Rome is well known as one of the most, if not the most historic city on Earth, but there is a lesser known spot that I was quite interested in on our trip to Italy a couple of years ago, Benito Mussolini’s balcony. I’m a huge history buff, so every once in a while here […]
The Backstory: After my flight was cancelled on Friday, and I spent Friday night at the Canopy by Hilton Reykjavík City Centre, I had to find another hotel for Saturday night when my flight got pushed an extra day and the Canopy was full. Since I was going to have to pay for the hotel […]
After spending 5 nights in London, I flew into Keflavik Airport on Icelandair, then took Flybus to the BSI Bus Terminal in Reykjavík. The cost for the transfer was $23.63 one way, and the ride took about 50 minutes. From the bus terminal I had about a 15 minute walk to the hotel. If you […]
That was the announcement I heard on Friday about an hour before my flight was to board back to Orlando. I was doing some work in Icelandair’s Saga Lounge, and I knew there was an issue with high winds, but I didn’t even consider that it was bad enough to cancel all flights in and […]
Date: 6/30/19 Airline: British Airways Aircraft: Airbus A320 Flight Number: 948 Origin: London, England (LHR) Destination: Munich, Germany (MUC) Flight Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes Cabin: Business Class Seat: 6F Introduction: After spending a great week in London, I was off to meet my sister and nephews in Germany. I had used Alaska Mileage Plan […]
In a few weeks I’ll be taking my second trip in Premium Economy on the current longest flight in the world, from Newark, N.J. to Singapore and back on Singapore Airlines (SQ21/22). You can read my review of that first flight here. Luckily the Airbus A350-900ULR used by Singapore Airlines on this route is configured […]
I wrote earlier about an awesome trip I had with an Uber driver in Tampa, but they can’t all be great, and here is an example of a not so great experience. After having spent the last few days with my sister and nephews in Salzburg, I had to get over to Brussels for my […]
Back at the end of June I started my trip around the world by hopping in an Uber in front of my house en route to Tampa International Airport. I was actually going to drive over and park in the Economy Lot, but 19 days x $10 per day…(you get the idea), so on a […]
Just a reminder that if you have any upcoming Hilton stays you are planning, to check and see if buying Hilton Honors points can save you some money. There is a current promotion ending at 12 Midnight ET on January 26th that effectively allows you to buy points for 1/2 cent each. Sign into your […]
A couple of years ago there was a deal from Washington, D.C to Zurich, Switzerland for $427 roundtrip. It was for March travel and we jumped all over it thinking it may never happen again. Since then though, airfare has been on a major downward trend, with deals happening almost weekly. The one exception to that […]