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  The links (and methods) on that page are a little outdated, so here’s an updated 2016 version on how to get receipts back.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 …

This is a crazy good amazing deal and won’t last–and requires you to be flexible with last minute plans. Secret Flying has a large selection of flight deals to Europe that leave TOMORROW from Boston.   It includes cities such as Geneva, Nice, and Vienna. If I didn’t have such a busy …

Recently, author Annie F. Downs was tweeting, trying to figure out if an air marshal was on her flight. Sometimes I’ve wondered.  One time I found out for sure. From my memories: While boarding was going on, the gentleman in front of me in first class asked the flight attendant …

The Broadway ticket lottery is a system where last-minute unsold show seats go for really low prices.  This is different from TKTS because it isn’t merely a discount, it’s basically a fire sale.  Tickets can cost as low as $30 for seats right near the front. How It Used to Be …

No, this isn’t a dream I had last night.  (Though once, I dreamed that an army of storm troopers started tap dancing to Tea for Two). I’m sadly serious about that. A group of children from  École de l’Harmonie elementary school in Quebec, Canada dressed up as jedi and disguised their bows as lightsabers while …