My name was 45 out of 50 on the upgrade request list for my flight from BOS to LAX. I had the chance to upgrade for 15k points and chose not to; had I known this flight was 6.5 hours, I might have chosen otherwise. Nevertheless, I was happily relegated to the back where no […]

I saw it on the specials menu. No ingredients, no description, just the name “Fish Cake Club” and an $11 price tag next to it, making it pretty much the most expensive item in the restaurant. I only wanted eggs and bacon for brunch this Sunday, but with my family egging me on, a Fish […]

Where to have lunch in Boston… it seemed like such an easy question, but having lived abroad for 2 years, I really wasn’t sure about an answer. Compounded with the fact that the person I was meeting (Josh Chaim – a friend from Beijing who was in town for business) wasn’t too familiar with the […]

I stayed up all night for my flight to Boston from Beijing. I wanted to start adjusting to the time difference before I left China, and an all-nighter provides a great platform to do so. Check-in, have a beer on the way to security (you can BYOB in the airport) hit up the lounge for […]