The Gate with Brian Cohen
A Day in Sofia in Bulgaria.
The train crawled through the darkness as it approached into the main train station in Sofia. All of the passengers seemed to disembark the train into the cold morning air as though commuting to work... ...and there I was in the middle of a crowded station at 6:30 in the morning....
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 548: From Addis to ZorkFest
Strikes and travel tales and routes, oh my! With special guest Michael Trager from TravelZork.
TravelUpdate
A Look Inside the Flagship Delta One Lounge at JFK Airport
This is a guest post.  My brother had the opportunity to visit the Flagship Delta One Lounge at…
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 547: Around the World and Back Again
Stephan and Fozz are headed around the world this week, with plenty of hijinks along the way.
Traveling For Miles
Review: London Marriott Hotel Canary Wharf
A lot of my recent London hotel bookings have been for one-night stays, but for once, I had a two-night stay at the London Marriott Canary Wharf, and as this is a property I haven't reviewed for a few years, this was a good opportunity to take a refreshed look...
No Work All Travel
Review: JR Tokyo Wide Pass
Are you a big fan of Tokyo, but sometimes feel like getting away from the unabashedly urban side of things? Then the JR Tokyo Wide Pass might have your name on it. Who Can Buy the Pass? Just like the JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido, and the JR East (Tohoku Area), rail...
Live from a Lounge
First Impressions: IndiGo’s Long Haul flight to Manchester
IndiGo's recently launched long-haul international flights have an interesting crossover product in their Stretch cabin. Here is why I was impressed. The post First Impressions: IndiGo’s Long Haul flight to Manchester appeared first on Live From A Lounge.
Travel Points Playbook
Airline Miles Made Our Bucket List Experience Possible
I had a great opportunity last weekend that was only made possible with airline miles. My daughter and…
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Korean Air KAL Business Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
The Korean Air Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, at least in its current form, is a distant fourth place behind the other three SkyTeam lounges at LAX. KAL Korean Air Lounge LAX Review At the outset, let me note that Korean Air just closed this lounge and will refurbish...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Korean Air KAL Business Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
The Korean Air Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, at least in its current form, is a distant fourth place behind the other three SkyTeam lounges at LAX. KAL Korean Air Lounge LAX Review At the outset, let me note that Korean Air just closed this lounge and will refurbish...
You Are Travel
This is What It’s Like to Fly With a Pitbull on a PJ: A Review of Perro Air
Tl;dr – Chronicling Pupbeard’s first flight, an in-cabin journey on a private jet from Fort Lauderdale to Liberia, Costa…
2PAXfly
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: The reborn Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok
Dusit Thani is a name eternally tied to its history as one of the first five-star hotels in Bangkok. The original hotel opened in 1970. It was Thailand’s tallest building and the first property of Dusit International. The now-outdated hotel was demolished in 2019, and a new hotel using the...
Travel With Grant
My 2025 Travel Predictions Midyear Review: Hits, Misses & Lots of Wild Guesses
Explore my midyear review of 2025 travel predictions where I assess which forecasts for airlines, hotels, and credit cards were hits or misses. Discover the unexpected outcomes and intriguing developments that have unfolded so far. The post My 2025 Travel Predictions Midyear Review: Hits, Misses & Lots of Wild Guesses first...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 539: Picking up the pieces
Another rough week in aviation, so we aimed for more respectful snark in this week's episode.
Traveling For Miles
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill (Regency Suite) review – Updated for 2025
The Churchill is one of three Hyatt Regency Properties in central London and for some considerable time it stood out as the best Hyatt option in the city. The addition of the Great Scotland Yard hotel to Hyatt's portfolio in 2019 made the title of 'best Hyatt in London' a lot...