Loyalty Burn: the Upcoming Expedia One Key Program
The upcoming Expedia One Key program sucks. But it’s not as if the current state of Expedia travel rewards programs is faring much better: But before we get into my…
Sapporo, Japan’s Miso Ramen (味噌ラーメン)
In addition to Japan’s most well-known home-grown soup, miso soup, there have historically been others – houtou, with pumpkin, mushrooms, and meat, and miso nikomi made in a clay pot…
Hotel du Lac, Tunis, Tunisia
Hotel du Lac (Hôtel du Lac), located in Tunis, Tunisia, was built between 1970 and 1973 by Italian architect Raffaele Contigiani. The hotel reaches up to 10 stories, and supposedly…
Next Month, Japan Is Eliminating All COVID-19 Restrictions
Japan eliminates all COVID-19 restrictions … that has nice ring to it. Especially after all of those months of waiting in vain for the country to open (i.e. to reciprocate).…
Review: Los Angeles American Airlines Flagship Lounge
In many ways, the Los Angeles American Airlines Flagship Lounge is the opposite of the Nagoya Centrair Airline Lounge. For starters, it has food. And windows. But it’s awfully meaningless to compare…
Review: JAL Sakura International Lounge, Tokyo Haneda
Does the Tokyo Haneda Sakura International Lounge have anything on the Tokyo Haneda Sakura Domestic Lounge? You betcha. Ish. Access There are two security/immigration queues at Tokyo Haneda’s Terminal 3,…