Coins are obnoxious. Kudos to Canada for stopping the minting of the tangible penny. Denmark’s central bank hasn’t produced paper money or coins, nor did it have a single bank robbery in 2022. Moreover, why can’t we change this metal at a currency exchange place? Too many irritating reasons. Yet on the flip side, a […]
Europe
Fun with Airline Route Maps
Let’s have some fun with airline route maps. With any luck — and memory — this will probably be a thread I’ll continually update, especially once I’m able to find the Delta inflight magazine that showed Kampuchea instead of Cambodia, or the one where Xian, China is listed as the more archaic Chang’an. Until those […]
Airport Supermarkets
As much as I personally love finding new foods to eat, I feel that much better when I can share some of the findings with family and friends. Though, it would be fair to say I don’t always remember to get to a city supermarket for some last-minute local food souvenir shopping. Enter: airport supermarkets. […]
Lounge Review: Airport Lounge World, Munich (MUC)
If you’re flying out of Munich’s Terminal 2, you may want to know that it currently doesn’t have Priority Pass lounges. Lufthansa lounges, for sure, but that’s about it. Then … how does one get to Airport Lounge World? Consequently, if you have the time — and zeal — to get to a Priority Pass […]
Review: iGA Lounge, Istanbul (IST)
Before March 2023, the last time I had visited the iGA Lounge at Istanbul International Airport was September 2021. That was a time when … … when ghostbusting was back in vogue, and when you couldn’t shoot pool because the stripes weren’t vaccinated. March 2023’s visit showed that much had changed vis-a-vis COVID-19. Entrance After […]
Trip Report: Zagreb primeclass lounge and Turkish Airlines Regional Business Class
After about one week visiting Croatia, I had to go to Saudi Arabia for some meetings. (so much for the name of my website) From the main bus station in Zagreb, the airport bus took around 30-35 minutes. (fyi, it was roughly the same time coming into the city) Flying Turkish Airlines out of a […]
Review: British Airways Club Lounge South at Terminal 5
March 2006 was the last time I flew British Airways; after this recent flight, it might be prudent to wait another 17 years. Sarcasm aside, I clearly wasn’t the point person for BA advice. However, having Oneworld airline alliance status meant that I was able to spend my long layover at the British Airways Club […]
Innovations in Airport Security Are Emerging
In spite of having been mostly disappointed by my first visit to the new Terminal A at Newark International Airport (EWR) earlier this March, there was definitely a highlight worth mentioning– the security checkpoint. I’m not referring to how the airport botched the queuing system (i.e. most fliers with airline status don’t get their own […]
