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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
Hotel Name:Hotel AlaGare Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Looking for something more functional than fancy for a self-funded career building trip, I stumbled accross Hotel AlaGare, a sub 10k Ultimate Reward (Chase) point-per-night accommodation in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Room: I’m not entirely sure if I ended up with a single or superior […]
360° view. Premium Economy aboard an American Airlines 777-200. Airline: American Aircraft: 777-200 Seat maps: Seat Guru Our Seat(s): 13C (Bulkhead) Class: Premium Economy Long-Haul Regional First? Where width and legroom are concerned, these American Airlines Premium Economy seats play like a first class seat on a regional jet, but on a much […]
About a year ago, I embarked on a quick but long journey to arrive at Platinum status with Delta. In one swoop, I managed to get all the miles I needed within a near-ridiculous itinerary that brought me to Singapore from New York and back within a few days. I […]
Marriott has an announcement, but not today. We apologize for hyping Boracay in the Philippines. Plus, Jake is back from Cabo and offers his take on the area. Marriott Rewards Devaluation Anxiety Will Marriott devalue it’s rewards in merging with Starwood and Ritz Carlton programs? An announcement comes at 4:30pm […]
A quick trip without the kids was due for my wife and I so off to Cabo we hopped. Using a combination of cash and points converted to Marriott from Starwood at 3:1, we were excited to stay at the still fairly new JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & […]
Airline: United Aircraft: 777-200 Seat maps: Seat Guru Our Seat(s): 1G (Bulkhead) Class: Business But I’m Not Tired! Lie-flat seating is nice but when you’re up, you’re up. These seats unfold into nap-worthy beds but I’m happy to recline and watch TV… and maybe attempt to get some work done. I chose 1G […]
I thought I had a genius idea. I didn’t. Having only the miles to book economy, I figured I’d cheat a little and just snap a quick 360° shot of a Premium Economy seat as I walked toward the “way-back”. The result? An annoyingly sideways pic of Delta’s new Premium […]
The allure of an airport lounge can be overstated in so many ways. The pitch of your premium credit card is heavy with words like “escape” and “quiet” in selling it’s lounge access benefits. But so often you’ll walk into a lounge hoping to disconnect and eat a bagel only […]
Update Dec. 2018: Scroll down to see posts from this trip. As new challenges and events happen older stuff moves further down the page. The upgrades I’m getting on this trip are tiny ones that have required obsessive levels of seat monitoring in the weeks before. Now, I’m off to […]
