JS, Author at Shrug My Shoulder

The external facade of Ibis Styles Seville Santa Justa.

Review: Ibis Styles Seville City Santa Justa

The city of Seville, located in Southern Spain, is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Home to Moorish architecture and amazing Andalucian cuisine, I was excited to be back visiting the city again after a couple of days…

Review: Bodrum Edition, Sea View Loft Suite

In the Fall of 2022, we were lucky enough to stay at the Bodrum Edition, a property of the Marriott portfolio. This has been the dream for many playing the points and miles game. Out of all the Edition properties…

Our miles credit card strategy for 2023 in Singapore

We have always been strong advocates for using credit cards for spending. It not only offers better fraud protections, but the main value proposition for us is also its ability to earn frequent flyer miles for travel. Ever since getting…

Travel Hacking

How to earn miles on Airbnb bookings

In the past year, we’ve spent most of our nights abroad. Despite being status holders in various hotel loyalty programs, we’ve spent significant time in Airbnb properties. Even though hotels typically provide a more comfortable and standardised quality, we enjoy…

Travel

2022 Travels Year in Review

What a year 2022 has been for travelling. The world has just opened up after 2 years of lockdowns. We can never imagine going back to those times when flights were barely filled with passengers and hotels were slashing prices…

Review: Domes Miramare Corfu

Corfu is one of the lesser known Greek islands. Located Northwestern of mainland Greece, Corfu doesn’t have the iconic barren landscape and blue-white buildings typical of Greek islands. The island is filled with olive trees, 2 million to be exact.…

Review: W Bali

After our month-long trip to Vietnam, our next stop on the South East Asia tour was Bali. For this impromptu trip, we’ve made all our hotel reservations using only points. We did not spend a single cent on hotels throughout…

Regent Phu Quoc from the main dining restaurant

Review: Regent Phu Quoc

Regent Phu Quoc: Location The Regent Phu Quoc is located in the up-and-coming Bai Truong area of Phu Quoc island. It is located about 20 minutes away from Phu Quoc city. Regent Phu Quoc: Booking We booked our stay at…

Review: Parc 55 by Hilton San Francisco

San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world. You’ll be hard-pressed to find any affordable accommodation in the city, more so from chained hotels. During my most recent stay in the city, I was looking for…

Review: Aspire Lounge O.R Tambo Johannesburg

There is no lack of good airport lounges within South Africa, especially the O.R Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. We realised this during our trip to the country earlier this year. Aspire Lounges is a network of executive lounges operated out…