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.

Special Interests Alive and Well

While I’m sure members of the Democratic party have really good reasons, I hope my friends who vote the left side of the ticket will agree that one of the latest changes to health insurance legislation really just isn’t right. This article in the…

Bellagio-Something I’ve Never Heard Of

So, a friend of mine, Russell Rosenblum, is playing in a rebuy poker tournament in the Five Diamond Poker Classic at Bellagio right now. He called me to relay a story I’ve honestly never witnessed. I’m sure it’s happened before, but it’s a bit…

Yet Another Reason to Never Fly United

I have a general rule that I avoid UAL unless they’re less money or a significantly better itinerary. I’ve also flown a different airline for more money when traveling on business and reimbursed our company the difference. Why? Because they’re absolutely horrible. From my…

Canyon of Heroes, Part 2

Two more videos from the Championship parade. First one is of Andy Pettitte: Andy pitched the clinching game of all 3 series in this year’s playoffs. He has more postseason wins than any other pitcher in history. He’s in the twilight of his career,…

The Canyon of Heroes

The Yankees celebrated their 27th World Series last night. While it’s only been 9 years, it seems like an eternity since we were able to stand as champions. This marked the first year where I had the means (translated: cash) to attend a World…