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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
Get. That is the short answer on the Chase Sapphire Reserve 150K offer if you can hit the $6,000 spend and actually use the credits without inventing fake vacations to justify them. As of May 18, 2026, the headline math is still hard to ignore. At a rough 2 cents […]
For decades, Dominica has held a very specific, almost gatekept status in the Caribbean. It was the “Nature Island”, the place you went if you wanted to disappear into a Jurassic Park-style landscape of 365 rivers, volcanic peaks, and zero sprawling all-inclusive resorts. Dominica direct flights barely existed. Zero sprawling […]
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 […]
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 […]
It is Monday, May 11, 2026. The Chase Sapphire Reserve refresh is now nearly a year old, and for many of us, the first $795 renewal notice just hit the inbox. If you’re like me, you’re staring at that number and doing the math. Is the IHG Platinum status (which […]
Nobody likes the grind. To me, staying fifty nights a year in beige hotel rooms just to get a free muffin is a younger person’s game. For the rest of us, brand loyalty starts to feel like unpaid homework with worse pillows. We want the perks without the repetitive trauma […]
In 2026, is Delta Comfort+ worth it? Depends on where you’re headed. Starting May 19, 2026, Delta Comfort+ on short flights is getting a lot less interesting. Delta Air Lines says it will eliminate its Express Service on flights under 350 miles for Main Cabin and Delta Comfort+ passengers. That […]
I’ve spent enough time in airport dead-zones to know the four-to-six-hour checkout-to-flight gap is where good travel days go to die. So here’s the verdict early: if you’re asking is ResortPass worth it, the answer for that rather specific window is yes for most Occasional Upgraders who only pull this […]
Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Lounge Returns: If you have spent any time navigating Hong Kong International Airport, you know the lounge competition there is serious. After a long closure and a full refresh, Cathay Pacific is reopening its flagship “The Wing, First” lounge on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. For […]
