Category Archives: Travel Articles

Man Falls Off Cruise Ship Trampoline, Suing Royal Caribbean

royal caribbean
image: pixabay

Cruise ships offer a wide variety of activities to keep guests entertained during their trip.

One passenger’s fun time while aboard Royal Caribbean didn’t end on a happy note. 26 year- old Casey Holladay was on a cruise to the Bahamas aboard the ship Mariner Of The Seas when fun ended in pain. Continue reading Man Falls Off Cruise Ship Trampoline, Suing Royal Caribbean

Book An Economy Class Bed, Ridiculous Street Signs, Review of Old Town Bar- NYC, Win Flights To Australia A Briggs & Riley Carry On & More- The Rehash!

rehashLast week I mentioned how Kim and I each have some Wyndham points to spend before they expire. While we haven’t done anything about this yet, I’m hoping to book a two night stay in Philadelphia within the next few months.

I also just realized that my last uncapped IHG Free Night is expiring in the middle of May. This night is of little use on an upcoming trip so we might just book a night at a Kimpton property close to home in NYC. Continue reading Book An Economy Class Bed, Ridiculous Street Signs, Review of Old Town Bar- NYC, Win Flights To Australia A Briggs & Riley Carry On & More- The Rehash!

Hotels.com Contacted Me About Screwed Up Reservation, Flight Diverted- Hero Pilot Orders Pizza, Locals Want Street Closed To Tourists In Paris, Win A Trip To Disney World & More- The Rehash!

rehashIt’s been a slow week here related to travel.

I’m trying to figure out the best way to use some expiring Wyndham points. Kim and I each have 15,000+ miles expiring so we each need to book one night or lose the points. I’ll most likely book us a stay close to home in NYC or in Philly. Continue reading Hotels.com Contacted Me About Screwed Up Reservation, Flight Diverted- Hero Pilot Orders Pizza, Locals Want Street Closed To Tourists In Paris, Win A Trip To Disney World & More- The Rehash!

Disappointing Priority Pass Lounge, Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass, Shake Shack Food Trucks, #1 Burger In US Coming To NYC, Family- Friendly Hostel In Barcelona & More- The Rehash!

rehashWe’ve been back for a little over a week from our President’s Week trip and now it’s time to start working out the details of our next little adventure.

Over Spring Break we’ll be heading to Argentina and Uruguay. At this point, all we have left to book are hotels for Buenos Aires and Montevideo.  Continue reading Disappointing Priority Pass Lounge, Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass, Shake Shack Food Trucks, #1 Burger In US Coming To NYC, Family- Friendly Hostel In Barcelona & More- The Rehash!

I Got The Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass & It Wasn’t So Bad

SSSSLast week, the Michael W Travels family flew home from Barcelona to NYC with a stop in London.

During our journey, we encountered a flight delay which caused some issues. (Possibly more on that another time…)

When looking over our boarding passes, four letters stood out for my flight from London (LHR) to New York (JFK), SSSS. Continue reading I Got The Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass & It Wasn’t So Bad

Hotels.com Screws Up Reservation, Worst Time To Fly To Europe, French Version Of McD’s, Win A Virgin Voyages Trip To Cuba, Win A Trip For 4 To Dublin & More- The Rehash!

rehashOver President’s Week Break, the Michael W Travels family took a trip to Spain (Barcelona) and Andorra.

It was really great revisiting the first city I ever went to in Europe. We also had an excellent but short visit to Andorra. This tiny country has some fun things to see and do. We actually could’ve used another day there. I guess we could always go back some day.

How has your week gone when it comes to miles, points and travel? Continue reading Hotels.com Screws Up Reservation, Worst Time To Fly To Europe, French Version Of McD’s, Win A Virgin Voyages Trip To Cuba, Win A Trip For 4 To Dublin & More- The Rehash!

Possibly The Worst Time To Fly To Europe

europe
image: helpingwithmath.com

Last weekend, the Michael W Travels family headed off on our first trip of 2019 (over President’s Week break).

We headed to a destination which was the first city I ever visited in Europe- Barcelona. We also included a visit to Andorra, a first for all of us.

I was happy to find award availability for our flights using American Airlines AAdvantage miles. The only issue was the time of the flight. Continue reading Possibly The Worst Time To Fly To Europe

Our National Pizza Day Adventure in Brooklyn, New Dubai Bus Route, Delta Air Lines Bonus Miles Challenge, Bizarre New York City Attraction, McDonald’s Monaco & More- The Rehash!

rehashWe’re currently on our President’s week trip.

The trip started in Barcelona, which happens to be first city I ever visited in Europe. For Kim, Lucas and Theo, this is their first time in Spain! Today, we drove to Andorra, a small landlocked country in the Pyrenees Mountains.

I hope to write about the trip in some upcoming future posts. Continue reading Our National Pizza Day Adventure in Brooklyn, New Dubai Bus Route, Delta Air Lines Bonus Miles Challenge, Bizarre New York City Attraction, McDonald’s Monaco & More- The Rehash!