In 2011 I met a wonderful person: my friend from Argentina who would become one of my closest confidantes and later one of my college roommates. Later down the line, life moved us apart. I moved from NYC to Seattle and she moved back to her home country of Argentina. Continue reading “Review: American Airlines Business Class 777-200 – NYC to Buenos Aires”
When working towards FIRE, I at times thought that any money that wasn’t optimized was wasted because it didn’t go towards my end goal. For example, if I bought a plane ticket and the next day (for some reason) the cost of that ticket dropped 20%, I thought my decision was suboptimal. Continue reading “How My Definition Of ‘Optimal’ Has Changed In Retirement”
Welcome back! Last week we went through my 6 hour flight from Phuket, Thailand to Abu Dhabi, UAE in Etihad Business Class and today we’re finishing up the journey. Here’s what happened next:
Continue reading “Review: 21 Hours In Etihad Business Class (Part 2) – Abu Dhabi To NYC On A 787 Dreamliner”
Back in the pre-pandemic times, my Mom and I booked a trip on the ridiculous Etihad First Class Apartments during my whirlwind retirement victory lap, which was scheduled to happen in Fall 2020. We couldn’t imagine having an entire bed and couch to ourselves…at 35,000 feet. Wild.
I’m writing this while watching the sun rise over the sea in Phuket, Thailand. I’m gazing at the bright stars and listening to the waves. My bird friends have started awakening – including a rooster in the far distance ๐ . Welcome to Thailand! Continue reading “The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap”
Welcome back! Last week we went through my 19 hour flight from JFK to Singaporeย and today we’re finishing up the journey. Here’s what happened next:
Continue reading “Review: Singapore Air 737 MAX Business Class AKA “The Throne””
It was February 2020 and Young Purple was naive ๐ . As the world started to shut down, my Mom and I were discussing a trip to Thailand we had been planning for years that was going to take place in February 2021. As of February 2020 (when we had no idea that this pandemic would last more than two years), we decided to start booking our trip. Continue reading “Review: The World’s Longest Flight – 19 Hours In Singapore Air Business Class”
My Mom and I love to travel. Growing up, travel for us consisted of the 90s stereotype: road trips with 5 people stuffed into a sedan AKA my nightmare ๐ . However, when I was in college, my Mom got a job at an airline and a whole new world opened up to us ๐ . Continue reading “Cancelling My International Retirement Travel: Credits, Points and Money Lost”