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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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AirBnB Cancels Some Cancelling & Jake Thinks Charlotte is a Beach Town Jake Redman
If you’ve followed modhop for a while, you know my stance on cruises; I’m not a fan, generally. Crowds, lines, a floating suburb with a buffet attached. Hard pass. So is the Ritz-Carlton Yacht worth it for someone who doesn’t normally cruise? That’s the actual question. What he does care about is doing the math on privacy, design, and whether a smaller ship changes the equation enough to be worth considering for the first time. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima has been on my radar for exactly that reason. At 298 passengers, it fits what we’d call slow travel luxury, […]
The Spirit Airlines shutdown in 2026 is going to be one of those travel stories people pretend is only about one airline. It’s not. The “Yellow Bus” (or “flying banana” as my kids like to call it ) finally pulled into the hangar for good on May 2nd after that $500 million bailout evaporated. For most people, this is a story about stranded passengers and rescue fares. For the Occasional Upgrader, it’s about the loss of a very specific weapon. One you probably never used but absolutely benefited from. You may have never flown Spirit. I only did a few […]
Is buying hotel status worth it in 2026? You can’t literally buy elite tiers but the four branded hotel cards below hand them over with the annual fee.. The four branded hotel cards still worth holding are the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant, Hilton Honors Aspire, IHG One Rewards Premier, and World of Hyatt Credit Card. That matters more than people admit. In The Lazy Status Hack: Automatic Hotel Upgrades Without the Brand Loyalty (Part 1), we covered the “Status Lite” tier you get from cards like the Amex Platinum. This post takes the next step up. I keep coming back to […]
