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….
Catching Up
So, for the unlucky few who read this blog on a regular basis, my apologies for my absence. It’s been a busy few weeks: 1. We moved into our new house, which definitely turned into a much larger project. More to come on this….
Let’s Fight Cancer (Subtitle: Lance Armstrong Continues to Amaze Me)
My friends know I’m an unabashed Lance Armstrong fan. I was amazed that, after years away from the toughest sporting event that exists, he was almost able to win it again this year. This encouraged me to go back to his website and do…
Help My Friend Brian Cohen
My friend Brian Cohen is trying to win a trip to Antarctica. I hope you’ll take a moment and vote for him at the link above. The site will require you to register, but I can vouch for the site. So, please join in!…