After visiting the Tegenungan Waterfall and Tirta Empul Temple we stopped for dinner at the Four Seasons Bali At Sayan, a very different property than the Four Seasons Bali At Jimbaran Bay. Dinner At Jati Bar – Four Seasons...
The 10 Best Airline Award Ticket Sweet Spots [2024]
Earlier I wrote about how some of the most lucrative award travel redemptions are often the most boring. Here, I want to point out my current list of the 10 best airline award ticket sweet spots. Top 10 Airline...
The Best Award Redemptions Are Often The Most Boring
The best award redemptions are often the most boring. I truly do make every effort to use my miles for aspirational business and first class redemptions that I would never otherwise be willing to pay for out-of-pocket. But lately,...
Passengers Tackle Thug Who Almost Opened Emergency Exit Door After Takeoff On American Airlines Flight
In the end, the mission failed, but a man at least partially succeeded in opening the emergency exit door after takeoff on an American Airlines flight to Chicago. Thankfully, passengers tackled him and restrained him until the aircraft could...
United Airlines Pilot Denies Boarding To Passenger For Cursing
A passenger was denied boarding on a United Airlines transcontinental flight after cursing at a gate agent. The captain happened to overhear the conversation… Nice: Passenger Denied Boarding After Cursing At Gate Agent One of my favorite threads on...
Air Canada Is Held Liable For Bad Advice Of Chatbot
Air Canada has been ordered to compensate a man when the Air Canada chatbot misled him over a bereavement fare. It is an interesting case, though I found Air Canada’s legal reasoning to border on absurd. Air Canada Held...
Somali Pirates Target Airplanes, Not Just Ships…
Modern day piracy on the high seas has long been a problem off the Gulf of Aden, with Somali pirates targeting vessels large and small in search of plunder. But now such piracy is spreading to the air, with...
Crazy: Travel Vlogger Doxxed By Airline After Negative Review
Popular travel vlogger Josh Cahill was doxxed by Aero Dili after a negative review. There’s no defense for such unethical retribution. Period. But Cahill might use this moment to reconsider his business model. Josh Cahill Doxxed After Assailing Airline...
Delta Air Lines Adds Longest Domestic Flight To Network
Delta Air Lines will launch its longest domestic flight yet starting this autumn, a journey from the East Coast to Hawaii covering 5,095 miles. Delta Air Lines Adds Longest Domestic Flight To Network Delta already flies from New York...
I Finally Tried Civet Coffee (“Poop” Coffee)…
For all I talk about coffee here, I tend to stick to my preferred blend of coffee beans each day and am not very experimental. But during my time in Bali I finally tried a cup of civet coffee...
Crazy: Man Claims Airbnb Host Sent Video Of Him With Another Woman To His Wife After He Complained About Stay
Payback is sweet…until you get sued. In an explosive claim, a Mississippi man claims that his Airbnb host sent surveillance photos of him with another woman to the man’s wife causing irreparable harm to their marriage. The host denies...
KLM 787-10 Makes U-Turn Over Atlantic After EVERY Lavatory Malfunctions
A KLM Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner bound for Los Angeles made a u-turn over the Atlantic after all the lavatories malfunctioned…then another u-turn…then a third one. This is quite a toilet tale. KLM 787-10 Flight To Nowhere: Flight Makes Three...
A Ritual Bath At Tirta Empul Temple In Bali
After Tegenungan Waterfall, my next stop was at the Tirta Empul Temple, also known as Pura Tirta Empul. Tirta Empul Temple – Bali The Tirta Empul Temple was first built around 962 AD during the Warmadewa dynasty and is...
First Impressions: WestJet 737-700 Premium Class
My first-ever WestJet flight in “Premium Class” on a 737-700 from Toronto to Bridgetown was a mixed bag. That said, unlike on Porter I see a big difference between premium class (premium economy, more akin to a regional business...
Delta A330 Forced To Divert After Maggots Drop From Overhead Bin
A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to Amsterdam after maggots began dropping from an overhead bin. Blame for this lies squarely on a pea-brained passenger who failed to properly pack his fish before the long flight...
Delta Employees Receive $1.4 Billion In Profit Sharing While Union Organizers Cry Foul
Delta Air Lines is once again offering sizable bonuses to its employees in the form of $1.4 billion in profit sharing from 2023. But union organizers, desperate for more Delta workers to unionize, insist this is not good enough....
Cheap Hotel Near YYZ Airport: The Right Choice For Us
My son Augustine and I arrived late (10:30 pm) into Toronto and had an early flight out (8:00 am) the next morning, requiring an overnight stay. I made the choice to save money and chose a cheap hotel near...
Tracking Pricing On Google Flights
As it has matured, I’ve found that Google Flights has become a better and more accurate flight booking and tracking tool. If you don’t use the price tracking feature on Google Flights, consider it an excellent tool for tracking...
Tegenungan Waterfall In Bali
I did a bit of tourism during this trip to Bali, including a visit to Tegenungan Waterfall. While somewhat commercialized, I still really enjoyed spending some time at the base of the falls. Tegenungan Waterfall: Worth A Visit When...
Passenger Kicked Off Flight For Using Lavatory Too Often
A woman claims that she was booted off a WestJet flight because she used the lavatory too many times before her flight took off. But it wasn’t the lavatory use that was the problem…the problem was that she was...
