Another dinner trip to Portland
Having had so much fun the last time around (plus, I did book five of these!) I was off again last week for a quick...
Mileage Run
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The new United: A trip from hell
I had quite high expectations as I boarded United Airlines flight 15 from Newark to Honolulu. This is, after all, a flagship route and as...
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A 20 hour trip, condensed into 2 minutes
Lots of folks have dinner in Portland, Oregon on any given night. Or course, most of them actually live in Portland and aren’t visiting from...
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Get thee to Istanbul, on the cheap this fall!
I’m a huge fan of Istanbul and Turkey in general. I’ve had nothing but wonderful experiences there (even with attempted scammings twice) and between the...
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The finer side of Ghent: beer and graffiti
It doesn’t take much to convince me that a city might be worth visiting. In the case of Ghent it took only one word: beer....
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In flight: Across the pond in coach that doesn’t suck
Yeah, I wish that all my flights were in the pointy end of the plane, but that just isn’t feasible on my budget. And so,...
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In flight: Newark to Brussels in United Business Class
I never actually bought the ticket from Newark to Brussels. I didn’t even buy a ticket from United Airlines. And yet, on a Friday afternoon,...
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On how I was nearly denied entry to Belgium
My United Airlines flight into Brussels arrived at a hard stand this morning. I generally find those annoying for any number of reasons, but in...
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The absolute wrong time to visit Cannon Beach, Oregon
I have always heard great things about the Oregon coast line. The scenery is supposed to be spectacular. So combining a great fare from NYC-Portland...
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Sunday brunch in Santa Barbara
Lots of people go out for brunch in Santa Barbara. In fact, based on the wait we had to get a table once we got...