Well it looks like President Donald Trump went from dud to hero to now....exaggerating oaf who lies, with bad timing. Watch this video where  Trump proclaimed that we completely and totally obliterated Iran's nuclear facilities . His intelligence staff, at this point, doesn't think so .  Which means he downright lied, again. Also, FactCheck.org headlined:   Iranian nuclear program damaged, NOT obliterated by U.S. attack .   The only source hinting that the bombings were serious was Iran.  But be sensible.  If you were Iran, your only position today is to plead that Trump's attack ruined their nuclear program so life can now go on with peace.  While announcing this kind of defeat, they  in parallel indicated that the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, cannot anymore enter the country .  Could it be that they want to immediately proceed with building atomic bombs? For one, only Iran knows where th...

We leave in two days for the Osaka Expo in Japan.  We then catch the Oceania Riviera from Yokohama to Vancouver.  So my travel series began yesterday and will continue for another month, when we return on May 18 to Honolulu. Today, the matter of airport lounges.   MSN has a complete article you can read .  Here is my experience. I was once loyal to Star Alliance because I had a lifetime invitation to the clubs of United Airlines.  I've traveled nearly three million miles, giving me this privilege. However, United service and flights deteriorated during and after the COVID Pandemic. This was a time when I decided to fly business class on all my flights.  Turns out that every airline I took at this level automatically provided lounge entrance, and nearly all the international airlines had better food, drinks and services than United.  There was no need to only fly Star Alliance. So anyway, why bother to use an airport lounge? Great place to relax, w...