Day 7 started off with another mediocre breakfast at the Intercontinental De La Ville. Our first appointment for the day was at the US Embassy in Rome. We met with Thomas Moore, the Counselor for Commercial Affairs. He brought in several of his colleagues to speak to us about U.S and Italy relations, economic and…
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Monthly Archives for June 2010.
Restaurants and things to do in Budapest
One thing that I forgot to post on my writeup of our trip to Budapest was a list of restaurants and places to see in Budapest. I compiled this list with help from a friend who lives in Budapest. Restaurants Sir Lancelot – medieval restaurant meaning no utensils just bare hands. It is a show…
Double Delta Miles with American Express
Earn Double SkyMiles this summer with your American Express card when you redeem at least 10,000 Skymiles from your account. Terms and Conditions: Double miles offer is valid from 07/01/10 to 09/30/10 (“Promotion Period”). Enrollment and qualification for this offer requires a minimum redemption of 10,000 miles through one or a combination of Delta channels…
Our next dream vacation to the Maldives is booked
We’ve been checking almost daily for when Hilton would release the 2011 reward calendar for the Condrad Maldives Rangali Island Hotel. We had almost given up checking but checked about a week ago and the calendar was posted! We booked 9 nights in March 2011 without any problem. We now had to book the flights…
Hungary Italy and Kazakhstan Day 6
This was our travel day and unfortunately we were traveling on Malev Airlines where I have no status. We arrived at the airport extremely early and were greeted with a line that snaked around the airport. Malev had self check in kiosks at the airport but alas – all of them were out of order.…
Princess Victoria of Sweden vacations in Bora Bora
I already knew that Bora Bora has been my absolute favorite vacation spot that I’ve ever been – but even Swedish royalty has discovered it as well. The Swedish Princess Victoria and her new husband Daniel Westling recently were married. Victoria is the oldest daughter of the current king and queen of Sweden.
Double or Triple Miles with Delta on new routes
Link Enjoy new routes to the U.S. and up to triple flown miles in BusinessElite—or double in Economy. From Asia and Japan to the United States—we have so many new destinations to discover. Enjoy triple flown miles for each BusinessElite® paid flight (or double flown miles for each Economy Class paid flight) now through September…
Hungary Italy and Kazakhstan Day 5 – Gellert
Day 5 was a free day and so I enjoyed the delicious full breakfast. I never tire of the European breakfast that includes fresh bread and cheeses. I headed off to one of my favorite thermal baths, Gellert. Gellert is certainly one of the most popular baths as can be attested by the large crowds…
I am cheap
Or as Elaine said to George Costanza “You’re very careful with money.” My frugality does not only apply to traveling. It also applies to everyday purchasing as well. Two months ago when Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 came out on Blu Ray, Toys R Us was selling the combo pack for $15.00. The…
Hungary Italy and Kazakhstan Day 4
On Day 4, we headed out to meet the CEO of Pannon, Anders Jensen. Pannon is Hungary’s leading telecomm operator and is owned by Telenor. Pannon has a very unique corporate headquarter in that there are no cubicles in the entire building. No one has a desk. They have lockers where they put their belongings…
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