If you were only spending five nights in the Auckland area, what would you prioritize?  Would you stay in the city the whole time, or would you venture out?  Is it worth heading out to Waiheke Island for a couple of the days? I ask because–surprise, surprise–I’m headed to Auckland …

Sometimes, booking giant trip itineraries gets so complicated, you miss out on the little details.  Such as buying tickets for the wrong day. Yes, it can happen to the best of us! It happened to Ed/Pizza, and I count him among “the best of us”.  But not only did he …

I woke up to a headline on Airline Gossip’s Twitter feed immediately made me think of Archer. According to the Mirror, a man stormed the cockpit because he wanted to fly the plane: Just five minutes after take-off, however, the passenger reportedly began throwing money up into the air and …

Paul Richardson took over 300,000 photos around Europe over the last two years and pieces them together to make this cool two minute time-lapse video of Europe. According to him, he put in 1,000 hours of work (or 7 hours per second) into this video. The music is a little …

This is a difficult post to write, and I apologize ahead of time if not all of it comes out right.  I’ll probably hover over the publish button before I post this, if I post it at all. A couple of years ago, a fellow frequent traveler found it strange …

This is a funny calculation I did.  I looked at the year I traveled the most for work, and came up over a few thousand dollars short of Executive Platinum. With the new changes for 2017, those qualifying for Executive Platinum must fly 100,000 miles AND spend $12,000 on flights. …

The Watergate has an interesting place in my memory.  I’m too young to know it for its scandalous history, but it WAS where I bought all my groceries when I first lived in DC. There was a market in its basement and I lived a few blocks away.  I spent …

A few years back, I gathered resources for getting new copies of receipts from companies.  The links (and methods) on that page are a little outdated, so here’s an updated 2016 version on how to get receipts back. Cars: Advantage  (This is an email address to contact) Alamo Avis Budget …

Earlier, I wrote about deals available for tomorrow from Boston.  Can’t leave tomorrow?  Good news.  Air France is offering flights in the $400 from the East Coast and Chicago to Paris. Flight Deal has the whole… uh, deal. Fare are available from September to December.  Air France is a member of …

Fine dining is easy to plan out.  Most places have a reservation system and you can plan your schedule around your dinner plans. Casual dining?  Not so much. My favorite casual dining place around here is usually empty or packed.  There doesn’t seem to be an in between. They allow …