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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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AirBnB Cancels Some Cancelling & Jake Thinks Charlotte is a Beach Town Jake Redman
For decades, Dominica has held a very specific, almost gatekept status in the Caribbean. It was the “Nature Island”, the place you went if you wanted to disappear into a Jurassic Park-style landscape of 365 rivers, volcanic peaks, and zero sprawling all-inclusive resorts. Dominica direct flights barely existed. Zero sprawling all-inclusive resorts. But there was always a catch. Getting there usually involved a high-stakes game of island-hopping, tiny prop planes, and enough transit friction to make even a seasoned traveler reconsider their life choices. Jake Redman, our CEO here at modhop, has checked into over 30 airports in the last […]
For premium credit card lounge access, 2026 is the year of the squeeze: more expensive cards, harder-to-enjoy rooms, tighter rules, and people pacing around for an open chair. The polished sales pitch is still here, but so is the reality. So the real question is which card actually cuts Transit Friction and which one just upgrades the waiting room. The short answer for 2026: Amex Platinum at $895 makes sense for high-volume travelers who need the deepest fallback network. For most, the Capital One Venture X ($395) or Chase Sapphire Reserve ($550) clears “Splurge Math” faster. After reviewing premium card […]
If you’ve followed modhop for a while, you know my stance on cruises; I’m not a fan, generally. Crowds, lines, a floating suburb with a buffet attached. Hard pass. So is the Ritz-Carlton Yacht worth it for someone who doesn’t normally cruise? That’s the actual question. What he does care about is doing the math on privacy, design, and whether a smaller ship changes the equation enough to be worth considering for the first time. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima has been on my radar for exactly that reason. At 298 passengers, it fits what we’d call slow travel luxury, […]
