World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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Qantas Airlines offers some of the most consistent and terrific lounges in Australia and around the world. If you’re lucky enough to find yourself with the ability to access one, make sure you take advantage and savour the food and wine program found with each location. Our visit to the Qantas Business Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal Three allowed us the opportunity to enjoy the Gin and Tonic Bar, and relax before… Read More
There are times when you visit a city that you just don’t get enough out of it as you had hoped. During this visit, I turned exceptionally ill. This prevented me from all of the activities that I had hoped, while we stayed in one of the most expensive tourist cities in the world. Despite this, I managed to get out and see a little of what London had to offier. City… Read More
When you’re only in town for a quick stay, there is nothing more important than “location” when it comes to your choice of hotels. The Le Meridien Piccadilly was well located just steps from Piccadilly Circus in Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. Our brief stay at the property would allow us to get the most out of our two day London stopover. Review: Le Meridien Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom “An exceptionally centrally located… Read More
One of the hardest flights for me to find reward availability on was this flight on British Airways Marrakech – London. Through some flexible searching, I was able to locate two award seats on Alaska Mileage Plan, eventually connecting onwards to British Airways First Class London Vancouver. How would this North Africa – Europe award redemption rate in terms of features and service? Read on to find out… Review: British Airways Club… Read More
Our trip departing Morocco allowed us the opportunity to test out The Pearl Lounge in the international departures hall of the Marrakech Menara International Airport. To our surprise, the lounge was a nicely appointed place to relax prior to our flight, that was only marked with some wine that was a little warm to our tastes. Read on to see how our visit experience was… Review: The Pearl Lounge, Marrakech Menara International… Read More
Marrakech, Morocco has a tremendous amount of riads and super luxury hotels that compete for indulgence on a world class scale. Sometimes though, you just need a hotel on your way in and out of Marrakech or perhaps something less over the top indulgent. The Le Meridien N’Fis Marrakech comes in perfectly in these circumstances. Read on to see how our experience with this property fared… Review: Le Meridien N’Fis, Marrakech, Morocco… Read More
Travelling by car through Morocco is a unique travel experience. The sheer volume of scenery that can be captured within the boundaries of Morocco is stunning and outstanding. The main challenge is finding time to explore it all in the short travel times you have. We’d drive over five hundred kilometres across the country, taking in large and small towns today. Activity: Overland Travel from Mhamid to Marrakech, Morocco It was departure… Read More
There are a few luxury travel experiences in the world… staying in an overwater villa, travelling in international first class in a long haul flight in a jumbo jet. Adding to this list is experiencing the sand dunes of Africa. There is nothing more interesting than spending time in the desert; the mountains of san, the serenity and the activities all lead to a unique experience that can only be enjoyed in… Read More
At times, the only way to get from one place to another is to take the highway and get there by car. In the case of travel in Morocco, this often means a paved highway nearer the larger cities, and rougher roads more passable by truck in the more rural regions. We would tackle a long and picturesque drive by truck through Morocco allowing a bit of insight into this North African… Read More
It’s pretty unusual to get a wonderful and decadent lunch in the middle of Marrakech Morocco. Today’s excursion was highlighted by a need to see the Aman Jenna Resort, which has been the home to many movies set in exotic locations. We would take a scouting trip to the resort while we enjoyed a terrific lunch. Review: Lunch at Aman Jenna, Marrakech, Morocco Having done all the shopping we’d ever wanted, and… Read More
Marrakech is full of surprises and today’s surprise led us to a pleasant walk around the square, followed by an discovery of the Secret Garden “Le Jardin Secret” in the middle of the walled city. The Secret Garden exists in the middle of the Marrakech walled city and is a neat experience just waiting to be discovered. City Visit: Finding the Secret Garden Outside the Jemma El Fnaa Square, Marrakech, Morocco. We… Read More
The Jemma El – Fnaa Square in Marrakech marks one of the key attractions in Marrakech. The square has been a trading ground for hundreds of years and has consequently, it has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status. We would end up walking through the walled city of Marrakech for our first exploration of this terrific square and a taste of Morocco. City Visit: Walking to Jemaa El Fnaa Square in… Read More
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