I've flown around 3 million miles and have been to many, many airports.  Here is one of my postings where two years ago I  commented on   THE WORLD'S BEST/WORST AIRPORT S. Condé Nast Traveler  just reported on the  Best Airports in the World . They've done this now for 37 years. #10  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Internation Airport (BOM) in Mumbai. #  9  Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL).   Read my posting of what happened to me the last time I was here .  I had a mixed stay in India, and one of my blogs said  INDIA SUCKS .  Want a few laughs?  Read the resultant comments from this second posting.  I thought some official took it personally, for I was asked to accompany an official to the bowels of this airport for questioning.  #  8  Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND).  Also called Tokyo International Airport, and you can see Mount Fuji from his location.  On one of my ANA flights, we wen...

As our enchanting trip from Honolulu to Bangkok on Asiana, to Dubai via Air Emirates, then to Singapore on the Regent Seven Seas Explorer, is exactly three weeks away, I continue to have travel on my mind.   About credit cards, there is a rumor that more and more countries are not accepting your Master Card.  Not true! One advice I can provide to those who are embarking on an international trip: you might wonder if you need to alert your credit card companies.  The answer is....it depends: For the past decade and more, there was a general sense that you did not have to do this. However, when I checked with my Master Card through First Hawaiian Bank, the bank indicated yes, it was important to let them know exactly where I would be and when. After taking care of that, I called the number on one of my VISA cards, this one from the University of Hawaii Credit Union, and, first, I had to make at least five calls to finally get to an individual who told me, yes, I needed ...