If you are living in San Francisco or visiting, a trip to the wine country should be on your itinerary. Napa Valley and Sonoma are the most popular destinations and attract lots of visitors. Even if you don’t have a lot of time, you can fit a lunch and a wine tasting by choosing a […]
When you are flying on a Star Alliance carrier through Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, you have a lot of choices: It’s a hub for Japan’s ANA airline as well as the Asia hub for United and there are three lounges. As a business or first class passenger or StarAlliance Gold member, you can go to
We planned a getaway from one of my favorite cities, San Francisco, to the wine country and needed a reasonably priced hotel near Healdsburg. Having visited the town before, and after reading online reviews, we settled on the Best Western Dry Creek Inn Healdsburg. I hadn’t stayed at a Best Western in a long time
All Nippon Air (ANA) is one of two major carriers based in Japan and I wrote an overview (here) and reviewed their business class (here). If business class is not in your budget, check out my recent experience in their economy class cabin! There are important differences between the global carriers, so it’s worth reviewing
On my recent ASEAN Explorer trip, I had a short stop over on my return in Kota Kinabalu. With little time and an early morning departure, I wanted an affordable hotel near the airport and picked the C’haya Hotel. Having stayed at airport hotels many times on business trips, I had low expectations – and
If you have nature and adventure on your mind and you want to see wildlife in as untouched an environment as possible, then Borneo is a great destination. While you can now explore Malaysian Borneo easily from the two main cities, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah (read here), and Kuching in Sarawak (read here), it does
As a 1Million Miler on United, I have traveled countless times through Narita Airport as a stop-over between the US and Asia. On my most recent trip, I found myself for the first time connecting in Haneda, the main airport in Tokyo, mostly used by the domestic airlines. I had a 5 hour layover and
All Nippon Air (ANA) is one of two major carriers based in Japan, together with Japan Airlines (JAL). They started as a domestic carrier, launching international flights in 1986. Today, they are the largest Japanese carrier with flights all-over the world and are a part of Star Alliance. I have flown them a few times
All Nippon Air is one of the two main carriers in Japan. They have flights all over the world and as a member of Star Alliance, connect to many destinations in Japan and all over Asia. Could they be an option for you?
Malls are at the heart of shopping, dining, entertainment and general social live in Manila. While the most popular complex is Greenbelt/Glorietta/SM in Makati (reviewed here), one of the nicest and newest alternatives is Bonifacio High Street in Bonifacio Global City! It is modeled after a European downtown shopping street, with an open air pedestrian
If you are staying in Makati during your visit to Manila and are looking for a relaxing massage for a bargain price, you should put Touch & Heal at the top of your list! For less than $10, you get a 1h aromatherapy massage and they have plenty of other treatments for similarly good prices. Touch
Manila get’s pretty hot during the summer months, so it is great that there are plenty of options to escape the city heat for a weekend getaway. If you have beach time and scuba diving on your mind, Anilao (read my Snapshot) is your best choice from Manila. For a recent trip over a holiday