This is part 17 in a series about my summer 2017 trip, which took me to Norway, the Netherlands, and Malta. You can read an overview of the trip here. There are two Radisson Blu hotels on Malta – the Golden Sands and St. Julian’s. The Golden Sands has a… Read more »
This is part 13 in a series about my summer 2017 trip, which took me to Norway, the Netherlands, and Malta. You can read an overview of the trip here. My plans for accommodations in Amsterdam went through several iterations, including Airbnb, one night at the new Hyatt Regency, one… Read more »
This is part 6 in a series about my summer 2017 trip, which took me to Norway, the Netherlands, and Malta. You can read an overview of the trip here. Oslo doesn’t have a ton of hotels from the major international chains, though some of the larger Scandinavian chains are… Read more »
One reason why I stayed in Copenhagen only two nights was the expense of the city. Food and beverage is pretty pricey, but hotels were also astronomical. Indeed, many hotels were sold out 6 months in advance. I decided I’d use my free night certificate from the devaluation of the… Read more »
This is part ten in my trip report series from my July 2016 trip to Spain. For an introduction, see this post. The business class fare that I had booked home was out of Dublin. I thought that flying from somewhere in Basque country to Dublin would be pretty cheap. Alas,… Read more »
It’s a bit late, but here is my 2015 travel year in review post. It was a huge travel year for me, as I hit 5 continents and did more long-haul flying than I’d ever done before. It was a lot of mileage redemptions, and low on the mileage earning… Read more »
I was worried about my choice to spend 2 nights at the Radisson Blu, as I hadn’t quite paid attention to its location – on the other side of the Rhine from the Aldstadt and not in walking distance to much except the Convention Center. Still, I figured I should… Read more »
It was nice to land in the gleaming modern Cologne-Bonn International Airport, though I was a bit surprised how much walking was entailed to exit (although no bus this time). The walk to baggage claim was quite long, and there was a substantial wait for my bag. Then it was… Read more »
Since 2011, I’ve gone somewhere for 10 days every June or July- Greece in 2011, Italy and Israel in 2012, Austria, Finland and Estonia in 2013, and Israel in 2014. Last winter, a friend of mine and I were discussing and he suggested we go to Mykonos and Germany this… Read more »
Sydney is not a cheap city. Add in Mardi Gras and the Cricket World Cup and hotels were pretty expensive. At first, I hoped to use my Hilton “Be Our Guest” certificate for a free night at the Hilton, but five months out, all the “Standard” rooms were “sold out.”… Read more »
