July, 2016

• 27 July

  Reminder: Meet Fellow DC/Virginia Travel Enthusiasts in August

  

  Just a reminder that this meetup is coming up in August!   Meet fellow local travelers (and the not-so-local ones coming out for this event) Ed and I will also be there to field any travel related questions you have for us.  Hope to see you there! —————————— There is …

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• 27 July

  Waiter Volunteers to Feed Baby So Frazzled Mom Can Eat

  

  Poor service is highlighted in the news so much more than good service.   But these types of stories make me so happy. A mother had a rough day.  She was at the hospital with her baby getting tests done.  Afterwards, she decided to grab some food at Olive Garden. …

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• 26 July

  How to Easily Move All Your Facebook Photos into Google Photos

  

  Earier today, I wrote about how Google Photos is a great tool for travelers.  Most of my travel photos from before I had Google Photos (well, the ones I didn’t lose) are on Facebook. Since I wanted all my photos in one place, I decided to move my Facebook photos into …

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• 26 July

  Why Google Photos is an Amazing Travel Tool

  

  We’ve all done it.  Taken a thousand vacation photos and then stored them on an SD card or in a folder (we later forget).  Then when we want to look at them later, we can’t find them. Like this one. (Sorry, Economy Class & Beyond.  But we do make a …

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• 26 July

  Win Awesome Tech Prizes for Travel, Including Apple Watch, Bose Headphones, iPad Air 2!

  

  Our friends over at Travel Update are running a contest, and the prizes are really good–especially if you are a frequent traveler! They are: • Apple Watch Sport • iPad Air 2 • Bose QuietComfort 35 Headphones • Kindle Paperwhite • Blue Point 7800 mAh 2 in 1 Power Bank …

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• 25 July

  Instantly Find Out Which Flights Are Upgradable When Booking

  

  Sometimes when we are booking flights, we don’t just want to know what the cheapest flight is.  We also want to know what flights might be upgradable with miles or a RDU/other certificate. This isn’t immediately apparent, so you’ll need to research the fare class and other factors. Luckily, there’s …

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• 25 July

  Hungry Patrons Ignore Corpse to Wait in Line for Cronuts

  

  This is totally not the Onion and is so New York City. There’s a prophetic/creepy line in the movie Collateral that begins and ends the movie.  It’s not about NYC (it’s about LA), but it touched on the anonymity of city life and how cold it can be there. 17 …

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• 24 July

  I’m Relieved I Got Pet Insurance

  

  Friday night, my puppy started acting a little strange.  She kept wandering off to go sit in a corner by herself.  This is from a dog with huge separation anxiety. Immediately after, she started getting violently sick.  Violently. I took her to the ER wrapped in her favorite blanket with …

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• 24 July

  Update On the Restaurant Experience from Yesterday

  

  The restaurant I wrote about yesterday contacted me this morning, specifically the manager on duty (who is also a managing partner).  I really appreciate that he reached out to us. He wanted to correct and also confirm some of the things that I wrote about yesterday. First of all, he …

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• 23 July

  “If either of you go near the bar or touch alcohol–you’re OUT!”–My Strangest Restaurant Experience

  

  I’ve been taking my niece around to see our favorite sights in the DC area.  One of them was a boat ride by National Ferry.  We had a great time, and a special shout out to Evan on the staff for giving us extra information about all the sights we …

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