On my visit to Montevideo, I picked the first two restaurants for their location: one at the Mercado del Puerto with a tango show in the street and one along the busy pedestrian street, with plenty of people watching, but neither with memorable food. My last restaurant turned out to be the best, Jacinto in […]
This week’s Travel News brings you new airline routes around the world: Scoot is planning to start service to Europe in 2017. Eva Air is starting a daily service to Paris. And Turkish Airlines might start flying between Bali and Australia – lots of new options to fly, always a good thing for travelers!
After almost 15 years, I planned my return trip to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It’s a small and very walkable city, so I was looking for a reasonably priced hotel in the heart of the city and the ibis Vientiane fit the bill. It turned out to be as good as the Number 8
Vientiane is the capital of Laos and on my first trip to the city more than a decade ago, it was the most relaxed, slowest-paced capital city I’d ever seen. While things have changed a lot over the years, it still is the slowest-paced capital you’ll find in Asia. There is a reason people translate
One of my first rewards credit cards was the SPG American Express credit card. I stayed at Starwood hotels quite a bit, it offered tremendous value at the time and was very well recommended. Since then, a lot has changed in the world of travel rewards credit cards and the competition is tough. Read my
Over the last few weeks there have been great airfare deals all around the planet. So, this week’s Deal Dispatch is bringing you hotel deals to go with the great air fares, so you spend less on your vacation! Hilton is offering a $100 gift card for stays in New York, Starwood Resorts in Hawaii
For my trip from California to South America, I had booked a Copa Airlines ticket with United MileagePlus miles, thanks to their StarAlliance membership. They used to be owned by Continental Airlines, so I expected something like that for my flight. Read on to find out what exactly I got on this COPA Economy Class
This week’s Travel News brings you some travel and technology news. While most travelers just want to fly from point A to point B, some enthusiastic flyers enjoy to fly no different planes and its exciting to see new planes enter service. Recently, Swiss Airlines received the world’s first Bombardier C100 passenger jet and Chengdu
If you are coming to Montevideo for its beaches, there are plenty along the shores of the Rio de la Plata. One of my favorite city beaches is Pocito Beach – it’s a crescent shaped bay with a long stretch of sand only a short ride from downtown and with plenty of shops and restaurants
I consider Singapore as “Asia for Beginners”, one of the easiest cities in Asia to visit. And, having lived there for a while, it’s also one of the easiest and cheapest to get to! That makes this post on how to get to Singapore without spending a lot of money very easy, read on for
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you another round of airfare deals all over the world. You can fly from New York to London from $357, from Brussels, Belgium, to Montreal, Canada from EUR342 and from the Philippines to Asian destinations from $64, all round trip! Read on to find the details of these flight deals!
On my last, longer trip to South America, I had skipped Montevideo in favor of spending more time in Buenos Aires, it’s Argentinean neighbor across the river. I was looking forward to finally exploring Montevideo and a walk through the Old Town is a great introduction to the capital city! The old quarter is very