December 2024 – The Time We Are Given

Playa La Posita: A Puerto Rican Beach Safe From Rip Tides That Is Perfect For Little Kids

December 29, 2024 liran Comments 0 Comment

After one of the most aggravating travel days we’ve had in recent years, we settled in for our first non-resort trip with Ethan. For our first morning in Puerto Rico we decided to go the beach. We are staying on the north coast, and there can be strong currents in December, so one of Ariel’s top priorities was finding a protected beach where we would not have to worry about huge waves and rip tides. She found a beach called…

A Not-So-Enchanting Journey To The Isla Del Encanto

December 28, 2024 liran Comments 0 Comment

After our Aruba trip, we felt we were able to successfully extend our airplane range to basically anywhere in the Caribbean. But after three consecutive island resort trips with Ethan (of varying levels of success), we decided we wanted to try something a little more adventurous. With me being sick for much of the Aruba experience, it fell to Ariel to fill most of the days for Jacob and Ethan, and there’s only so much time you can spend at…

Did I find a secret underground passage that connects all the LAX terminals to the AMEX Centurion Lounge (and others)?

December 20, 2024 liran Comments 0 Comment

The short answer is… sort of? It’s not really “secret” in that it’s pretty well known that there’s a tunnel system underneath the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) terminals post-security (although I don’t think this existed back in 2017 when Ariel and I went to New Zealand), but exactly HOW to navigate this dungeon-like maze is really confusing. There’s no guide anywhere and only a rather unhelpful map of the airport that is extremely light on details. The various lounge/points…

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