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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Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui, Chile doesn’t have a whole lot of selection in terms of places to stay. Accomodation can be limited thanks to high travel demand, and the sheer isolation of this island away from the mainland of Chile. For our five day stay in Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile, we aimed for a convenient location very close to the main areas of Hanga Roa. We ended up at the… Read More
There is only one way to get to the remote Easter Island by plane and that is on LATAM’s Santiago – Easter Island service which occasionally continues onto Papeete, French Polynesia. Easter Island is among the world’s most remote islands, being situated in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean and located 2,355 miles from Santiago and 2,644 miles from French Polynesia. It’s home to the nine hundred Easter Island Moai’s that… Read More
The southern city of Santiago, Chile in South America is a long ways from home in North America. With LATAM having a dominant share in air market in the Southern American airspace, they were pretty much the “go to carrier” when flying to and from Santiago, Chile. Our long haul flight with LATAM would have us departing Mexico City to Santiago, eventually connecting onward to Easter Island. Review: LATAM Preferente Business Class… Read More
Mexico City is an international destination that is located a fair distance from many parts of the world; the America’s, South America and Europe. Being the capital city for the Republic of Mexico, it’s got to have a decent international lounge available for it’s many visitors. On our travels, we visited the home of One World international departures in the Iberia Business Premier GIS Lounge. Review: Iberia Business, Premium Traveller GIS –… Read More
Mexico City has a lot of sights to see within its central area. During our short visit, the best way for us to taking the most sights in a short period of time was through the convenient Hop On Hop Off bus that toured its way around the center of Mexico City. We spent the day taking in Mexico City’s sights; learning about old world monuments amid a new world environment. Activity:… Read More
Mexico City in Mexico has a wonderful selection of world class restaurants. The restaurant Quintonil has made it onto the San Pelligrino Top 50 Restaurants as one of the world’ best eating establishments. Unlike its competitor Pujol that offers a ten course onemakase taco tasting concept, Quintnil offers a more a la carte experience. Read on to see how our visit experience fared. Review: Quintonil Restaurant, Mexico City, Mexico. The dinner plans… Read More
Mexico City in Mexico has a wonderful selection of world class restaurants. The restaurant Pujol has made it onto the San Pelligrino Top 50 Restaurants as one of the world’ best eating establishments. Pujol offers a ten course onemakase taco tasting concept. Our visit to Pujol was indeed world class as the restaurant lived up to it’s excellent reputation. Review: Pujol Restaurant, Mexico City, Mexico. As many foodies are discovering, Mexico City… Read More
For our three day stay in Mexico City, we were fortunate to be experiencing a city with a lot of interesting hotel options. We would end up a the W Mexico City which had an excellent location that was walkable to most attractions in the upscale Polanco neighborhood, and conveniently located near the Hop On – Hop Off bus allowing for some easy sightseeing. Review: The W Mexico City, Polanco, CDMX, Mexico… Read More
Alaska Airlines was an unusual choice to fly from the United States to Mexico City. We ended up using them thanks to the use of a companion fare, a complimentary upgrade into First Class courtesy of Alaska Mileage Plan MVP status and earning into their terrific Alaska Mileage Plan frequent flier program. Our travels to Mexico City had a few bumps along the way. Read on to see how we fared on… Read More
Our layover at the San Francisco International Airport had us requiring a night of accommodation in order to get from Canada to Mexico. Being regular consumers of the Marriott brand, we ended up with a choice between the Westin San Francisco International Airport and the aLoft San Francisco Airport. Thanks to a nearly equal rate, we ended up at the Westin San Francisco. Despite it being an older hotel, we were pretty… Read More
Alaska Airlines operates a large hub of activity from it’s home in the lower states from Seattle Tacoma International Airport. As Canadian travellers who fly Alaska Airlines, we frequently find ourselves connecting through busy Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Today’s connection experience had us departing from the old North Satellite Terminal, which at the time was a pretty utilitarian experience. Review: Alaska Airlines B737-8, Seattle Tacoma International Airport – San Francisco International Airport… Read More
The islands of the South Pacific are among the hardest in the world to get to using frequent flier reward miles. In particular, Easter Island in Chile had escaped me for a substantial amount of time. With a remote physical location in the world, a lack of airlines serving Rapa Nui (the Polynesian name for Easter Island), and limited airline alliances that allow for connectivity to and from this area, it’s a… Read More
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