Update: This promotion has ended but it was quite the adventure to see Celebrity even offer this olive branch to solo travelers. Keep your eye out for future opportunities. You won’t find this cruise deal listed under Promos on Celebrity Cruise website, in fact, I only happened upon it […]
Flights that arrive on time make for boring television and terrible soundbites on twitter. Context is often missing from many statistics and stories I see about travel (i.e. are the delays/cancellations 50% or likely under 10% of all flights scheduled). However, this summer context isn’t needed as it seems everyone […]
“Good luck bag, hope to see you in New York” were my parting words to my luggage upon checking in at London’s Heathrow airport. The agent laughed and said “don’t worry” but I was worried. Not only was the news filled with photos of luggage at Heathrow and other European […]
As folks start to travel again and board cruises, I thought it would be good to revisit first time cruise tips and a realistic budget guide for your first cruise. Finding the right cruise is a bit like dating – there may be a few hits and misses until you […]
On my first Alaskan cruise, I flew into Seattle and then boarded a bus to Vancouver to meet the ship. Quite frankly, the last thing I want to do after flying cross country from Philadelphia is to move from one cramped seat on a plane to another cramped seat on […]
One day in any city is a tough call – there’s so much to see, do and eat how can you squeeze it all in? The answer is you don’t. Consider the “one day only” visit an appetizer to the city which may (or may not) tempt you to return. […]
I was on a recent twitter cruise chat and asked the cruise line representative “do you have any solo cabins or will you waive the single supplement on any sailings” and then crickets. They go dark and no longer engage with me. Ignoring a large part of the travel community […]
[updated March 2022] Whenever I’m asked for London Travel Tips, I tend to talk really fast, excited that folks are going to the city that I’ve been enamored with for more than twenty years. They look at me and say “can you send those to me?” as they back away […]
I kept walking past Skirt Steak Restaurant at the Eventi Hotel in Chelsea and wasn’t sure my budget included a steak dinner in New York City on my weekend visit. But something about the corner restaurant piqued my interest so I went online and it only added to the mystery […]
A weekend in New York City is an easy trip from Philadelphia but is isn’t cheap, it really never is no matter how many times I’ve visited or insider travel tips & tricks I try to use. So it’s best to set a budget and stick to it when it […]