In late 2016, I visited Baku, Azerbaijan (in Azeri, Bakı, Azərbaycan) after learning about the ease of getting a tourist visa if you were a passenger on Azerbaijan Airlines’ New York JFK-Baku GYD flight. With more time, I would have explored the vast biodiversity of the country; however, this short trip was focused on Baku, the […]
Food & Drink
Discovering the Cuisine of Fiji
Advertiser Disclosure: noworkalltravel.com earns an affiliate commission for anyone making a purchase through some links available on this website. For more information, please visit the Advertising and Privacy Policy page. I was in Fiji a couple of times for work, most recently in 2017. In between meetings, there was plenty of time to make my […]
Tokyo Narita’s Terminal 3 Is Getting a 24-Hour Fast Food Spot
Parts of the terminal buildings at Tokyo Narita (NRT) might be open all day long, but don’t expect a Dubai or Bangkok 24-hour atmosphere of passenger hubbub and last-minute shopping. Even though I’ve flown into Narita many times, in 2012 I had a delayed flight that landed just before the airport curfew — except for […]
Airline Meals, Part 2
In my first piece on airline meals, I explored a few in-flight examples that I tried between 2016 and 2019, just prior to the pandemic. As I mentioned in that post, even if the food doesn’t taste good, or if it’s not particularly healthy, be content that you’re traveling somewhere. Then again, it’s not that all […]
Ski Inn: Perhaps the Lowest Bar in the Western Hemisphere
Advertiser Disclosure: noworkalltravel.com earns an affiliate commission for anyone making a purchase through some links available on this website. For more information, please visit the Advertising and Privacy Policy page. A few years ago, I took a weekend trip to the census-designated place Bombay Beach (it’s most definitely not a city, town, or village), located on the […]
Hotel Room Food Hacks
At the end of the day, it’s all about problem solving. You see, in my quest to augment the typical hotel experience, hiccups are an inevitable part of the stay. For instance, the hotel room refrigerator might be broken. Or there’s no mini-fridge. Maybe I forgot a mouse pad (what the heck does this have […]
Tuesday of Taste: The Turkish Breakfast
Advertiser Disclosure: noworkalltravel.com earns an affiliate commission for anyone making a purchase through some links available on this website. For more information, please visit the Advertising and Privacy Policy page. You might know Türkiye/Turkey best for its döner kebabs, baklava, and dried fruit. But did you also know that breakfast, called kahvaltı (kah-val-TUH) is the most important […]
Hotel Review: Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, located in the heart of the popular Golden Triangle shopping and business district – you know, just a brief walk from the Petronas Towers – offers 561 guest rooms and 101 suites. Although it is one of the older properties in the Malaysian capital, having opened on April 20th, 1985, the […]
