Welcome to my next trip report series, covering a trip that I just wrapped up. Usually when I travel, I write “live” updates, and then I publish a trip report two to three months later (just to space things out, and look at an experience from a couples of angles). However, this time around I wrote almost nothing about the trip while I was on it ( aside from a couple of rants about Royal Jordanian ), while now I can share the full trip report shortly after returning home. This actually ended up being a two-part trip, with the first part being with Ford, and the second part being with my dad, as I sort of planned this trip as it evolved. Let me explain. Why I took this trip The airlines I flew on this trip The hotels I stayed at on this trip Bottom line Why I took this trip Ford and I try to plan a trip around each of our birthdays every year, not because we actually care about out birthdays, but just because it’s an opportunity to plan something in advance that we might not otherwise do.…