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.

David Gregory New Moderator of Meet The Press

A nod to David for sending me the official announcement. This has been rumored for some time, with Andrea Mitchell, Gwen Ifill and Chuck Todd listed as top contenders. I would have been fine with Andrea, maybe even Chuck, although I think he isn’t…

Deep Run at Venetian

After landing in Vegas midday on Wednesday, I went over to Bellagio to sweat Russell in a $5K event that he had made the final table of. He busted 7th after getting a bit unlucky. With no other work projects to handle, I decided…

The Significance of 60

Saxby Chambliss defeated Jim Martin this evening in the Georgia Senate run-off. Read about it in the NY Times here. Chambliss, a Republican, assured that Democrats would not reach a 60 member filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. I think it’s interesting to note that…

Giants Sweep Skins

The Giants went into FedEx Field on Sunday, and came out with the best record in the NFC still intact. It was a nasty weather day, but Eli Manning looked really good throwing the ball. Other than a pretty dismal 2-minute drill at the…

Chris Matthews Running for Senate?

fivethirtyeight.com, which did an excellent job covering the 2008 Presidential campaign, is reporting Chris Matthews is gearing up for a Senate run. Read about it here. Not sure how I feel about this. Those who know me are aware of the fact that I…

More Free Airline Miles

My friend, Randy Petersen, one of the most respected travel gurus in the free world, has started a site to earn free miles: http://www.e-miles.com The purpose of the site is to earn a small amount of miles reading advertisements, then transfer these to an…

Happy Thanksgiving!

I spent over 12 hours last night and this morning cooking for 10 people. Along with the standard fare, here are a couple of things I prepared that don’t fit into the standard Thanksgiving mold: Crab and Boursin in Phyllo Shells (appetizer) Deep Fried…

Giants Dispatch Arizona

We went on the road to the stadium where we won the Super Bowl last year. Kurt Warner has been playing like the Kurt of old, so this stood to be a good challenge. The first 3 quarters were a back and forth battle,…

There’s a Blackberry Storm Brewing

I test drove the Storm myself yesterday, twice. First impression was awesome. I was ready to buy. I left the store and started reading reviews online. Those reviews caused me to head back to the store for a second look. What I found? For…