American Airlines has some off peak times noted in their award chart. Business and First Class cabins don’t change, but Economy does. Notably the SAAver award for South America Region 2 as well as Europe goes from 30k miles to…
Where Can I Pet a Baby Lion / Tiger / Cheetah / Big Cat?
Spoiler alert: the only real place to do this ethically is in some type of volunteer program. You can volunteer with cheetahs at a breeding and conservation project ran by some friends I visited and did a 2 week program…
Here’s How To Get Bank Of America To Pay You $23 For Flying To Hawaii
Darius at Million Mile Secrets recently applied for and received 5 personal Alaska Airlines cards at once from Bank of America. I actually rarely get the same card multiple times (churn) since there are so many out there anyway, and…
What To Do On A Layover In Qatar?
It seems a common question for people to ask what to do on a layover in Qatar, as I’m not alone in having a fairly long one there. On my first time through to Abu Dhabi from South Africa, I…
What Sounds Do Cheetahs Make?
I’m still in the process of writing up my cheetah experience, but thought I’d post up a fun video for now! Here are the many sounds that come out of these spotted cats.
Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours
My friends and I went on one of the walking tours from Forbidden Vancouver. I think it may have been the last of the season? I found them on TripAdvisor and they did not disappoint, I can’t say I’ve had…
Flight Review: CX749 Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Business Class Hong Kong to Johannesburg
A few hours after completing my 16 hour flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, I caught this flight to continue on from HKG to Johannesburg. Nice seats; same type of plane. Menu and yummies: I had the prawns for dinner.…
Going On The Boeing Factory Tour
I visited the Boeing factory in Everett, WA – just a short 30 minute trip from downtown Seattle. For my car enthusiast readers I’ll note that Seattle is also home to Dirtfish Rally School in Snoqualimie and a couple hours away…
Kartódromo International Granja Viana Kart Track – Sao Paulo, Brazil
I wasn’t able to visit Interlagos for the circuit or the kart track – it was undergoing renovations while I was in Brazil. However, I was able to find a pretty serious outdoor kart track online, the Granja Viana International…
Visiting the Seattle Pinball Museum
I checked out the Seattle Pinball Museum – hoping to play some Addams Family given that it’s been a long time since I’ve played this game – plus I wouldn’t think it possible for a museum to not include it. …
