Chase make a few significant changes to a valuable card, the Sapphire Reserve. Does this card still have the same value?
Which Trusted Traveler Program is Right for You?
Have you ever walked up to the airport security line or immigration line and didn’t want to wait in line? Wish you could just skip it? Or at least mostly skip it – I can’t say you can skip lines altogether, without making anyone mad or getting in trouble. Fortunately, there are ways to...
Newport Beach Restaurant Week 2020
Newport Beach Restaurant Week is back and it’s better than ever. This yearly event runs for 14 days, from January 13 through January 26, 2020. It’s an excellent time to try a new restaurant. What is Newport Beach Restaurant Week? It’s a yearly event where participating restaurants have prix fixe menus for lunch and/or...
Why Did I get the AmEx Green Card?
The American Express Green Card was the most recognizable card that American Express offers. It has been in many commercials dating back to the “Don’t leave home without it” days of the 70s and 80s. In more recent years, the benefits of the AmEx Gold and Platinum cards (among other American Express cards) have...
Quick Guide to Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a wonderful town to visit. It’s no secret that I love visiting Santa Barbara. It’s one of the few places, other than my own home, that I can consider living at. Planning a trip to a town that isn’t very big can be daunting. How do I get there? Where do...
Wine Tasting in Santa Barbara
Everybody knows about Napa, California’s premier wine country. For good reason, of course. It is less known that wine is grown and produced in nearly every county along the coast all the way to San Diego. You could spend months traveling, in California, going to each of the wine regions (or appellations). I’m not...