Author: Edward Pizzarello

My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.

Yankees Hurting

I’ve been pleased with the Yankees performance thus far this season, but we’re starting to run into injury issues.  See ESPN.com article here. Andy Pettitte is going to miss his next start, which is pretty concerning, considering our lack of depth in pitching.  And,…

March Cruise Pics

Can you tell I’m running a bit behind on my blog posts?  🙂 Our most recent cruise departed out of Fort Lauderdale on Independence of the Seas.  We hadn’t cruised on a ship this big before.  As of last year, this was the biggest…

I Don’t Understand South Korea

Or North Korea for that matter. South Korea keeps inching closer to confirming that North Korea sunk one of their warships, as indicated in this article. I don’t understand why South Korea doesn’t state the obvious.  They’ve already said that a torpedo sunk the…

New Rules Regarding Flight Delays

The Transportation Department is on the verge of enacting new rules about flight delays. The basics: After 3 hours sitting on the tarmac, the airline will have to let you off the plane. Airlines are required to provide some sort of food and water…

NCAA Expanding March Madness Field to 68?

My favorite time of the year for sports is March Madness.  Sitting at home and watching 2 straight days worth of college basketball tournament action is still something I treasure. The NCAA had looked to expand it’s field to 96 teams this year, a…

Great Wolf Trip

I’ve had to be away from home for the last week or so.  To make the time away easier, Michelle and Catherine joined me for a few days.  We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge, which is an indoor waterpark for kids. This was…

Catching Up-Duke Wins NCAA Championship

I’ve been running very far behind on blogging.  Hopefully, I can keep a good enough pace to keep 1 or 2 people interested. I’ll start by laying out my thoughts on Duke winning the NCAA championship.  I owe some pictures and updates from our…

NCAA Tournament Thoughts Reprised

Checking back in on my original comments about the NCAA tournament field.  I said: Michigan State would win at least a couple of games, and be a sleeper for the Final Four.  With Kalin Lucas gone.  This puts a serious dent in my sleeper…