Category: Reviews

So my Partner loves trains 🙂 . I try to incorporate them into our travel plans as much as I can because he loves them so much.

That has led to some fun adventures, such as taking a sleeper train up the west coast of the US (even though it’s much slower and more expensive 😉 ) and taking trains around Europe this past fall. I also found individual sleeper cars in trains to be a good alternate pandemic travel solution.

Continue reading ““Is It Worth It?” Green Class Tickets On The Shinkansen Bullet Train” →

During my latest Japan adventure, my Mom and I flew into Tokyo since it was a direct flight from LA. We planned to stay there for a few days to acclimate to the new time zone before heading off with the main goal of seeing the 75th Annual Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan.

Continue reading “Review: Mt. Fuji & Hakone Full-Day Tour From Tokyo, Japan” →

For the past 12 years I used TripCase to organize my travel plans. When I retired in 2020 and became a full-time nomad, TripCase was the only reason I wasn’t lost in the wilderness given all of the things I needed to juggle in order to have a smooth experience moving around the globe every month.

But because all good things must end, TripCase is sunsetting and closing its app on April 1, 2025, so it’s time to say goodbye to the most helpful app I use that’s also been in my life the longest. You will be missed TripCase. Continue reading “TripIt: The Best Travel App (To Replace TripCase)” →

We’ve finally reached the end of this saga. This is a recap of flight 3/3 with IcelandAir that I booked on one $940 USD ticket that basically ended up costing me $293.90 USD because my first flight was delayed and I applied for and received $646.10 USD as a result of EU Regulation 261/2004. Continue reading “Review: IcelandAir – Amsterdam, The Netherlands to NYC” →

Here we go again 🙂 . This is a recap of my 2nd of 3 flights with IcelandAir that I booked on one $940 USD ticket. It basically ended up costing me $293.90 USD after my first flight was delayed and I applied for and received $646.10 USD as a result of EU Regulation 261/2004. Not bad for an EU law I didn’t know existed and 30 seconds of work 🙂 .

Continue reading “Review: IcelandAir – Reykjavík, Iceland to Zürich, Switzerland” →

My adventures trying new airlines around the world continues! This time I’m taking on KLM whose full name is “KLM Royal Dutch Airlines” – fancyyy! Learning their full name led me down a rabbit hole where I discovered that The Netherlands currently has a monarchy and a King – I didn’t see that coming.

But learning about random royalty aside, I was curious to fly KLM and compare them to the many other new-to-me airlines I’ve been flying around the world recently. So let’s see how they stack up! Continue reading “Review: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – Bologna, Italy to Amsterdam, The Netherlands” →