Airlines First Class Refresh

Alaska Airlines First Class Refresh While Alaska Airlines has previously announced a new First Class cabin, today we learned a few more details about the Alaska Airlines First Class refresh. While none of it is huge news, there are a number of changes coming, including a new First Class menu … Read more