Win The Cruise Of Your Choice For 2 With Holland America

holland americaHolland America Line is giving away a a cruise for two to the destination of the winner’s choice!

While I’m not a fan of cruises, I’d love to win this prize to another one a try.

What’s great about this contest is that the winner gets to pick the destination where they’ll be going. However, the winer will need to find their own way to the port where the ship leaves from. Continue reading Win The Cruise Of Your Choice For 2 With Holland America

Budget For Trip For 4 To Argentina & Uruguay, Kimpton Eventi NYC Review, Ridiculous Street Signs, Confusing Kimpton Welcome Gift- The Rehash!

rehashThe Michael W Travels family is currently away for Spring Break in South America.

We started off our trip in Buenos Aires and had an excellent time. While there are no true must- see sights, we enjoyed exploring the city and also trying some of the great food!

Today we arrived in Uruguay where we’ll spend a few days before (sadly) heading home.

How has your week gone when it comes to miles, points and travel? Continue reading Budget For Trip For 4 To Argentina & Uruguay, Kimpton Eventi NYC Review, Ridiculous Street Signs, Confusing Kimpton Welcome Gift- The Rehash!

Southwest CEO Calls Delta Squatters At Love Field, Tipping The Hotel Housekeeper, Vatican Stairs Being Revealed, Delta Cutting Seat Recline In Half, Flight Attendant In Coma After Catching Measles, Countries That Think Green, & More- Travel News

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Continue reading Southwest CEO Calls Delta Squatters At Love Field, Tipping The Hotel Housekeeper, Vatican Stairs Being Revealed, Delta Cutting Seat Recline In Half, Flight Attendant In Coma After Catching Measles, Countries That Think Green, & More- Travel News

Kimpton Eventi NYC’s Very Confusing Welcome Gift

Kimpton EventiI recently had a tough decision to make, what to do with my last uncapped IHG Anniversary Free Night.

After deciding that the free night wouldn’t be of much use on our upcoming trips, I decided to use it for a stay at the Kimpton Eventi NYC. Check out my review of the property here.

After a speedy check-in, we went to up to our room before heading out for dinner. Continue reading Kimpton Eventi NYC’s Very Confusing Welcome Gift

240,000 AA miles + $193.68 in Hotels.com Credits + $734.14= Trip for 4 to Argentina & Uruguay

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The Michael W Travels family is currently in South America over Spring Break. This is the first time to the region for Lucas and Theo, Kim and I have been here a bunch of times before.

We’ve been wanting to visit Argentina for years and we could never find the right deal for a flight so I was pretty psyched when I found award availability. Regardless, we still had some tough decisions to make when it came to planning. Continue reading 240,000 AA miles + $193.68 in Hotels.com Credits + $734.14= Trip for 4 to Argentina & Uruguay

Hotel Review: Kimpton Eventi New York City

kimpton eventiI recently shared details about what I booked with my last uncapped IHG anniversary free night.

Last year, I used my free night for a stay at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia. After the stay, I felt the property was worth writing a review about. Check out my review of the Kimpton Monaco here.

This year, I was hoping to use my anniversary free night for a trip being planned. However, nothing really made sense for us so I decided to use my free night for another Kimpton stay.

We booked the Kimpton Eventi NYC for a little staycation. Continue reading Hotel Review: Kimpton Eventi New York City

Win A Trip For Two To Scotland!

ScotlandSony Pictures is celebrating the release of season four of Outlander Untold to home video by giving one lucky winner a trip for two to Scotland.

As part of the prize, the winner and guest will get to visit a set location of the show.

While I’ve never seen Outlander, I’d still love to win this prize. I visited Scotland with a friend years back. I’d love to visit again and winning this would be the perfect excuse to do so. Continue reading Win A Trip For Two To Scotland!

Contributor Ridiculous Street Signs #14: Kung Fu Deer- Thailand

ThailandI love coming across funny signs both at home and while traveling around the world. Most of the time these signs aren’t meant to be funny, regardless, humor can be found in them.

From time to time, I post about funny signs which I call, Ridiculous Street Signs.

A few months back, I posted about an interesting traditional hat that I came across over the summer. While in Azerbaijan and Georgia, I searched for a traditional papakha hat!

This post led to an e-mail from a reader who wanted to contribute a sign he came across in a national park in Thailand. Continue reading Contributor Ridiculous Street Signs #14: Kung Fu Deer- Thailand