by Andy | Jun 12, 2014 | Asia, Hong Kong, Travel, Trip Reports
Hong Kong is an energetic melting pot of the western world and the Far East. There’s no city quite like it. I don’t think it’d be out of bounds to call it a gateway to modern Asia in fact. A British colony until 1999, it is now...
by Andy | Jun 11, 2014 | Asia, Cathay Pacific, First, Hong Kong, Travel, Trip Reports
Back in 2012 I decided to get into the points and miles game. I had many e-mentors in my journey, among them Gary Leff, Ben, and Chris Guillebeau (I talk more about my travel inspiration in this post). I had taken a few small trips here and there, and,...
by Andy | Apr 15, 2014 | Asia, China, Travel, Trip Reports
No visit to Beijing is complete without spending at least 3-4 days there. I completely whiffed on that one, spending a total of about 40 hours in Beijing. But another thing everyone says you have to visit is the Forbidden City. Located in the middle...
by Andy | Apr 10, 2014 | Asia, China, Travel, Trip Reports
My dear faithful readers (hi Mom!), I apologize for my delay. My duties as a frequent flyer got in the way of my trip report, for which I apologize somewhat half-heartedly, as I did a really enjoyable mileage jog to Easter Island over the weekend. If...
by Andy | Mar 26, 2014 | Asia, China, Travel, Trip Reports
This is one of those posts that I almost dislike writing, because I know I won’t do it justice. Let me put it into small words for you: go to the Great Wall of China. If it’s not on your bucket list, it should be. Getting there I arrived at...
by Andy | Mar 17, 2014 | American Airlines, Asia, Business, China, Travel, Trip Reports
A Correction Last post, I mentioned that I would be using British Airways Avios points to get to Philadelphia to begin my trip. In looking over my notes, I got confused with a more recent trip I took to Costa Rica (for which I used Avios). I updated...
