One thing I couldn’t find online before I went to the Hyatt Zilara were the menus. Â I couldn’t really say if I did or didn’t want to get reservations to something because I didn’t quite know what would be served. I took photos of the menus (click for larger) Tapas …
Read More »Is it Too Late to Buy-Up to Preferred Status on US Airways?
US Airways allows you to buy status straight out.  If you’ve never flown on them, you can buy it for about $4,000.  If you’ve flown at least one mile on US Airways, that number drops to $3,000. But the huge benefit to buying up is if you are just shy of …
Read More »My Response to the Trip Advisor Reviews of the Hyatt Zilara
First off, I want to say I really enjoyed my visit to the Hyatt Zilara and both my husband and I can’t wait to go back. Â So I hope that’s the take away from this. From being on the resort, I ran into people who were used to the old …
Read More »Plane Emergency Lands on Highway Near My Parents’ House!
On a surreal note, a small plane made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway yesterday, right at the exit my mom was going to pick me up at just a couple of hours later! The plane lost power while returning to Connecticut. Â After a request to emergency-land at …
Read More »Where to Find Reliable Weather Reports
With the winter storm that hit the Northeast, there’s been a resurgence of “Newsertainment”. Â That is, news channels that use the impending snow to create a certain amount of panic so people will continually tune in. Weather.com seems to be the biggest offender. Â During rain a few weeks ago, they …
Read More »Gogo Pass Winners!
The Gogo pass giveaway page has been updated to list the names of the winners! Winners will be contacted with their Gogo codes within the next 24 hours.
Read More »Lot18 has items for ~$8 plus shipping — use your credit now! (Good wine for $6)
I had mentioned before that I use Lot18 for its great sales and free credit. Â If you signed up when I last wrote about Lot18, you probably got a $15 credit the day after Christmas. If you go to their end of year sale, a lot of states have wine …
Read More »Free $5 Credit on Amazon When You Download a Free App from their Android AppStore
Just a note that Amazon is giving out $5 credits for people who download an app from their Android Appstore, even if you have used the AppStore before. You need to have the most recent version of Android’s Amazon AppStore and you must have 1-click enabled. Â You need …
Read More »Still Time to Enter for Free In-Flight Internet plus Yesterday’s Travel Tips Winners
There’s still time to enter to win the free passes from Gogo Inflight Internet. Â We are on the final 12 hours! And over the weekend, I had a quick contest for the best travel tips. Â The prize were my Gogo passes that expire on New Year’s Eve. Here are the …
Read More »Amazon Offering Free One-Day Shipping on Last Minute Gifts
I’ve been an Amazon Prime member for years now, and I’ve always been impressed by the specials, speed of delivery, and now, the free streaming videos. Â But finding free one-day shipping today was a nice surprise. Â Amazon Prime is currently offering a 30-day free trial, so if you need …
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