After flying Turkish Airlines TK6 from Chicago to Istanbul, and spending some time in the Turkish Airlines lounge, I was off to Manila on Turkish Airlines TK84. This was done on a 777-300ER as I’ve been on before for Turkish…
Turkish Airlines Lost Luggage vs. United Lost Luggage
Per my SkyHops map, I’ve flown quite a few times. The pre-2011 stuff was largely done checking in my bags as well, I didn’t convert to a carry on until 2011 and working for IBM. I can only recall losing…
Turkish Airlines TK6 Business Class Flight Review: Chicago to Istanbul ORD IST
Continuing a decent string of Turkish Airlines Flight Reviews I’ve had lately, here’s a new one, and a first – going from my home airport of Chicago O’Hare ORD directly to IST. Well kind of directly, it was snowing out…
Karting Abu Dhabi at Al Forsan International Sports Resort Raceway
Al Forsan International Sports Resort is located just a bit west of the Abu Dhabi International Airport. They have wakeboarding (background of this pic) and other water activities, shooting, equestrian activities, and all the other regular sports; they also have…
Can an American Rent a Car in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, the UAE?
First off I’ll say – what kind of fool would wait until the last minute to rent a car? Well that’s me! I thought it would be easier than it was, basically because there were rental places all around each…
Dubai Kartdrome: Outdoor Track Karting In Dubai
Looking for some of the best karting in Dubai? The Dubai Kartdrome is close to the Dubai Autodrome – but not really a walk. I took a taxi and to the Autodrome and did a Review of the Easy Drift…
Flight Review: Turkish Airlines TK868 Economy Class A321 Istanbul to Abu Dhabi
I flew on the Turkish Airlines TK868 Economy Class flight from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi. I flew economy on the 32B (the Turkish configured Airbus A321) – I ended up with seat 9C behind the exit row, for this 5…
Things to Do in Dubai: Dubai Kartdrome – Dubai Karting Indoor Track
Looking for things to do in Dubai? The Dubai Kartdrome has an indoor karting track. It is a short walk from the outdoor track. If you are at the outdoor track, you can basically walk to the exit of the…
Flight Review: Turkish Airlines TK5 Business Class B777-300ER Istanbul to Chicago
I flew Turkish Airlines TK5 Business Class from Istanbul to Chicago on May 8th, 2016. No pictures and unfortunately a quick short stay at the airport – so I didn’t have too much time before this flight in the amazing…
Revisiting the Drift Karts at Ferrari World
My buddy Josh and I visited Ferrari World last year. I went again this year, and they do have a new coaster open which people seem to enjoy – but I really just came to see how much karting I’d…