The Big Island, Hawaii - Turtles, Coffee, and Lava 🌺🌴🌊🐢
It's taken me until the age of 33 to visit our country's 50th state, Hawaii. Well, technically, I had an overnight layover in Honolulu around 1 month prior (read more …
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Pictures from Boston – My First Time Here
Continuing to work through the backlog of my travels last year – I can't believe it's already May, geez. Tagged along with my wife to Boston on one of her work trips. It …
Asia Again in Fall 2024 Part III: Singapore 🇸🇬
I visited Singapore for a few days on my trip to Asia in the Fall of 2024. Great food, great public transportation, and great hotels, but a little sterile and boring for …
Asia Again in 2024 Part II: First Time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾
Brief Kuala Lumpur visit highlighting Batu Caves, street food at Jalan Alor, and Petaling Street exploration. Enjoyed nasi lemak and teh tarik while dealing with city …
First Time in the Middle East 2024 Part I: Amman, Jordan 🇯🇴
From Oman's tranquility to Amman's energy—enjoyed bustling markets, exceptional street food at Hashem, and ancient history at the Citadel with its stunning city views. …
My Year in Hyatt Stays 2024
A Hyatt Globalist's journey through 21 properties in 2024, from Chicago to Singapore. Top stays include Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Parisi Udvar Budapest, and Andaz Singapore, …
Pictures from Our First Time in Portland, OR 🌲
First time in Portland (actually, Oregon as a whole). We have some friends East of Portland in Hood River so we made the drive to visit them for a day. The whole …
My Year of Flying in 2024 ✈️
2024 was by far the most I've ever flown in a single year, and not sure I'll ever break the pure mileage either (looking like I'm on pace to break 60 flights in 2025, …
The Flying Honu – First Class on ANA's A380 🐢 ✈️
One of my bucket list flights was experiencing first class on ANA's "Flying Honu" A380. ANA owns three of these massive aircraft between Tokyo and Honolulu, each painted …
Asia Again in 2024 Part I: First Class to Yokohama for Baseball 🇯🇵
From ANA's sea turtle-themed A380 to Cathay's 777 first class, this journey took me beyond Tokyo to discover Yokohama's passionate baseball scene.
