Each year lots of lists come out offering their picks for places to visit in the new year.
Lonely Planet just released its eighth annual Best In The US list and you might be a bit surprised by most of the destinations which made the cut. Continue reading Check Out The Lonely Planet Best In The US 2018 List
Food halls and markets are quite popular around NYC and one of the oldest ones I recall visiting is Chelsea Market.
Located at 75 Ninth Avenue, Chelsea Market is a great place to grab a bite or a snack with a variety of great options. (For awesome burgers and chicken sandwiches, I recommend that you give Creamline a try.)
The market is very popular with locals and tourists alike but the fate of the market could be threatened by Google. Continue reading NYC’s Popular Chelsea Market At Risk Thanks To Google
I was happy to find out that I was approved for my first new credit card of 2018. An approval letter came in the mail a couple of weeks after I applied and then the card arrived a couple of days later. It’s getting way too hard to find cards and get approved these days.
Kim and I got a lot done with the plans for our upcoming trip. We’ll be staying at an Airbnb for a few days which will save us a lot of money! Continue reading Arrested in Cambodia For Dancing Pornographically, Former Governor Arrested At Airport With Loaded Gun, Moscow To Cuba Flight Diverted To Atlantic City & More- The Rehash!
A fire broke out as an Aeroflot flight landed in Volgograd, Russia earlier in the week.
Surprisingly, most of the passengers stayed calm, “as the cabin filled with smoke,” according to Fox News. Continue reading Fire On Aeroflot Flight, Passengers Come To The Rescue
Last week I wrote about a flight diverted to Shannon, Ireland when a pilot got sick. In early January a flight was diverted when a passenger smeared poop in the plane’s bathrooms!
As you all know flights can be diverted for a variety of reasons. Continue reading Moscow To Cuba Flight Diverted In Atlantic City, NJ
Free amenities from hotels can vary greatly. Forget various toiletries and you can call the front desk at many hotels and the item will be sent up to your room, free of charge.
At one Kimpton Hotel there’s a watch concierge. Choose from a variety of Shinola watches to borrow during your stay.
One hotel is now renting out Canada Goose jackets to guests. Continue reading Awesome Hotel Amenity- Rent A Canada Goose At This Hyatt
This past weekend, the Michael W Travels family attended the New York Times Travel Show.
We were there for a few hours, got some info about a couple of destinations, listened in on a chat and bumped into a few friends. Stay tuned for a post about the show. Continue reading 30K Ultimate Rewards For Opening Checking Account, Alaska Air E-Mail About Virgin Points, Tourists Charged $1350 For Steak & Fish, Woman Falls Off Carnival Ship & More- The Rehash!
A baby was born during an Air France flight from Paris to New York.
When the woman, Toyin Ogundipe went into labor, the flight attendants asked if any doctors were onboard and luckily there was.
Dr. Sij Hemal, a second-year urology resident at Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, stepped in. Continue reading Baby Born In First Class During Flight From Paris To NY
Towards the end of 2017 Airbnb came out with a new payment option.
Now Airbnb is introducing another new way to pay for your stays. TechCrunch reports that, “Airbnb now lets users pay less up front for bookings“. Continue reading Airbnb Introduces New Pay Less Up Front Payment Option
Ride-share services are trying hard to earn our business. I frequently receive limited time offers to save on Lyft and Uber rides.
While Uber also offers lots of fun gimmicky promos like delivering kittens, air conditioners and gift bags, I haven’t heard of Lyft trying to advertise or promote themselves in this way.
I just came across a really interesting promotion that Lyft will be running, starting January 18. Continue reading Lyft To Offer Beer With Discount Codes On Can!
