Introduction We had a 1 night layover in Dubai on our way to the Seychelles. We were landing at 8PM and flying out at 10AM. I initially booked the Grand Hyatt since it was close to the airport, but changed it to the Sheraton Dubai because a) I wanted to check out the Mall of […]
TL;DR – Just like all the A380 reviews minus the shower Introduction We took this flight while returning from our South Africa trip in summer of 2015. The entire leg CPT-DXB-SFO-SEA cost me 100K Alaska miles. This review is for the CPT-DXB leg. Also, I’m all about perspective. If this was my first and only First […]
TL;DR – The shower experience IS worth the hype! Introduction We flew the Emirates A380 from Dubai to San Francisco while returning from our South Africa trip in summer of 2015. The entire leg CPT-DXB-SFO-SEA cost me 100K Alaska miles. This review is for the DXB-SFO leg. The CPT-DXB leg is coming later. Also, I’m all […]
When the wife and I travel overseas, we don’t just go to 1 location. It’s usually 2 or 3 locations. That’s mainly because the award routing rules let you do that, so why not take advantage of them? The main destination of this trip was a safari in South Africa of course. Why South Africa […]
Introduction We were in Dubai for 36 hours, but really, we only had 1 full day. I would have liked to have stayed 2 nights (we missed the Emirates Mall with the ski slope.) Afternoon Tea at the Burj al Arab I had booked the 1pm reservation 3 months in advance due to Lucky’s recommendation. […]