A new low for government intervention has been ratified. Mayor Bloomberg received approval from the NYC Health Board to ban sodas, sweetened teas and juices in sizes bigger than 16 oz. A nod to Ron for sending the article along to me. As I…
I’ve heard frequently from others about the Andaz 5th for a few years now. Gary of View From The Wing swears by the property as his go-to in NYC and has written about it numerous times. I’ve had my fair share of stays in…
Read Part 1 here. After Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds, we discovered there was another “behind the falls” excursion on the Canadian side. Oddly, it’s called “Journey Behind The Falls”. Journey Behind The Falls: A 10 to 15-minute walk from the…
As reported by Wandering Aramean, United Airlines took delivery of their first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural BOS-NRT Japan Airlines 787 flight back in April. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the 787, believing it would change the way…
We spent just a bit more than 2 days in the Niagara Falls area. Ultimately, 3 days is probably ideal but we kept up a pretty good pace and managed to get through most of what we wanted to see. There are boat rides…
I crossed my fingers on the way to the airport this morning. Today was the day Dulles airport had announced that TSA Pre-Check would launch. The airport had blown through the first deadline they established to have security open upstairs, so it wasn’t entirely…
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new iPhone out. 😀 I spoke with the small business manager at my local Verizon Wireless store last week and decided to take a drive over early Friday morning. Well, not too early, probably about 8:30 in…
Okay, so it’s early. But, I definitely like what I’m seeing. I just checked in for my flight tomorrow on United using my iPhone 6 and successfully moved my boarding pass to Passbook. I wrote about Passbook recently and was pretty pumped about the…
Quick reminder, 5:00 pm EDT today is the deadline to throw your name in the hat for the United Airlines beverage vouchers.
Not the greatest deal in the world, but if you’re contemplating lounge membership, this might be of value to you. USAirways will give you Trial Silver Preferred status if you sign up for a USAirways Club membership. Silver Preferred offers you such benefits as…