Monthly Archive: February 2016

Cathay Pacific First Class 5

Cathay Pacific First Class: CGK-HKG-SFO

Travel interruptions are very unpredictable and I was faced with canceling a Singapore Airlines First Class award ticket on my recent trip. I was very lucky the redeposit fees to cancel the ticket are only $30 which is the lowest I’ve heard of unless you have elite status with an airline. With...

Sunrise from ANA 777 2

Credit Card Application Batch – January 2016

Last month I decided to apply for 3 more credit cards as I continue to buildup and diversify my point/mile balances. I applied and was approved for the following cards: Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard ($89/yr, not waived 1st year): -50,000 Hawaiian Airlines miles after spending $1,000 in 90 days (this offer is...

Sydney 1

Sprint Global Roaming in Australia, Hong Kong & Indonesia

I’ve put Sprint’s Global Roaming plan to use over the past year. The most shocking result is that all data services have operated at 3G speeds rather than the advertised 2G speeds which is a huge advantage over T-Mobile. At this point in time, Sprint is the only carrier in...

Jakarta 0

Indonesian Airlines Reviewed: Citilink & Garuda Indonesia

Citilink DPS-SUB A320 Economy Class: Checking in for my Citilink flight from Bali to Surabaya was very easy and I was able to check one bag up to 20kg for free. After clearing security I was at my boarding gate. The gate lead to a bus to take us out...