Reviews

Overview — Is Eurowings a good airline? Eurowings is the Lufthansa Group’s low-cost airline, a German budget carrier flying short and medium hops across Europe to city, beach, and other holiday destinations. It runs on the familiar European airline budget model: a cheap BASIC headline fare that’s a seat and a small personal item only, with everything else (cabin trolley, …

TLDR — Is Air Flamenco Good? Air Flamenco is one of Puerto Rico’s oldest island airlines, flying small Britten-Norman Islander aircraft between San Juan, Ceiba, Culebra, and Vieques, with charter service across the wider Caribbean. Founded out of Flamenco Airways in 1976, it’s a long-established local operator and reportedly the largest Britten-Norman Islander operator anywhere. For travelers heading to Culebra …

TLDR — Is Cape Air Worth It? Cape Air is a regional U.S. airline that, for Puerto Rico travelers, is one of the most useful ways to reach the islands of Vieques and Culebra and the west-coast city of Mayagüez from San Juan, plus a web of connections across the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It flies small propeller planes …

TLDR — Is Vieques Air Link Worth It? Vieques Air Link (VAL) is Puerto Rico’s homegrown island airline, built specifically to connect the main island with Vieques and Culebra, plus a route to St. Thomas. It flies small Islander, Trislander, and Piper Cherokee aircraft on short hops between San Juan Isla Grande (SIG), Ceiba (NRR), Vieques (VQS), and Culebra (CPX), …

TLDR — Is easyJet Worth It? easyJet is one of Europe’s biggest budget airlines, flying to over 150 destinations across the continent. I’ve flown with them multiple times and my overall verdict is positive. Value-wise is hard to beat for short-haul travel. That said, the hidden costs around baggage, seat selection, and food can catch you off guard if you …

TLDR — Is Megabus Worth It in 2026? Megabus is a budget intercity bus service running across more than 500 cities in the United States, Canada, and now Mexico. I’ve ridden it many times on both sides of the Atlantic, and my verdict hasn’t really changed in over a decade: if you book early and travel light, it’s one of …

A review of the budget airline Ryanair Can you really get a €5 flight in Europe? What’s the catch with Ryanair anyway? When I tell people back home that I’ve taken a flight in Europe for less than $20 the reaction is usually quite similar: disbelief and shock. Americans typically expect there to be a strong correlation between price and …

A Budget Friendly How To Do-it-Yourself Guide to the Bacardi Tour in Puerto Rico I recently took the tour of the Bacardi distillery near San Juan Puerto Rico, and I learned a lot of things that I thought I would share with you. I found the tour to be fun and interesting, but learned that it doesn’t need to be …

Couchsurfing: Is it legit? An overview, some tragic stories, happy moments, and my experiences with it When asking such a general question with such a large organization, it becomes difficult to answer such a question. Truthfully, Couchsurfing, like other forms of social media, has the propensity to attract an array of people both good and bad. There are inevitably some …

All-terrain Travel Shoe An unsponsored review of Merrell’s Chameleon 4 Stretch Shoe and why I have chosen them as my current travel shoe. Plus, a few tips on how to choose your pair of travel shoes. I have been a big fan of Merrell’s shoe products for a while now. I have not used any of their other products yet, …

Air Transat Review A flight review This past summer, I missed my flight on the way home from Europe (semi-intentionally, but that is another story).  I was supposed to take a flight from Dublin, but instead I flew from Lisbon.  Strange, but there is a method to the madness.  I was actually in Spain at the time.  Since I missed …

Language Learning Program Reviews A match made in polyglot heaven? UPDATE: This article was written several years ago before Rosetta Stone purchased LiveMocha. My opinions of LiveMocha are no longer good. I’d recommend only using DuoLingo, which is a great free language learning software for several European languages. LiveMocha used to be a great tool and resource, but has been …

Quick Overview Parish Brewing Company is a local micro brewery in the greater Lafayette area with a tap room and tours every Saturday. Located just off of Highway 90, it’s convenient as an after work meeting spot or for a visit on the weekend. In this article I break down the brewery and share my experience visiting it since its …

Breakfast Foods in America We Americans take our breakfast quite seriously.  From the staple eggs, biscuits, and bacon to the loftier and more intricate pancakes, potatoes, steak and eggs, and endless combinations that we have come up with; we love them all. Recently, I decided to make a list of 5 of the more memorable breakfast places that I have …