I’ll be honest — I didn’t think a train ride could genuinely compete with a flight for drama. Then I watched this and reconsidered everything. This is a...
You’ve probably already seen Moo Deng somewhere on the internet. The pygmy hippopotamus that broke social media in late 2024, spawned a thousand memes, and single...
There are ryokans and then there is Asaba. I don’t say that lightly — Japan has thousands of traditional inns, some of them genuinely extraordinary, and the word...
✈️ Flights, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇯🇵 Japan
Garuda Indonesia first class on the presidential jet – Bali to Tokyo
I’ll be honest — I didn’t even know Garuda Indonesia had a first class product until about a week before writing this. Most people outside Southeast Asia...
🏩 Hotels & Resorts, 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
Westin Bora Bora Resort and Spa – overwater villas, Mount Otemanu views and how to get there
Bora Bora is one of those destinations that people spend years building toward — the kind of place that ends up on a list and stays there until you finally commit. The...
🏩 Hotels & Resorts, 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Bvlgari Resort Bali – Italian cliffside luxury 150 metres above the Indian Ocean
Bvlgari Resort Bali opened in September 2006 and has spent nearly two decades being used as the reference point for what a clifftop resort in Bali can be. The comparison...
🏰 Places, 🇹🇭 Thailand
Safari World Bangkok – Thailand’s biggest open zoo, both parks covered honestly
Safari World Bangkok is the kind of place that sounds too good to be true on paper — an open-drive safari where you pass freely roaming lions, tigers, giraffes, and...
✈️ Flights, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Thai Airways Royal First Class – Bangkok to London on the Boeing 777
Thai Airways is one of those airlines that generates strong opinions in the frequent flyer community. The hard product on the 777 Royal First Class is old — a 2-2...
🏩 Hotels & Resorts, 🇯🇵 Japan
Capella Kyoto – inside Japan’s newest ultra-luxury hotel in the heart of the geisha district
Capella Kyoto opened on March 22, 2026 — which means this vlog, filmed in late April 2026, is about five weeks into the hotel’s life. The property was still warm...
🏩 Hotels & Resorts, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Badrutt’s Palace Hotel St. Moritz – the hotel that invented Alpine winter tourism
There are hotels that are famous, and then there are hotels that invented the concept of what they’re famous for. Badrutt’s Palace Hotel is in the second...
