Live and Let’s Fly
Eat, Drink, And Be Merry: Springtime In Germany
As always, my holiday in Germany was filled with rest and relaxation, but during this springtime season of the year, I enjoyed the added bonus of virtually endless white asparagus and strawberries. My Beautiful Springtime Journey To Southwest Germany If a picture is worth a thousand words, I think the picture above...
Live and Let’s Fly
Crossing Borders By Bike: A Father And Son Ride From Germany To Switzerland For Church And Coffee
I had such a pleasant Sunday afternoon with my son Augustine in biking from Lörrach, Germany to Basel, Switzerland that I’m still smiling about it several months later. Biking From Germany To Switzerland For Church And Coffee Regular readers know that wherever I am in the world, I make it a point...
Altitude Yes
Trip Report: The Morning Japan Airlines Flight from Tokyo to New York (JL6)
Welcome to yet another trip report on the Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000. Yes, this was my fourth flight on the JAL A350-1000 in a span of five months. Let me know if this gets boring and I’ll stop flying Japan Airlines immediately. On a more serious note, this was a rarer...
Live and Let’s Fly
Relaxing In London: A Simple Day To Begin Our Journey
Another trip to London, another beautiful day of relaxation in one of my favorite cities in the world. Springtime In London: A Day Of Rest To Begin Our Holiday After landing in Heathrow Terminal 2 on JetBlue, we mapped out our options to get to Bermondsey, part of the London Borough of...
Travel With Grant
Attention Passengers: Madison has Joined the Travel with Grant Family
Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well.  I’m thrilled to share some wonderful news: Laura and I recently welcomed a beautiful, happy, and healthy baby girl named Madison into our family!  I’ve been meaning to share the news, but I just haven’t had the time, energy, and appropriate...
Altitude Yes
Sweeping Views of New York City on Approach into JFK
Last week, I flew into JFK on a 12 hour flight from Tokyo Haneda. During the approach, I was able to get some fantastic views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the rest of the city. The approach into JFK is quite complex and involves many different paths depending on weather, traffic, and...
Wild About Travel
To The Giddy Heights: I Ride The World’s Steepest Rails
I have travelled extensively across Switzerland, by every means possible (foot, train, tram, bus, ferry, cogwheel railway, aerial cable car, and funicular). Until recently, though, one spectacular ride eluded me: the Stoosbahn, the world’s steepest funicular, connecting Schwyz with the car-free mountain village of Stoos, 1,300 metres above sea level....
Live and Let’s Fly
Introduction: A Double Daytime Transatlantic Journey On JetBlue, SAS
Welcome to my next trip report, which will provide a detailed recount of my spring trip to London and Germany, with daytime transatlantic flights on both JetBlue and SAS. A Late Spring Break In London + Germany On JetBlue + SAS Every time I go to London I consider trying out the...
Traveling For Miles
Review: JW Marriott Grosvenor House London (a property I find hard to love)
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
VH Belmondo Durrës Hotel & Beach in Albania. Not Recommended. Hotel Review.
My first night in Albania was spent at the VH Belmondo Durres Hotel & Beach in Durrës, which is now known as the VH Eurostar Durres Hotel & Beach. Despite all the research I did — including viewing photographs and location — the stay was not worth the very low...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 549: Into the Atmos-phere
It is new. It is shiny. Of course Atmos dominated this week’s show. Fortunately, we also got some other bits in. Also in this episode: Atmos launch Vacation deals Seven bags loaded on EWR-HHH flight A 25for25 update For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: Will Spirit Survive (Non-)Window seat lawsuits Delta builds at AUS VRBO Bizarro Booking...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Finally! Platypuses in Australia.
Finally! I saw live platypuses in Australia — but doing so was not easy, as I did not see them until my fourth trip to the country. Finally! Platypuses in Australia. The first time I traveled to Australia, I did technically see a platypus in Sydney — I believe it was at...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
A Day in Sofia, Bulgaria: More Photographs.
Note: This article pertaining to A Day in Sofia, Bulgaria: More Photographs. was originally published on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 4:26 in the afternoon and has been updated. This is a continuation of the trip report of the day I spent in Sofia, which is the capital city of...
Eye of the Flyer
The Best Holiday Inn Express I Have Ever Visited (Seriously – Check This Place Out!)
When I think of a Holiday Inn Express, I think of something cookie-cutter near an airport that you stay in because it is cheap, and all you are doing is mostly sleeping before a cruise or a flight. It is not something to be impressed with – but this one...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Overlander Falls in Canada is Ideal For a Quick Tranquil Break
When one is enveloped by an abundance of extraordinary natural beauty in the Rocky Mountains of Canada, overlooking sites which would otherwise be worthy of a visit in many other places is not uncommon... ...so after staying overnight at Mount Robson Lodge and hiking 21 kilometers round trip on Berg Lake...