Travel News:
A Kid-Friendly Visit To The Sea Turtle Research Project In Sri Lanka
Over the summer of 2019, the Michael W Travels family spent four weeks traveling around South Asia.
In total, we visited five countries, spending the most time doing a road trip around Sri Lanka.
During our visit, we saw lots of wildlife including elephants, peacocks, monkeys, mongeese and more. While driving back towards the capital Colombo (during our last day), we made a stop at the Sea Turtle Research Project in Bentota for another animal experience. Continue reading A Kid-Friendly Visit To The Sea Turtle Research Project In Sri Lanka
Lonely Planet To Collaborate With Apple Maps To Add Interesting Feature!
I couldn’t imagine driving without navigation apps on my iPhone. We also use them quite a bit while exploring destinations at home and abroad.
There are some decisions to be made when deciding on which map to use. The primary options are Waze, Google Maps and Apple Maps.
For everyday driving, I always use Waze since it alerts us of traffic cameras and police. If we’re walking or looking to map the distance between places, I go with Google Maps. Continue reading Lonely Planet To Collaborate With Apple Maps To Add Interesting Feature!
Frontier Airlines Giving Away 1,000,000 Frontier Miles
Frontier Airlines is running a contest for a limited time where you can enter for a chance to win 1,000,000 Frontier Miles!
I’ve never flown on Frontier before so I’d love to win this prize. I assume that we’d be able to take quite a few flights with 1,000,000 miles. Continue reading Frontier Airlines Giving Away 1,000,000 Frontier Miles
Get A FREE Popeyes Chicken Sandwich For A Limited Time
Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich debuted late last summer and it became an instant hit. People were literally fighting to get their hands on it and eventually it sold out. It took months before the sandwich returned to stores.
We were away when the sandwich came out so the day it returned I headed over the the local Popeye’s to finally give it a try. I wasn’t impressed with the sandwich at first and felt that this sandwich was better. Continue reading Get A FREE Popeyes Chicken Sandwich For A Limited Time
Game Changer? I Wore The Bluffworks Threshold T-Shirt 5 Straight Days!
At the 2019 New York Times Travel Show I came across a booth from Bluffworks, a travel clothing company. I chatted with their team and checked out some of their products, walking away impressed.
The company was kind enough to send me a few products to me to test out and review. (Check out my review, Bluffworks: A Couple Of Hits And A Miss.)
At the NY Times Travel Show, Bluffworks had one item on display which caught my attention, however it wasn’t yet available. Continue reading Game Changer? I Wore The Bluffworks Threshold T-Shirt 5 Straight Days!
48 Hours In Bangladesh With Kids!
Over the summer of 2019, the Michael W Travels family went on a four week trip around South Asia. During this time, we visited five countries.
While doing research for the trip, I decided that this would be the perfect time for a quick visit to Bangladesh, a country none of us had ever visited before.
Here is what we did while spending 48 Hours in Bangladesh. Continue reading 48 Hours In Bangladesh With Kids!
Airline Plans To Stop Flight Attendants From Wearing Face Masks, Into The Wild Bus Removed From Wild, You Can Drink On Atlantic City Boardwalk, & More- The Rehash!
I hope that everyone had a nice Father’s Day!
We didn’t get a chance to visit a new park this weekend but we did take a visit of sorts to New Orleans by taking out food from Brooklyn’s excellent Gumbo Bros.!
How has your week gone when it comes to miles, points and travel? Continue reading Airline Plans To Stop Flight Attendants From Wearing Face Masks, Into The Wild Bus Removed From Wild, You Can Drink On Atlantic City Boardwalk, & More- The Rehash!
Delta To Increase July Capacity By 1000 Flights, Virgin Voyages Delayed Launch, Man Drives Solo Across US In Rental Mustang in 25 Hours, Carnival Burning $650 Million Per Month- Travel News!
Travel News:
- T+L says Virgin Voyages Announces Sanitation Protocols Ahead Of Delayed Launch.
- NY Post reports that a Town Names Park After Rotting Whale Blown Up 50 Years Ago.
- Yahoo writes that Delta Is Set To Increase July Capacity by 1,000 Flights.
- AFAR tells us Why You Should Go On A Ghost Tour Wherever You Travel.
Bus From Into The Wild Removed From Wild For Safety Reasons
Fairbanks Bus 142 was made famous by the Jon Krakauer book, Into the Wild. It probably gained even more fame from the movie which was based on the book.
Into the Wild is about the life of Chris McCandless who decides to live an unconventional life after graduating college. He decides to give his life savings to charity, work odd jobs and eventually hike into the Alaska wilderness, surviving for 114 days on the Stampede Trail in Denali National Park. Continue reading Bus From Into The Wild Removed From Wild For Safety Reasons
