Monthly Archives: December 2018

Trip de Americae: Singapore Airlines SQ007 777-300ER LAX – ICN Business Class

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Finally, the last journey on this whirlwind trip, heading back to my home, Singapore, who else could it be, of course, Singapore Airlines. I will be flying back home on their Business or J Class on board their 777. SQ007 will take me back home to Singapore via Incheon, South Korea. I am so looking forward to be back in their business class after a trying out the more older product 2 years back. Many people have said that the business class on board Singapore Airlines is so much better than what other airlines offered on First. With plenty of time left after leaving the lounge, I roam about the gorgeous Tom Bradley International Terminal for a while before heading to the gate. As I told you earlier, the check in process was crap and it turns out to be just a little beginning to what comes next!

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Trip de Americae: Korean Airlines Lounge LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal

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I had plenty of time left prior to my boarding time after leaving the Star Alliance Lounge which I have shared on in the previous post. There are actually plenty of lounges in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, there is a Etihad, Qantas, Oneworld, Emirates and also a Korean Air Lounge. Seeing that the KAL is under the Priority Pass Program, I decided to check it out. In case if you are not flying any premium cabins out of TBIT or have loyalty membership, this is the lounge that you will be able to use, if you have a Priority Pass membership. I have an unlimited access from my Standard Chartered Card and took full use of it. The Korean Air Lounge is located on the 5th floor, one level below the Star Alliance Lounge.

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Trip de Americae: Star Alliance Lounge LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal

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Although the bulk of the lounges are operated by the members airlines in the Star Alliance network, there are still a couple of them that are open themselves by Star Alliance itself. I have previously visited the First Class and Business Class Star Alliance lounge in Paris, so check them out if you would like. There are currently 7 Star Alliance lounge in the world in LA, Paris, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Nagoya and Buenos Aires. And the 8th is coming in 2019 in Amsterdam! Coming from my last city in this around the world affair that I had back last year, I was flying back in Singapore Airlines Business class back to Singapore from LA. I arrived in the airport right at noon, roughly about 3-4 hours early, giving me plenty of time to check out the lounge and one of the more gorgeous airport in the States, Tom Bradley International Terminal!

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Trip de Americae: How Much did I Spend for 25 Days in USA?

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As it comes towards the end of another trip report, and the end of this trip, I had come to a point to see how much I actually did spend on this trip. Furthermore, I find that it is nice to share how much I spend in case you are trying to plan a similar trip. As with the one I did previously for my Europe part, I will split up the post to a few main sections. Transportation, Accommodations, Attractions and for Shopping. I will not include the amount on shopping that I spend as it differs from people to people. United States is definitely not a cheap place to travel to, given their standard of living as well as their taxes, which I will share more later on in the post!

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Trip de Americae: Los Angeles

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Finally, I have come to the last city in this trip report of mine. It have been a good round the world trip for the past few months. Starting out in Frankfurt on the 10th of October. Here it is, in december, with the festive period just round the corner. I have finally come to the last city of my trip! Los Angeles! The city of Angels! I’m so excited to finally be here, after all, it is a thing to finally come to LA. Where people often brag how chill lax and how vibrant this place is. LA is also said to be extremely diverse, and it is such a huge city that many district are so different from each other. Of course, I am so excited to finally check out hollywood! Some of the places that I check out while in Los Angeles includes Santa Monica, Hollywood, Downtown I even went to a gun range which I have shared on that earlier. It is more of a chill stay before I finally head back home! Follow me on my last city in Trip de Americae!

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Trip de Americae: Shooting Experience @ Los Angeles Gun Club

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Watching too many action movies like Mission Impossible or Die Hard? Or the classic HK Police dramas and TV series that you have been harp on since your. I am sure that you would like to try your hands at one of the guns that you have been seeing on your tv and movie screen. For the people like us, who lives in a strict gun control place such as Singapore, one of the way that you can try firing a firearm would be when you are in the United States! Although the guys us, do get to have an experience when we are serving in the military. However I sure did enjoying shooting my glock and beretta without the need to clean the gun after that! HAHA. I have been researching on where to head to when I know that I will be travelling to the United States. The cheapest place is to definitely do it in Texas. Between the cities that I will be travelling to. Both Las Vegas and Los Angeles offer the opportunity to do so, but I decide to head to the Los Angeles Gun Club since it is more affordable!

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Trip de Americae: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co

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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co is a family chain restaurant that specializes in seafood style dishes. They are a common sight around the states! You can surely find them throughout your travels. For those people who like to have seafood, this is the place to be! They are a normal diner, nothing very special but still a pretty decent place for some grub. I had the opportunity to try them when I was in Santa Monica, the restaurant is located right on the pier. I’m sure it is easy enough for anyone to spot their quirky exterior! Prices for a main usually cost around 20 bucks and as per the norm, their portions here are very generous!

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