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Lounge Review: Inside Amex Centurion Lounge Las Vegas Airport

Las Vegas airport Amex Centurion Lounge, entrance.

In 2021, the Las Vegas airport Amex Centurion Lounge was refreshed and reopened to the public.

We were in Las Vegas back in August 2024, but didn’t get a chance to visit the lounge when waiting for our flight back to Houston as the wait list for the lounge was 20+ people long.

In November, we were back at Las Vegas airport after a 11 day trip driving through Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

This time it was a Monday and the airport (and lounge) was much quieter! No waitlist to get into the lounge.

We had about 30 minutes at the Las Vegas Amex Centurion Lounge before it was time to head to our gate to catch our flight.

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Turn Your Fujifilm Instax prints into a Personalised Photo Art For your Wall

Do you have a bunch of Fujifilm Instax or Polaroid film prints laying around the house (or stowed away in a box)… never to be seen again?

The best way to gain joy from our photos and bring back great memories is to see these photos frequently. That means making it as visible as possible.

So here’s a fun way to showcase those Instax you don’t know what to do with.

Turn them into a framed piece of wall art for your home.

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Reflections on 12 Months in the USA: The Highs and Lows as an Aussie Expat Living and Travelling Around the USA

12 month ago, we made the wild decision to move across the world to Texas, USA.

It’s been truly an adventure with many highs and lows. From the chaos of packing and moving, flight cancellations and learning to drive ignoring speed limits. To stunning landscapes, delicious food and sipping cocktails by a Mexican beach with friends.

There is nothing like moving away from your comfort zone to grow as a human.

To move away from familiarity, family, friends, career, home and society norms you understand.

To a similar yet vastly different country has been eye opening (to say the least)

Today, is a big essay. I’ll be sharing some highlights and challenges over the last 12 months of living and travelling based out of Texas, USA.

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3 Benefits for Keeping a Travel Journal (And Why Every Expat, Traveller or Travel Photographer Should Have One)

Traveler's Notebook scrapbooking the Yosemite National Park travel journalling — *My TRAVELER’S COMPANY Notebook*

My recent Yosemite National Park trip reignited my spark to travel journal again.

Since moving to the USA, we’ve travelled to Mexico and within the USA for a few short trips. It’s always at the back of my mind to journal about our travels. But time has just been slipping away from me!

I want start with the limiting belief that’s held me (and maybe you too) back from travel journalling.

Then I’ll share the 3 big benefits that travel journalling has brought to my life. And my simple approach to travel journalling that you can use for your next trip.

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3 Reasons I Use the Traveler’s Notebook for Travel Journalling

*Layflat, getting ready to travel journal in my TRAVELER’S COMPANY Notebook*

Read this if you’re thinking about starting a travel journal and not sure if TRAVELER’s Notebook is right for you.

I recently re-started my travel journal to document the trips we’ve been taking since moving to USA at the end of 2023 from Australia.

Starting with journalling about my recent trip to the stunning Yosemite National Park in California.

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