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    I am just south of Bangkok on SQ21, with a little more than an hour to go enroute to Singapore. This is my second time flying the long flight to/from Newark, and perhaps my tenth time in a business or first cabin on Singapore.  Recall that this flight, the longest scheduled flight in [...]

Overview: A solid, upper-mid-scale hotel; “W”-lite vibe Strengths: New, good service, room size Drawbacks: Fringe location I had the perfect quick trip planned for Chicago…which unfortunately largely unraveled at the last minute. Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago is one of my top-ten favorite restaurants in the world.  Something about it just resonates exceptionally well with me.  [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion In the weeks that have passed since our trip, one of the [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion Our flight home from Paris was going to be the longest daytime flight our kids had ever taken.  I [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion My wife and I are fortunate to have visited Paris a number of times previously.  That presents a dilemma [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion Traveling as a family of four (including kids aged 8 and 5), the rules of the road for this [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion Overview: A very large hotel, mainly designed to cater to conference guests Strengths: Located on the Metro’s Number 1 [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion Having agreed to go and established the week that we wanted to travel, I set out to find business [...]

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Air France Business Class (777) Part 3 – Le Meridien Etoile Part 4 – Our Approach to Paris with Kids Part 5 – Dining Part 6 – Air France Business Class (A380) Part 7 – Conclusion To me, exposing my children to cultures all around the world at as young of an age as possible [...]

Overview: An acceptable mid-range hotel in London Strengths: Iconic public areas, size of rooms Drawbacks: A few service lapses (though nothing major), rooms uninspired Unlike my last visit to London, for my most recent trip, I had the benefit of a bit of advanced planning. I carefully reviewed my company’s approved hotel list, and picked [...]