We are off on our holiday to the USA. It includes a few days in Dallas, a week in New York and a week in Los Angeles. The first leg of our journey is on Qantas from Sydney to Dallas. The Lounge Breakfast We arrive…
As the sun rose over the horizon on our flight from Sydney to Dallas, I woke up my girlfriend, got down on one knee and said: “We are at 39,000 ft above the ground, my love for you is higher than that. We are currently…
Queenstown is a beautiful town in Otago in the deep south of New Zealand’s South Island. It’s perfect for a quick weekend getaway for a couple or an extended family vacation. It’s a town full of lush greenery, snow-capped mountains and beautiful glacial lakes the…
The Lounge I head to the Cathay Pacific First Lounge before my flight to Hong Kong; it’s my favourite Lounge in London Heathrow (T3) and I use it whenever I’m traveling with a Oneworld carrier. There is nothing quite like having a leisurely glass of…
Location Madeira is a small Portuguese island off the coast of Africa. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is on the main island which is where Belmond Reid’s Palace is located. Unfortunately it is difficult to capture the grandeur of the hotel from within. This photo is…
THE LOUNGE I am off to Paris for the next leg of my journey and to commence my European adventure. I am flying from Haneda to Paris (CDG). I head over to the JAL First Class Lounge. I have reviewed the lounge a few years ago…
I arrive at the airport after less than 24 hours in New York. I am a tad jetlagged but manage to get to the airport on time. Today I’m flying on JAL from New York (JFK) to Tokyo (Narita). I don’t spend too much time…
Qantas First Class Lounge (Sydney) I arrive nice and early to catch my flight for my around the world adventure. I will be flying to Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Madeira, Paris and London. In excess of 36,000 miles around the globe.…
THE LOUNGE I disembark from my flight from New York and make my way to the Emirates First Class Lounge. The Lounge occupies an entire floor across the terminal and has a range of lounge areas, a kid’s facility, dining areas, bathrooms with showers and…
My time in New York draws to a close and leave the hotel to head to the airport for my flight home on Emirates. The Lounge I enter the new Emirates Lounge in JFK. The lounge has expansive seating with views of the tarmac. There…
The Hotel The Mondrian South Beach Hotel in Miami exudes a beach club vibe in every way except that it’s not quite on the beach. Situated on the beautiful Biscayne Bay, the hotel was designed by Marcel Wanders with a sense of “a luxe hotel…
The Hotel Situated in Old Montreal and surrounded by the grandeur of the Basilica of Notre-Dame and the beautiful gardens of the St Sulpice Seminary, this quaint hotel is situated on a beautiful narrow cobblestone street just a few blocks from the St Lawrence River. …
The Resort The landing into Maui is just beautiful. The plane glides over the mountains and the clouds before landing at Kahului Airport. It’s my first visit to Hawaii and I couldn’t have asked for a better welcome. The Wailea beach resort is located on the…
The Restaurant Augustine has a certain charm to it. It’s based in the heart of Financial District in the Beekman Hotel which bodes an art deco feel which is not typically associated with the neighbourhood. In the restaurant, there’s hand-painted tiles which are plated across…
It’s my birthday and I always grapple with what I should do; I reflected on this question and thought I really want to have my favourite dish on my actual birthday to mark the occasion. This will come as a surprise to most of you…
