The next day, we were headed off deep into the woods – to Jacatra Pension, middle-of-nowhere Hokkaido, and so on. We were going to drive through the mountains in the center, which bode awesome for my driving enjoyment. But first,…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 3
After we were done with Noboribetsu, we headed off to Sapporo. The plan was to cut through the mountains, going through some very, very fun roads (sadly, seeing as I didn’t have a Subaru WRX STi or a Lancer Evolution,…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 2
After we picked up our little Honda Fit, we had a few hours to burn before we were heading to dinner at an izakaya by the sea. (Footnote: Hokkaido has amazing food. Its reputation is well-deserved). So I thought, what…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 1
During this trip, we finally managed to check off a place on the list of places in Japan I absolutely must visit. Having been there an innumerable amount of times, I have tended to stick to the Kansai area (Kyoto,…
Another LifeMiles promo is on!
LifeMiles is probably one of my most love/hated frequent flyer programs. Their redemptions are painful as hell at http://www.lifemiles.com, since you cannot book mixed-class redemptions (so if you’re trying to book business class, every single segment must be available), which…
Qatar joins oneworld Oct 30 – but bookings via Avios already available
One of the most desirable things in flying these days is to try to snap up some of the Middle Eastern carriers into some kind of an alliance. Emirates, Qatar, Etihad – they cover a LOT of routes that are…
Hertz Five Star status for Amex Platinum cardholders!
Looks like Hertz is introducing a new benefit for Amex Platinum cardholders. Since the default level has always been Hertz Gold, and that has slowly gone from $50/year to free, this isn’t really a benefit of any sort anymore; so…