In November 2022, we took a 12 day Scandinavian vacation, first arriving for 3 nights/2 days in Copenhagen, Denmark, then flying up to spend 3 nights in Oslo, Norway, flying down to spend 2 nights in Stockholm, Sweden, and then taking the train to end back in Copenhagen for 2 nights (to end up with a total... Continue Reading →
Hotel Review: Hilton Garden Inn Exton West Chester PA
While working in West Chester PA, I've been staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Exton. Suburban Pennsylvania isn't the most exciting place and I'm here for work. We're working long hours this week so I didn't spend a lot of time exploring the area but the hotel was nice enough for my needs. Hilton Garden... Continue Reading →
Flight Review: American Airlines 737-800 Economy. Reno Air Special Livery AUS-CLT
Due to a change of events, Val and I are heading home from Austin on an American Airlines 737-800 in Economy. While I've reviewed the 737 a lot of times on several carriers, I've not reviewed the AA 737-800 so I figured this would be a nice kinda boring flight review. I don't much care... Continue Reading →
Travel Guide: Delta A321 First Class Vs. Comfort Plus Vs. Economy Review
The Delta A321 is common and one of the newer aircraft in the Delta fleet. Delta has 126 of these making it the second most common aircraft in the fleet. On the Delta A321, I've flown in every cabin and pretty much every type of seat. It's a nice ride in every cabin but there... Continue Reading →
Travel Guide: Delta 737-800 First Class vs. Comfort Plus vs. Economy Review
The Delta 737-800 is a very common aircraft. Delta has 77 of these flying around and I have ended up on several of them lately. I'm lucky enough that I'm flown every type of plane in Delta's fleet, many of the aircraft I've flown in every cabin, then 737-800 is one of those. In the... Continue Reading →
Travel Guide: Riding the Train(Trenitalia) In Sicily
If you're going to Sicily, as with most of Italy, I would highly recommend that you rent a car, there are just so many places to see that are outside of the cities. However, if you want to take the train in Sicily, it's an easy process and a very good way to get into... Continue Reading →
Review: Las Vegas Loop. Las Vegas Convention Center to Resorts World
While in Las Vegas for a trade show, I was also staying at the Resorts World Conrad. Because of this, I used The Boring Company's Las Vegas Loop transport system to get to and from the hotel. Lots has been said about the Las Vegas Loop system. Both positive and negative. Like most things, it... Continue Reading →
Hotel Review: Homewood Suites Raleigh Cary I-40
I'm heading to the Raleigh Cary NC area for work. This time I'm staying at the Homewood Suites in the Cary area, just to the Southwest of Raleigh. This trip is scheduled to last 4 nights, so I chose the Homewood because I'd like to have a larger work space and living area while I'm... Continue Reading →
Hotel Review: Fairfield Inn and Suites Mall of Georgia Atlanta Buford
There's nothing special about a Fairfield Inn located next to the Mall of Georgia. Val and I are going to see Oppenheimer in the 70mm IMAX format. It's only being showed in 19 theaters in the US and one of them is the Regal Mall of Georgia, about a 90 minute drive from our home... Continue Reading →
Flight Review: Delta 737-900 Comfort Plus (Ex-Lion Air 73R)
Today we're flying to Austin and the first leg of the trip is a Delta 737-900 in Comfort Plus. I've reviewed the Delta 737 lots of times, but this plane is a little unique. In 2021-2022 Delta acquired some second hand 737s from Lion Air. In order to get them into service quickly, Delta didn't... Continue Reading →
Denali National Park Savage River Area Hiking and Camping
While visiting Denali National Park, we camped at the Savage River Camp Ground. In the Savage River Area there are 2 hiking trails that we explored. The first is the Savage River Loop. An easy 2-mile loop that starts and ends at the Savage River parking lot and shuttle stop. The second is the Savage... Continue Reading →
Hotel Review: SpringHill Suites Cincinnati Airport South
After working and staying up in West Chester for the week, I'm flying home from CVG. Because I have a really early flight in the morning, I decided to just stay down near the Cincinnati Airport the night before the flight. I ended up at the SpringHill Suites Cincinnati Airport South, mostly due to price... Continue Reading →
Hotel Review: Fairfield Inn and Suites Cincinnati West Chester Ohio
In an apparent effort to review every mid market chain hotel in West Chester Ohio, welcome to the Fairfield Inn and Suites. This is my 5th visit to the area and 5th different hotel in West Chester. For whatever reason, there are just a ton of mid end chain hotels at this particular exit off... Continue Reading →
Airport Guide: ATL Plane Train
ATL is the busiest airport in the world. While the Atlanta Airport is huge and busy, it never takes very long to travel between terminals. The ATL Plane Train makes getting between the 7 concourses very easy. Every concourse at ATL is connected to the Plane Train. If you're making a connection at ATL(Guide Here),... Continue Reading →
Flight Review: Singapore Airlines A350 Business Class SIN-JFK
Today is somewhat of a bucket list trip: Singapore Airlines A350 in Business Class. We're finally finishing the last leg of our round the world trip with the longest flight in the world. The end of a vacation is always bitter sweet, but at least we're traveling home in style with Singapore. This Singapore to... Continue Reading →