Trip Reports
Review: Sheraton Lisboa / Lisbon Portugal Standard King Room
My wife and I landed on time from our acceptable but not overly inspiring Iberia flight over to Lisbon. It...
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Delta Agent Demands First Class Passenger Who Paid $7500+ Fly Coach Due to Broken Video System
Anyone who flies a bunch has run into problems with their seats. Either the power ports don't work or are...
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On the Waterfront – Boston Style: A Quick Review of the Boston Marriott Long Wharf
Great location, a cruise ship design, with classy touches throughout: here's a quick review of the Boston Marriott Long Wharf.
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Review: Iberia A330-300 Business Class Chicago to Madrid “Honeymoon Suite” Seats
If you have not been following along this was the outbound section of my month long vacation that began with...
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A Rather Bland Tart: Delta’s Pulled Beef Tart First Class Dinner [Review]
A recent ride in First Class provided us the opportunity to try Delta's Pulled Beef Tart Dinner. Here's the tasty,...
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Canceled Cruise Ports, Cruise Deals, Avoiding Cruise Weight Gain and more!
This past week was the first "full" week of the newly launched Frequent Floaters and what a week it was....
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Autoslash saved me almost 50% on a one-way rental to Chicago O’Hare.
The other day I teased with an overview of my amazing month long vacation that included a 21 day Norwegian...
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My Daughter’s First Trip to Disneyland!
My five-year-old daughter passed a major life milestone last week: her first visit to Disneyland. It was a (long) day...
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Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery at the Boise Airport (Review)
I ended up taking a surprise trip to Boise, Idaho, earlier this week to meet some family members. I had...
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Trying to Get to the Buenos Aries Airport – During the World Cup Champions Celebration
We found ourselves in Buenos Aires and needed to go to the airport -- just as the World Cup champion...
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A Visit to the Escape Lounge Oakland – a Centurion Studio Partner (Review)
A recent stop in Oakland gave us the opportunity to visit a club we always wanted to try: the Escape...
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No Such Thing as Free (Late) Lunch: My 2022 Caesars Celebration Dinner at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill
My annual (for now) Caesars Diamond status features a nifty benefit: a yearly $100 credit towards a “Celebration Dinner” redeemable...
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Have You Ever Been “Walked” From a Hotel? Here’s My Experience (Or, My Unplanned Review of the La Quinta Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel)
My trip to the Chicago Seminars started off with a surprise: a stay at the La Quinta Inn by Wyndham...
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Delta First Class Meal Review: Seared Beef Chuck Steak
I took sort of a mini-mileage run to the 2022 Chicago Seminars. (That’s generally my MO for at least one...
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Review: Los Angeles American Express Centurion Lounge LAX TBIT Concourse
Review: Los Angeles American Express Centurion Lounge LAX TBIT Concourse
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