The Club at SJC Lounge Review

The Club at SJC entrance

Check-in The Club at SJC is located near gate 15 in terminal A at San Jose Airport. I gained complimentary access through my Priority Pass Membership, which is a benefit of the American Express Platinum card. Lounge The lounge was pretty big and had ample seating options. There were also a lot of workstations. At […]

20 travel-inspired gifts for jetsetters

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In full transparency, I am an Amazon Associate and earn a percentage of the sale if you buy any of these items from these links or clicked these links and then checked out on Amazon (regardless if these items are in your cart or not). Molton Brown Firey Pink Pepper Shower Gel I first discovered […]

Travel for less by buying points

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Overview There are many ways to accrue points for hotel and airline redemptions like credit card sign up bonuses, prior spend with a brand, and yes, even straight up buying the points. It might seem counterintuitive to buy points rather than the cash rate for the hotel room, but I used a recent booking I […]

Don’t go on a trip without these travel essentials

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In full transparency, I am an Amazon Associate and earn a percentage of the sale if you buy any of these items from these links or clicked these links and then checked out on Amazon (regardless if these items are in your cart or not). Here are my 10 travel must haves I pack before […]

Alto rideshare review

Alto rideshare

About Alto Alto is a new rideshare company similar to Uber and Lyft, but it’s only in select markets right now. Los Angeles is one of those markets, so I was excited to check out the service on a recent trip. Here are some of the main differences between Alto and other ride sharing companies: […]

Downtown LA Proper Hotel Review

Downtown LA Proper Hotel

Getting there The Downtown LA Proper Hotel was about a 30-minute car ride from LAX. I tried a new ride sharing service called Alto to get there and will post a full review of that experience soon. Downtown LA is going through some gentrification and there are a lot of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops […]

The Mesa Home at Amangiri review

a dirt road with a building in the middle of a desert

I’ve stayed at Amangiri in the past, but have never stayed in the Mesa Home, so I was excited to check it off my Amangiri bucket list. You can read my full review of the resort from our last stay here. We’ve also stayed at Camp Sarika, and you can read that review here. Check […]

Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel review

Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel

Getting there Our flight was scheduled to depart at 7am, so we chose the Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel because of its location since it’s located in Terminal 2 (before security) at Charles de Galle. We returned our rental car at SIXT and the hotel was only a 10-minute walk from there. Check-in There was a […]

Lufthansa First Class Terminal Review

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The Lufthansa First Class Terminal at Frankfurt Airport reopened on September 1st, 2021. We were flying Lufthansa First Class (on a partner award redemption ticket) on September 5th, so we were excited to be able to experience all the First Class Terminal has to offer. The terminal has been closed since the beginning of the […]

Lufthansa First Class Lounge at Frankfurt Review

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Frankfurt

Check in We landed in the Z Terminal, and our connecting flight to Athens left from A Terminal. The First Class Terminal was still closed due to COVID, so we made our way to the First Class Lounge in Terminal A. It was about a 15 min walk, and we had to clear immigration. They […]