things you should do on Earth
I was surprised how expensive hotels are in Dublin. If you’re looking for a place to stay around Dublin city center, expect to pay $250+ per night. That’s just the starting point for hotel pricing, the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel was $400/night…if you used cash. …
I booked an actual hotel for the next night after the capsule hotel but in Japan it’s RARE to have early check-in. I got up early and was checked out of the capsule hotel by 07:00. From Osaka, it’s only an hour train ride to …
Dublin Airport (DUB) is absolute chaos. From arriving to departing, it’s an airport I’ll definitely avoid in the future when possible.
Malbork castle is the largest castle in the world by land size and by the amount of bricks used to build this behemoth. Best part, you can wander around unsupervised.
After arriving in Iceland from Los Angeles, I had 19-hours to kill before arriving continuing to Dublin. The plan: Rent-a-car, hangout in the Blue Lagoon, eat at Habibi, sleep in the car and then go to the airport. Most of that plan failed.
If you’re licensed in the US to drive a vehicle, you can drive in Iceland without any additional paperwork. It seems crazy but you can. Even if you have no idea what the street signs mean and and how “roundabouts” work, you can legally drive …
Wow! This flight was budget. I got a one-way ticket from Los Angeles to Dublin (with a 19 hour layover in Iceland) for $330. That price included seat selection (7A window sea), priority boarding and a carry-on bag.
You can see all of Disneyland Hong Kong in a day. The lines are much smaller than the Disneyland in Los Angeles. This means you won’t need a hotel and can take a day trip from Hong Kong.
This is going to sound unbelievable, but it’s true! If you go on the Kirin Beer Factory Tour they give you free beer and snacks at the tour.
It’s very difficult to find premium award space with Qantas. That seems strange considering how empty the business class cabin was on this flight. I lucked out and found availability for two seats in Business class 12/23/16 from Los Angeles to Sydney on Qantas. Those …