A few weeks ago, I decided I really needed to get away for a long Labor Day. Preferably to a city where I could explore nightlife if I wanted, but also could lose myself walking or sitting at a cafe. Oh, and I didn’t want to spend a lot of… Read more »
I am not a huge Hyatt customer, simply because there aren’t a lot of Hyatts where I want to go, and most Hyatt Regencies/Grand Hyatts remind me of conferences. But some of my favorite hotel stays over the past few years have been at Hyatt properties in Argentina, New Mexico,… Read more »
My day (and sometimes night) job is as an attorney. Although we get a terrible rap and are accused of being unethical, the reality is that most good lawyers (and many bad ones) actually think about ethics A LOT. We have to take a separate ethics exam before we get… Read more »
When I first got the American Express Platinum card several years ago, at the rate of $450, one of the perks was entry into American, Delta, Continental, and US Airways lounges. When Continental and United merged, access to Continental’s Presidents’ Clubs disappeared, but American Express soon added a free unlimited… Read more »
If you are a regular reader of a few of the major travel/points blogs, it would be understandable if you thought two things: (1) every two or three days, there is an AMAZING credit card deal you would be a fool not to sign up for, and (2) American Airlines… Read more »
Thai Airways Flt. 206, Phuket (HKT) to Bangkok (BKK), Airbus A300, Economy, 1h 25min While we were relaxing and enjoying Phuket, I had one of those realizations that gives you a pit in your stomach. When my boyfriend checked in for his flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok… Read more »
Of our three nights in Vietnam, we spent two at the Intercontinental on paid nights, and then switched over to the Park Hyatt Saigon, using my free one night that I get each year as a Hyatt Visa cardholder. This is a perk that can make the $75 annual fee… Read more »
As suggested by this blog, I’m not a novice traveler. But I am a bit absentminded at times with my personal effects- while traveling or otherwise. I’ve lost my wallet three times in the past three years in New York (remarkably getting it back once). Although I’ve lost things while… Read more »
This year, as in the past several, American Express is running a promo on the Saturday after Thanksgiving — Small Business Saturday. The terms are pretty simple. Register your Amex in advance (any Amex but a prepaid or corporate card will do), make an in-store purchase of $25 or more… Read more »
Prior to this trip, I’d only stayed in hotels in L.A. three times. The first time was in 2006 when I’d one a trip to L.A. from Rolling Stone Magazine to Grammy weekend, and they put me up in the Sunset Marquis. The second was for clerkship interviews, which were… Read more »
