I knew  Honolulu International Airport did not rank well  compared to the rest of the world, but just saw that it is ranked fourth from the bottom.  We are better than Philadelphia International Airport, Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, and St. Louis Lambert International Airport.  And that's good, for we were second worst in 2023, 2022 and 2020.  So that person to the left is wrong.  We are not the worst.  The best is John Wayne International Airport of Orange County. Started our journey in our usual Hawaiian Airline executive lounge.  But they refused to admit us, because ours were DOMESTIC business class ticket.  Were told to go to their other lounge, which had no food and only coffee and water.  This room was actually full.  Through negotiations, the person at the desk gave us two premier coupons to go back to their better lounge.  A few photos showing beer, wine, minestrone soup, pork sandwich, etc. Not bad, actually.  Then on to our flight. Goodbye Honol

I was planning to again find fault with Donald Trump, but no, that is getting tiresome.  The end to the Hamas-Israel War keeps being pushed forward, so no sense trying to predict anything.  Nothing new happening in Ukraine and I just am not interested in the fate of Hunter Biden. Condé Nast Traveler  sent me the just announced results of  The World's 50 Restaurants 2024 , so I will today summarize what happened.  This all began in  2002  when the water company, Pellegrino, led the way.  That other guide, was started by tire company  Michelin , and they began awarding stars in 1926.  Look for a huge centennial version in two years. All the ceremonial stuff took place at Wynn Las Vegas, and the top restaurant named was Disfrutar in Barcelona.  I was recently in that city, got no notice of this coming selection, and had as my best meal in the city  Popeye's Chicken .  Disfrutar was #2 last year.  All the chefs operating this kitchen met at  El Bulli , the best of the best in the 1