Quick Free Miles. ACT QUICKLY!
Bose is giving away free miles again! How, you ask? Well, if you want to watch a 2-minute video found at the link above, they’ll give you 150 AA miles. If you have a BOSE store nearby and go see the demo, they’ll give…
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.
In Fond Memory of Roy Geddes
My mother’s side of the family is from Nova Scotia, just outside of Halifax. As kids, my sister and I spent many a summer (and a few winters) there with our extended family. We had 5 aunts(Emily, Gloria, Fran, Rose, Laverne) and two uncles…
A Brief Moment
I hope all 3 of you reading will indulge me for a brief moment. Those of you that we call family already know most of this story. We lived in a nice neighborhood the last 5 years or so. Or, so we thought. Ever…
St. Regis Washington DC
My wife and I enjoyed a night at The St. Regis in DC last night, thanks to the free weekends promotion Starwood ran this summer. Due to the promo and a bunch of travel, I ended up using my free rooms at: Sheraton Commander…
Derek Jeter: Greatest Yankee Ever?
Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s record for most hits by a Yankee tonight. Lou Gehrig had 2,721 hits as a Yankee. Jeter now sits at 2,722. So, it seemed like a good time to analyze where Jeter sits in Yankee history, even though he’s…
Double AA Miles and New Elite Rewards
For those who read my blog that ALSO fly, here’s a great offer from AA to finish out the year. Essentially, AA is giving out double elite qualifying miles through the end of the year to help people attain higher status. On top of…
Tons of Priority Club Points
Kudos to my flying buddy gleff for notification on this lucrative Priority Club promo. He covered this recently on his blog. For those that don’t know, Priority Club is the loyalty program for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Intercontinental, etc. They have a lot of…
Family Reunion: Hershey Park
Still running VERY far behind on updates. Two or three weeks ago, we had a mini family reunion at Hershey Park. Casts in this movie were my cousin Serena and her husband Ron, as well as my cousin Tom, his wife Nicole, and his…
Dulles Airport: AeroTrain Update
Steady followers of my blog will remember my post last year with previously unseen pictures of the train system at Dulles Airport. Well, when I walked through Dulles Airport at 5am on Monday, I saw that the train was running at the main terminal….
The Starwood 100
Starwood Hotels, IMO, is the best hotel loyalty program out there. It’s my chain of choice whenever I travel. I’m sure there are quite a few people who won’t find this interesting, but I set a goal to stay at 100 Starwood properties worldwide….