The Gate with Brian Cohen
This Steak Was Not Worth $84. Restaurant Review.
I was looking forward to dinner with a couple of colleagues one evening during a recent business trip in Kansas City — but the steak that I ordered was not worth $84.00, which included neither the tax nor the gratuity. We walked approximately 15 minutes from the hotel property at which...
Travel With Grant
My Experience Cancelling 3 International Business Class Awards: Delta, Korean Air & Air France / KLM
Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  A few weeks ago, I had to cancel a few international business class awards, so I wanted to share the various cancellation processes, timelines, and fees involved.  If you find yourself in a similar situation, you will know what to...
Point Me to the Plane
A Park Hyatt Oasis Lives Up To Its Motto
This gem offers the high level service and charm you'd expect from a Park Hyatt property. I'm glad I gave it another try!
Sam Chui
Trip Report: Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural Flight
I flew on the inaugural Hawaiian Airlines B787-9 from San Francisco to Honolulu. This is a photo trip report of my onboard experience. Video Flight HA11 San Francisco to Honolulu There were some celebrations and festivities at the gate before we board. Passengers were given Hawaiian Lei. (Flower ring) as...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Prawn Star in Cairns. Restaurant Review.
Prawn Star in Cairns was misleading to me as I walked on the pier at the marina after spending the day out on the Great Barrier Reef. It looked like a place with a goofy name where one purchases fresh seafood to prepare elsewhere. The name Prawn Star had me...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Surprise, Surprise! Lounging Around Terminal 3 featuring the Cathay Pacific and American Airlines lounges
Lounging Around Terminal 3 featuring the Cathay Pacific and American Airlines lounges Surprise, Surprise! After a rather disappointing check-in experience (with the equipment swap and seat swap to an aisle), it’s time to brighten up the morning with some good quality food and some peace and quiet.  Let’s go lounging...
Travel Codex
Review: Austrian A321 Business Class, Vienna to Paris
For the first leg of my trip home from Vienna, I chose Austrian A321 Business Class. Why the upgrade to intra-Europe Business Class? Though the product is usually unremarkable, the buy-up here wasn’t particularly large. I paid €331 for this one-way flight, which was a modest ~100 euro premium over...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Surprise, Surprise! – The Road to Nowhere at 2:45 in the morning and the joy of check-in
The Road to Nowhere at 2:45 in the morning, the joy of check-in… and equipment changes Surprise, Surprise! Early morning starts are never fun – and anyone else who thinks that fighting to get around Digbeth Coach station around 2:35 must be having a giggle. But we’re about to also...
No Work All Travel
JR Tokyo Wide Pass
Are you a big fan of Tokyo, but want to get away from the unabashedly urban side of things? Then the JR Tokyo Wide Pass might have your name on it. Might.* Who Can Buy the Pass? Just like the JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido, and the JR East (Tohoku Area), rail...
Eye of the Flyer
Pardon My French: A Review of Delta’s French Toast Breakfast
While traveling to Indiana to experience the amazing total solar eclipse and pay a special visit to a college campus my late mother always wanted to visit, I had the opportunity to try a  First Class meal new to me: the carrier’s French Toast. I’ve enjoyed the privilege of eating...
Travel Codex
Review: Fairmont Maldives Overwater Villa
I just got back from a 5-night stay at the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi Island and I can honestly say, this was the most incredible vacation I have ever taken. The entire experience from beginning to end, including the seaplane transfers, and amenities provided, was absolutely incredible and I...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Surprise, Surprise! Transatlantic surprises with American Airlines and British Airways
Surprise, Surprise! Transatlantic surprises with American Airlines and British Airways It’s time for a new adventure from the pen of Economy Class and Beyond – with more than a few surprises on the way. Settle in, we’re going to have an adventure – even if it might be a there-and-back...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Te Anau in New Zealand
The drive between Queenstown and Milford Sound can consume almost four hours to drive fewer than 300 kilometers. Going to Milford Sound for the day from Queenstown is not impossible to do; but it can be quite a long day. Te Anau in New Zealand is a quaint town which...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
The Catch in Longview in Texas. Restaurant Review.
At first glance, The Catch in Longview in Texas gave the impression of being some cheap seafood restaurant — but it was located within walking distance of the hotel property at which I stayed for the total eclipse of the sun in southeastern Oklahoma the next day; so quick and...
Will Run For Miles
Hotel Review: La Compañia, Panama City, Panama
This is not just a hotel review - it is an homage of full swept love for this living museum hotel The post Hotel Review: La Compañia, Panama City, Panama appeared first on Will Run For Miles.