For my trip to New York for the NY Times Travel Show, I had a reservation elsewhere but when the Starwood email landed in my inbox with the upcoming deals in New York City, I was tempted. The Westin New York Grand Central was $50 cheaper, offered more space and […]
Exiting Penn Station, I pushed through the New York City crowds and tried not to get my eyes poked out from the plethora of umbrellas on the street as I walked a few blocks to the Hyatt Place New York Midtown-South. The rain was unending and unavoidable, it started in […]
For my first flight on Icelandair, for my birthday four day weekend in Reyjkavik, I decided to book Economy Comfort class, via my travel agent, which was slightly more expensive that Coach. The added benefits were that the middle coach seat was blocked so only two people in a row, […]
This holiday season you may be making your list and checking it twice and chances are you are buying a gift card or two or ten for friends and family. Me? I’m planning on buying lots of restaurant gifts cards for ME! The holiday season is a great time to […]
Flying home from Seattle over the years, my only option was the direct USAirways (now American Airlines) flight, however, this visit, my travel agent suggested Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines started flying direct between Seattle and Philly, in June 2012, and brought some welcome competition to the segment. Despite that, I […]
For my morning trip to Houston which was leaving from Terminal B, I thought “hey let me see what the American Airlines PHL Lounge looks like in Terminal B/C” since I had recently visited the Terminal A lounge. The B/C lounge was a bit tricky for me to find. I […]
Triple Points starts today. If you understand what this means then odds are you are a bit addicted to Nordstrom like me. I’ve lost thousands of miles & points over the years because I’ve needed to feed my shoe addiction in person (they have shoes for my big size 11 feet). […]
There are a few questions that people seem to always ask me when it comes to travel. The first one is “How much did it cost?” and the second question is “How can you afford to travel so much?” How much do my trips cost? Well this to me is […]
You always remember your first time and my Thai A380 first flight will not be forgotten anytime soon. The A380 is a massive, double decker plane and quite impressive from the outside. With my Australia RTW Star Alliance redemption, I purposely planned a long 18 hour layover in Bangkok from […]
I was on a twitter chat recently and the question of dream trips surfaced (as it always does). For me, my answer is usually Antartica as it is uber-expensive even for a couple and twice as much for me as a solo traveler with the single supplement. Generally if a […]