Trips
I am very very proud of this routing. Explaining it will have to be done in a series but this is proof it can be done.
Basically I worked two things here: 1) I noticed that to fly between two Oceania locations only costs 12,500 miles and 20,000 in business class. Which is insane because Oceania covers most of the Pacific and there are rarely direct flights. So in order to go from one to the other you have to be routed through...
Read moreLooking back, our days in Sri Lanka were as unique as a traveler would hope for. From political riots to local festivals, we had a truly Sri Lankan experience.
Though, we also had the tourist experience; people are waiting to squeeze a tourist for every dime of course. Though we had people treat us very kindly too. A woman on the long bus ride shared her food. We didn’t speak a word in the other’s native tongue but we ate together none the less. Though by far the most hospitality shown to us there was a girl who...
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The JW Marriott Bangkok has drawn me again for my second stay in the last month for reasons that may be obvious in photographs and for the high quality of service. It is listed in this year’s Travel + Leisure in “The Worlds Best Hotels”, which is their global top 500 list. While my wife and I also enjoyed the Renaissance here in Bangkok and the prices are similar, but I only looked at prices with JW for my last stay of this quarters promotion.
Radisson has impressed me once again. Yes, it helps that they upgraded me to the biggest room on the property but regardless, it is a quality operation.
Although Radissons are generally more than $100 less than the 5 star hotels in the area, they still give the 5 star treatment and have a hotel that looks and feels like a 5 star hotel. Even though rooms start at $100, the Radisson Suites Sukhumvit Bangkok is much nicer than the competitors in the price range. If that is your budget, there is no comparison.
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