Barcelona: Sagrada Familia
Day 2 started out oddly. Michelle nodded off at 2 am, but I couldn’t get to sleep. I started trying to sleep at 3am, but didn’t fall asleep until 5am. My alarm went off and woke both of us up at 1:30pm. Yikes! Most…
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.
Barcelona, Day 1
We arrived in Barcelona this morning at 9am after taking the red-eye from JFK. We had an enjoyable dinner on the plane and nodded off about 10PM, with 4.5 hours left on the flight. It was a pretty bumpy ride after we nodded off,…
Competitours: For Those Travelers as Crazy as Me
If you’re looking for a new adventure, then Competitours might be right up your alley. Someone I know has started company that conducts Amazing Race contests for regular people. He’s a pretty smart guy, and an avid traveler, so I have no doubt this…
Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Ours was an enjoyable one spent with lots of family. Michelle and I are off to Barcelona tomorrow afternoon. So, next blog post will be from a tapas restaurant while we’re sipping intriguing Spanish wines. Stay tuned…
Giants Lock up Home Field Advantage
This was supposed to be a meaningless game. Just beat Philly or Dallas (we already beat them both once), and we lock up home field advantage throughout the playoffs. But that didn’t happen, so a game against Carolina in the freezing cold was to…
FlightMemory
For those that read my blog regularly, this post shouldn’t seem too abnormal. That’s only because most of you know I’m a bit obsessed about frequent flier miles. A while back, I discovered a website called FlightMemory.com. Most people will think I’m nuts, but…
Another Way to Earn Miles
Shopping portals are a great way to earn airline miles. Here’s a good article in the NYT about them. Look for another post on airline shopping portals in the near future. Or send me an e-mail with your airline of choice, and I’ll help…
Giants to Play Dallas
The Giants have been flexed to the Sunday night game against Dallas. This is turning out to be a big game. No Brandon Jacobs, and potentially no Domenik Hixon. We’re not good enough to steamroll teams without our strongest running back and two of…
Governor of Illinois-One More Thing
I’m not trying to sling mud. But I’m sitting here watching coverage on Hardball about Blagojevich. Everyone is going out of their way to comment on the fact that Obama wouldn’t let him anywhere near him. They quietly kept him off the stage in…
Governor of Illinois Going To Jail
It’s been widely reported that the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is heading to jail. This had me laughing uncontrollably this morning. I was watching Hardball last night when it was discussed that he was demanding Bank of America to reinstate a line of…