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Six Initial Thoughts on My Trip Around the World

BySean October 22, 2014January 1, 2024

After two weeks and just under 22,000 miles of travel around the world, I’m finally getting acclimated to the real world after arriving back in Washington from Tokyo last week. I’d initially planned to publish trip reports as I went on this trip, but after a pretty intense first few days of Oktoberfest in Munich, that whole…

An Around the World Trip — Introduction

BySean October 1, 2014December 19, 2014

As I previously wrote, I will be embarking on a two-week journey around the World starting tonight. While I’m meeting twelve other friends in Munich, two of them will be joining me for our exploits in Asia. Though we all have somewhat different flights, we all did manage to get on the same THAI flight…

Ten Tips for Planning an Oktoberfest Trip to Munich

BySean September 26, 2014September 26, 2014

My favorite trip of the year is always my annual pilgrimage to Munich for the World’s largest festival — Oktoberfest! This will be the fifth year in a row that I’ve attended the Wiesn in Germany, so I’ve learned on the fly, but at this point, I think I know what I’m doing pretty well. Oktoberfest…

Vegas Baby! For BAcon!

BySean September 18, 2014September 18, 2014

I’m writing this post from about 35,000 feet on a US Airways flight somewhere in between Washington’s Reagan National Airport and Phoenix en route to Las Vegas! I’m heading out to the desert with my girlfriend in tow for this weekend’s Boarding Area blogger Conference… better known as BAcon! The primary reason for the…

Two Days in Melbourne and the Park Hyatt Melbourne

BySean July 31, 2014September 4, 2014

We spent three nights at the Park Hyatt Melbourne, where we watched Auburn play in the BCS National Championship Game before touring the city.

Five Days in Sydney: Days One and Two

BySean July 9, 2014September 4, 2014

During our first two days in Sydney, we took a free walking tour of the city, had dinner in the Rocks, took a ferry to Manly Beach, and spent an evening in Darling Harbour.

Fifteen Days in Australia – Planning

BySean July 2, 2014September 4, 2014

Flying to Australia on frequent flyer miles in the Winter is no small feat. I used United miles to fly between the USA and Sydney in United Global First Class. Domestic Australia flights on Virgin Atlantic and Qantas were planned with British Airways Avios, American Airlines miles, and cash.

Fifteen Days in Australia – Introduction

BySean June 25, 2014September 4, 2014

An introduction to my fifteen day adventure Down Under to visit Sydney for New Years Eve; Cairns; a dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea; and Melbourne — and of course getting there in United Global First Class!

Review: JW Marriott Rio de Janeiro

BySean June 22, 2014

When I was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Labor Day weekend, I had a fantastic three night stay at the JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro, right in the middle of Copacabana Beach. The rooftop stole the show at this great property.

Driving the West Coast of County Clare, the Cliffs of Moher, and Bunratty Meadows B&B

BySean June 11, 2014

We drove the west coast of County Clare to the Cliffs of Moher. We then went to Doolin for a cruise of the Cliffs of Moher, followed by a night at Bunratty Meadows Bed & Breakfast in Bunratty, near Shannon.