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Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
A quick stopover in Dubai! We went to the Dubai Mall and went to the top of Burj Khalifa!
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Etihad Business Class: AUH-MNL
We used 40,000 American Airline Miles to book Abu-Dhabi to Manila in Etihad Business Class. It was a great deal for a 9-hour flight back home!
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A380 Adventure: Etihad First Class Apartments & Abu Dhabi First Class Lounge.
The time has finally come. After all the hours of planning and booking, it was time for our Etihad A380 Apartments flight. As I’ve written before, this whole crazy A380 adventure came about when I saw availability in the Abu Dhabi – London flight. Along with some friends, I secured us several tickets in First & […]
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Park Hyatt Dubai
As soon as we landed, we took a taxi to our home for the next two days, Park Hyatt Dubai. We booked a room using points + cash which cost 12,500 points + $125. I then used a Diamond Suite Upgrade to ensure we get a suite. The room would retail for about $1000 so […]
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Exploring the Seven Emirates!
Finally, we landed in Dubai! This is where we would meet up with our friends as we explore the Seven Emirates! We took a cab to our hotel, Park Hyatt Dubai. I booked our room using cash and points and applied a Diamond Suite Upgrade. Aside from the amazing flights we have taken using miles, […]
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A380 Adventure: Qatar First Class & The Al Safwa Lounge.
After arriving in Bangkok, I quickly made my way to a Qatar Airways desk to get my boarding pass for our next flight, which would take us to Doha to experience the newly built Al Safwa First Class lounge and onwards to Dubai, our next destination. Soon enough, it was time to board! Unlike Singapore […]
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The Great A380 Adventure. Apartments, Suites and More!
The Airbus 380 has always fascinated me. I’ve been lucky enough to fly this amazing aircraft before and after each flight, I end up wanting more. So far, I’ve flown First or Business on the A380 with Korean, China Southern, Thai and Malaysian. With that said, it’s been a goal of mine to try out […]
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Nairobi, Kenya.
From Dubai, my travels would take me to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and then to Nairobi Kenya via Ethiopian Airways. Slept most of both flights. Finally, we landed in Nairobi a little bit after lunch. I headed straight to immigration where I had a pretty interesting dialogue with the immigration officer. Officer: How long will you […]
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
After a quick 60 hours in Manila, it was time to head back to Venice. But first, I had several stopovers. Next stop, Dubai! My routing would take me Manila to Bangkok and then to Dubai via Thai Airways, my favorite airline. The flight to Bangkok was uneventful as I slept most of the way, […]