There are hotels views that are so spectacular you don’t know which way to look. I heard so much about the view of the Petronas Twin Towers from the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur that I made absolutely certain to arrive at the hotel during the day. No way would I have been able to arrive…
American Express has upped the introductory bonuses on its fleet of four Hilton Honors credits cards. It’s now possible to earn up to 475,000 Hilton Honors points with the new elevated bonuses offered. For those who have never held a Hilton card and who don’t have an Honors membership, the new bonuses kicked in Sept.…
Though Singapore has abundant hotel choices, when it comes to my preferred choice, Hyatt only has two properties there: an Andaz and a Grand Hyatt. Unless the Andaz location is significantly better, for my taste I prefer a Grand Hyatt over an Andaz property. I find that Andaz stays can be hit or miss. Being…
Everyone loves a good deal. Whether we use points or cash, we don’t like to overpay for accommodations. Paying less than we normally would for a hotel feels great and leaves us with money to spend on other travel goodies, but hotel prices can be among the most complicated of travel mysteries. I have fallen…
Sometimes the best and quickest way to top up miles for an award trip is to straight-up purchase miles from an airline. The best time to do this is when airlines put miles on sale. That would be now, while United is coughing up double miles, through tomorrow, when the sale ends. The actual bonus varies…
If I kept track, I’d bet I walk as many miles as I fly! I do have my favorite walkable cities and my special walks I take when I visit them. Some of these walks I’ve been enjoying for more years than I’ll admit to. The sites I see change, as the cities themselves do.…
Most cities are known for something, and for me, forever more, Lisbon will be known as the city of pastry! Is it all about the Pastel de Nata? Not at all, though any mention of Lisbon pastries has to begin with the Portuguese classic 🙂 Pastries are everywhere in Lisbon. I’ve never seen so many…
Ever visit somewhere you just don’t want to leave, to the extent that you look for excuses to stay? That’s what happened to me on my trip to Slovenia. My visit came about rather oddly in that I was never planning to visit Slovenia. I had a trip planned to Italy, a country I’d been…
Though many of the miles I travel are spent in the air, I never miss the opportunity to take a wonderful walk. There’s no finer way to get to know a city than by walking its streets. In some cities, like Vancouver, British Columbia, mother nature provides spectacular scenery creating one of my favorite walks…
People either love or hate Southwest Airlines. Few take the middle ground and no one wants that dreaded middle seat! Some travelers won’t even fly Southwest due to their quirky open seating boarding process. It can be stressful and often means you have to summon up your best hustle energy to get a good seat…
