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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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First Timer’s Guide: United States Austin F1 Grand Prix

Before watching Formula 1: Drive to Survive on Netflix, I knew very little about the F1 nor did I have any interest in in. But the Netflix series brought a relatively niche sport like Formula 1 to the front and centre for people like me.

When the chance to watch the USGP in Austin Texas came up last year in October 2023, we figured why not! We’re only a 3 hour drive away from Austin.

My husband and our friend, who are both Formula 1 enthusiast, did all the planning. This was on of the few trips we’ve done so far in America where I did zero planning and I was along for the fun ride.

This is a break down of what they did to plan this 1 night 2 day trip to Austin for the USGP at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), just outside of downtown Austin.

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Expat’s Guide: MLB Baseball Game at Minute Maid Park, Houston—Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves

The Astros is Houston’s Major League Baseball (MLB) team. They’ve won the World Series twice, the last time being in 2022.

Since arriving in Houston, we’ve watched two NFL game and two NBA games.

Baseball is the last of the 3 major American team sports that we had on our list to watch. It was a last minute decision to catch a Houston Astros game in downtown Houston. A friend had two spare tickets, so we figured why not catch the game.

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5 Eateries We Tried in Our First Month in Houston, Texas

Truth BBQ
Truth BBQ

We arrived in Texas in August 2024, the peak of the summer heat in Texas.

It was a persistent and scorching hot 38 to 42 degrees celsius everyday. It was not a pleasant start to starting settling into life in a new city that’s for sure!

Houston is also not a city made for walking. It’s truly a driving city, with roads and complex highways that easily connect one part of the city to another.

Houston is a sprawling concrete jungle of a city with a population of ~ 2.3 million.

It’s actually the 4th largest city in the United States by population size! As a big city, there are a ton of restaurants, bars and eateries to choose from. Being a big city in Texas, Texmex and barbeque are two of it’s most well known cuisines.

Today, I’ll be highlighting the first 5 eateries we checked out in our first month of living in Houston.

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