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Route 66 Road Trip Day Five: Scavenging At The Goodwill Outlet
While I thought we might visit the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the Oklahoma City National Memorial (commemorating victims of the 1995 Murrah Building bombing), my wife had another plan: the Goodwill Outlet. It was quite a cultural experience… Route 66 Road Trip Day Five: Goodwill Outlet… First, a...
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The 7 Miles & Points Tools / Services that I Pay For
Discover the top 5 miles and points tools worth paying for to maximize your travel rewards and savings. From AwardWallet's comprehensive tracking to Points Path's award flight insights, find out how these essential services can streamline your travel planning. Plus, explore bonus travel services like ExpressVPN and the Solis Global...
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Route 66 Road Trip Day Four: Historic Tucumcari Enroute To Oklahoma City
Day four of our Route 66 road trip included a drive through historic Tucumcari and dinner at a 1950s-style diner. Route 66 Road Trip Day Four: Long Drive, Historical Neon Lights Of Tucumcari We just could not pull ourselves away from the Hyatt Regency Tamaya, even though we had an...
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Route 66 Road Trip Day Three: Tranquil Rest In New Mexico
Everyone slept in except me. Thankfully, we had been assigned a nice suite at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya and I was able to go into the living room and get a jump start on my work before anyone else woke up. It was a quiet morning and a cold one…25ºF,...
Eye of the Flyer
The Pros and Cons of Sailing on Oceania’s Smallest R-Class Ships
Introduction:  Our Panama Canal Cruise on Oceania Sirena How to Save Money on an Oceania Cruises Sailing Oceania Cruises Fleet Explained Delta First Class Review Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City (PTY) Westin Playa Bonita Panama Pre-Cruise Hotel Review Panama Canal Marriott Bonvoy Hotel Options Ranked Panama Canal New Cruise Terminal...
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My 2024 Travel Recap: Elite Statuses, Flights & Hotel Nights
Discover my 2024 travel adventures, including elite airline and hotel statuses, 30 flights, and 33 hotel nights. From earning Alaska Airlines MVP Elite Status to utilizing Hilton's Friends & Family plan, explore how I navigated the skies and luxury stays without Hyatt Globalist Elite Status. Join me as I recount...
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Route 66 Road Trip Day Two: A Beautiful Journey To New Mexico Via Petrified Forest National Park
Our drive from Arizona to New Mexico was fairly uneventful but our stop at Petrified Forest National Park was a wonderful break and a highlight of the entire road trip. In what would quickly become a trend, we did not get an early start…I worked all morning, we had a...
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Route 66 Road Trip Day One: Great Hotel, Horrible Middle Eastern Food In Scottsdale, Arizona
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. I had such high hopes of rising at 4:00 am, placing the kids in the car, and then arriving in Scottsdale by the time they woke up. Nope. The alarm went off at 4:00 am (I actually use this version of The Navy Hymn as my...
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Live And Let’s Drive: A Road Trip From LA To Chicago On Historic Route 66
Welcome to my next trip report, which will be a bit unique…a Route 66 road trip across the United States instead of my usual airplane journey. We took a family vacation retracing the old Route 66 from Los Angeles to Chicago and had a smashingly good time. Route 66 Road...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Northern Lights in Sweden. Aurora Borealis.
The main part of the recent itinerary to most of the Nordic countries was to view the northern lights in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland, as I had never personally witnessed this phenomenon before the trip — but Aurora Borealis might not have appeared due to weather and other factors. The...
Wild About Travel
2024 Recapped: Best and Worst Airports in the World
Over the last week, I have reviewed my 2024 destinations and rated the best and worst airlines. Today, I want to focus on the best and worst airports after flying to or from 65 airports in 2024 and 289 in my lifetime. Whether you’re starting your journey or connecting at...
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Trip Report: My Visit To Atlanta To Honor Jimmy Carter…
My trip to Atlanta to honor former president Jimmy Carter turned out to be better than I could have imagined…and made me appreciate him more. My Visit To The Carter Center To Honor Jimmy Carter After a bumpy flight (with smooth service) to Atlanta, I ducked into a restroom and...
View from the Wing
100 Flights, 258 Nights In 2024: A Hardcore Road Warrior’s Brutal Truth About Marriott, Hyatt, And Delta
The anonymous correspondent had concluded that Hyatt is the best chain if you can stick to full service properties not owned or managed by bad actors, but they don’t have a big enough footprint and too many of their hotels in the U.S. are limited service. So he still earns...
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Getting to the Meat of It: Delta First Class Meal Service Between Atlanta and Mexico City
We just returned from a quick weekend in Mexico City to celebrate my wife's birthday.  This was our second trip and we had a blast.  To get there, we used a Delta Companion Certificate -- and this is a good reminder that Delta expanded the use of these certificates to...
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Two Days in Switzerland: Day 2 – Rheinfall and Schaffhausen
My second day in Switzerland is spent on a day trip to Rheinfall and Schaffhausen, two spots in the lowlands that get far less attention than the amazing Alps. With limited time, they made for a great itinerary, and I was even able to enjoy Zurich for an hour before...