Category Archives: Travel Articles

Prison- The New “In” Place To Dine?

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unusual restaurants london
image: Franklin County Prison

There is a hot new place to dine in the U.K. and it’s probably the last place you’d expect people to go for a high end meal.

I’ve heard of various trendy and popular foods that people are willng to wait on long lines for. I’m thinking of more recent items like the incredible Ramen Burger, the Cronut (still haven’t tried a real one) and other things along those lines.

But what about popular or trendy places to dine? Bed restaurants, highly priced tasting menus, pop-up resaurants, dining in the dark,  Medieval Times? (I’m not really serious about the last option.)

Continue reading Prison- The New “In” Place To Dine? →

Super Bowl Rentals That Cost Thousands Or Stay In A Tesla

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The Super Bowl
$1950 per night on Airbnb

This coming Sunday the Super Bowl will be playing on probably the majority of televisions in America.

Last week I wrote about flights being added + prices rising for the big game.

With so many fans pouring into town, where does everybody stay? There are supposedly not enough hotel rooms to house these people for the week or so leading up to the Super Bowl. Continue reading Super Bowl Rentals That Cost Thousands Or Stay In A Tesla →

Top 5 Destinations for 2015 From G Adventures

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G AdventuresG Adventures is an adventure travel company offering affordable trips around the world to hundreds of destinations.

Besides offering tours to destinations around the world on their website, G Adventures also has some great travel articles on their site as well as on their blog called the looptail.

We’re not even a full month into 2015 and we’ve already booked most of the flights for this year’s travels. Continue reading Top 5 Destinations for 2015 From G Adventures →

Uber Surge Pricing During NYC Blizzard, Maybe It’s Not So Bad?

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Uber Surge Pricing

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for New York City due to the storm which has been picking up during the day.

Along with the announcement that schools are already closed for tomorrow and drivers being advised to stay off of the streets if possible, Uber has a warning for us too. Continue reading Uber Surge Pricing During NYC Blizzard, Maybe It’s Not So Bad? →

Parents In Biz-Kids In Coach, Baby Born On Flight, Man’s Flown 16,000,000 Miles, Cruise Living For $164K, Miss America, Etihad Residence & More- The Rehash

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Rehash

At the end of this week we’ll be leaving on our first trip of the new year so it was about time that I finally finished getting all of the details worked out.

It was also a good week for manufactured spend, something I haven’t done in quite some time. I loaded my Amex Target REDcard a couple of times in the past few days and boy was it a breeze! (I need to thank the people who helped me get a REDcard since it is not available in the NYC area. It’s definitely much appreciated.) Continue reading Parents In Biz-Kids In Coach, Baby Born On Flight, Man’s Flown 16,000,000 Miles, Cruise Living For $164K, Miss America, Etihad Residence & More- The Rehash →

86 Year Old Spends $164,000 A Year To Live On Cruise Ship

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image: buzzfeed article

While I love traveling, cruises are definitely not my thing.

I’ve been on a cruise once in my life and it certainly didn’t leave me wanting to go back for more. Some things that I don’t like about cruises are that you are stuck for long periods of time onboard and when you do stop, you usually get a short visit wherever it might be. Also, the day seems to revolve around the meal schedule and (at least on our cruise) there weren’t enough lounge chairs by the pool.

I will add that the cruise we went on wasn’t one of those mega-ships. If I was to try a cruise again, I wouldn’t mind trying a river cruise. I’ve read positive things about them and I’m guessing it would be a very different experience.

Why am I writing about cruises if I don’t like them? Continue reading 86 Year Old Spends $164,000 A Year To Live On Cruise Ship →

Met Miss America & Visited Etihad’s The Residence at NY Times Travel Show

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New York Times Travel Show

A couple of days back I wrote about the NY Times Travel Show and how Etihad’s The Residence would be there and yesterday I attended the show’s Trade Day.

I had an overall, very positive experience but noticed some differences this year. The booths didn’t seem to be as extravagant as in years past. It also seemed like the small handful of cities/ states/ countries that I wanted to chat with weren’t present! Continue reading Met Miss America & Visited Etihad’s The Residence at NY Times Travel Show →

Ritz Carlton Encourages Employees- Spend Up To $2000 To Solve Guest Issues

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image: Forbes article

Here is an amazing feel-good story that Kim sent me last week.

The story was so interesting since it deals with travel, kids and great customer service. Those three things don’t always get grouped together but in this case, all I could say was wow… Continue reading Ritz Carlton Encourages Employees- Spend Up To $2000 To Solve Guest Issues →