This is the third and final post in a series from my late December 2018 trip to London. You can read my last post, reviewing the hotels I stayed at, here. Virgin Atlantic Flt. 21 London-Heathrow to Washington-Dulles (LHR-IAD) A330, Economy, 8h 31m Sch. Dep. 11:35am Sch. Arr. 3:20pm Act…. Read more »
This is the first in a series of reviews from my late December 2018 trip to London. Air France Flt. 377, Detroit to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (DTW-CDG) Boeing 787-9, Economy Sch. Dep. 9:05PM Sch. Arr. 10:45AM +1 Act. Dep. 9:11PM Act. Arr. 10:28AM +1 Air France Flt. 1780, Paris-Charles de… Read more »
Last year, I got the Hilton Aspire American Express card. Although it costs $450, I figured it was worth it based on four of the perks (most of the perks are valueless to me): (1) Hilton Diamond status, which is *marginally* more valuable than my otherwise Gold status (not a… Read more »
Hi all, It’s been awhile, but as I said in September, blogging is slowed down these days, both because I decided I wanted to focus more on enjoying the travel experience rather than recording it, and because I’ve been very busy at work fighting the man and such. But I’m… Read more »
This is the second in what might or might not be a series about my August/September 2018 trip to Manchester, England and Scotland. You can read a preview of the trip here. Delta Flt. 151 Washington-National to Atlanta (DCA-ATL) A321, Economy Sch. Dep. 3:00PM Sch. Arr. 4:58PM Act. Dep. 2:57PM … Read more »
Pardon the interruption from the Iceland posts (I still hope to crank at least two more out), but it’s been a super-busy (and productive) six weeks at work and my big summer trip is already almost here! This will actually be my longest trip in over a year, at eleven… Read more »
This is the fourth and final part in a series about my February 2018 trip to Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya. You can read my overview of the trip here. Delta Flt. 538 Cancun to Atlanta (CUN-ATL) B737, Economy Comfort Sch. Dep. 4:25PM Sch. Arr. 7:04PM Act. Dep…. Read more »
In February, I did a short 2-night trip down to Mexico’s Riviera Maya, around Playa del Carmen. The genesis of the trip was a desire to use my free night certificate I got from meeting a spend requirement on my now-discontinued Fairmont Visa. The certificate was good anywhere in the… Read more »
Things have been quite busy since I got back from Colombia three weeks ago, but I should get back to posting more from that trip soon. In the meantime, I’ll be heading back south in a few days and figured I’d share the plan as I head to…. Playa del… Read more »
Aeromexico Flt. 623 Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Mexico City (MEX) B737-700, “Clase Premier”/Business Class Sch. Dep. 1:17 AM Sch. Arr. 5:15 AM Act. Dep. 1:15 AM Act. Arr. 8:39 AM Because of my accounting error at the Crowne Plaza in Hamburg, I needed to spend about $3 in food and beverage… Read more »
