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Since Taksim Square was a short walk from the Grand Hyatt, we went there on our second day. A slew of tour buses are in this area. The idea of a bus tour doesn’t appeal to me, but you might…
We checked out of the Hyatt and headed to the airport. If you book a Club room or a Suite at the Hyatt Regency Dubai, you get complimentary car service to the airport. This time they actually took into account…
And so my second trip to Afghanistan came to an end. Unlike the previous year, when I ended up crying most of the flight to Germany, I felt like the door was wide open and I could always return. Getting…
While I’d already toured part of Northern Afghanistan in 2011, I was thrilled to get a chance to visit a few more provinces. My uncles picked us up and we spent the day in three towns (Charikar, Kohistan, Qarabagh) across three…
During my 2012 trip to Afghanistan, I visited my family’s home village Arghandeh is a tiny village located in the Paghman district. Every house is fortified and there might only be a few hundred residents. At one point, a river…
Paghman is a town of 120,000 residents, though it seems much smaller than that. It was home to several notable historical figures, including King Amanullah Khan, President Hafizullah Amin, and Governor Abdullah Wardak. Paghman served as a popular vacation spot for…
Qargha is about five miles from Kabul, but takes 20 minutes to reach because of traffic in the city. It’s a peaceful place with a large laek and reservoir. The entrance to Qargha is sponsored by Azizi Bank. No kidding…
Our trip to Kabul this time around got off to a bad start. First, I got sick as soon as we arrived. It took me out for the next three days, delaying our plans. Originally, we had planned on staying…
My first trip on points and miles. Man, was the booking process a disaster. I had been so focused on earning miles, I failed to educate myself on award programs/ routes/ redemptions. For an entire month, I would call American…
Correction: I just realized my family has an additional 96,000 AAdvantage miles. This brings my total to 196,000 miles, though I still want to keep my goal at 40k/month to make it challenging. I haven’t really discussed my points and…
