Experiences

Disney has come out with RFID bands that would enable the Disney staff to know your child’s name as they wander around the park. From Time’s article on their wristbands : The MyMagic+ system is designed to track users’ purchasing habits, and if parents agree to certain settings, employees playing characters in …

Do you or anyone you know deal with food restrictions? Whether it’s you or your friends, family, or coworkers, get ready for your next trip to be a little easier. Anna Sonnenberg of Gluten-Free Jet Set has just launched a worldwide gluten-free travel guide. Over the next year, she’ll travel extensively to research …

In the world of things I never knew I wanted to do so badly up until this moment, you can fly a pretend Pan Am 747 First Class flight for $300 in Hollywood, California. As the name of the article I found this vintage photo in states, Traveling in a Boeing …

Because of my bartending history, I’ve been getting sent articles about a cruise ship adopting a robot bartender pretty often. It’s pretty adorable looking (sort of something that would be in Wall-E) and is a cool, novel concept. From Royal Caribbean:   Here’s the USA Today article on it. The …

When you travel a lot, you get used to running from attraction to attraction, hopping on a plane and doing it all over again. This makes it really hard to slow down when things go wrong.  Especially when you book a trip to do a specific thing. When Keri and I …

How to travel around the Las Vegas Tram system The monorail system in Las Vegas is expensive and really inconvenient.  It connects through the back of the hotels on the East side of the strip.  Some of those hotels, like MGM, are huge and you have to walk through the …

Las Vegas Nightclubs (and day clubs!) When I went to Las Vegas, I didn’t pay for any drinks or for any admission at any of the clubs we went to.  No, this wasn’t because I’m a travel writer and I was comped for that.  There’s a way to get onto …

The Bare Pool Lounge is a pool at the Mirage that is adults-only and advertises “European Sunbathing”.  That is, top-less. I was a bit apprehensive about going even though I was promised free entry and drinks if I went (I had run into a promoter for it the last time …

Butter London Seatac   On my way to the Freddies last week I realized my nails were atrocious! I did some quick research and found Butter by London has a nail salon in the Seattle Airport.  Who knew there was a Butter London Seatac? Since all the gates in the …

A review of Fancy Hands My April travel calendar was crazy.  I spent twice as many nights in a Hyatt than I spent in my own home.  And that wasn’t the only hotel property stayed at this month. While rushing from place to place, it gets hard to keep up with …