I am excited to announce that I am nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award! Ed & Jenn from Coleman Concierge nominated me. They are awesome people and I’m sure you’ll find them as interesting as I do. With the nomination, they have asked me several questions about myself and my blog. I loved the...
Travel Misadventures: One Day in Chicago
The majority of my getaways are for one weekend night, give or take one night. Despite the short duration, I plan well enough in order to make the most of it. Unfortunately, not all trips go according to plans. I recently had another travel “misadventure” on a short trip to Chicago. What I Had...
Inaugural Flight: Orange County to Albuquerque
As the saying goes, there’s a first time for everything. Every time you step on a plane go to somewhere, there’s a date in the past that airline started flying the route you’re flying on. It is typically a special occasion when an airline starts to fly a new route. Those flights are known...
Andaz Scottsdale Hotel Review
The Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa is not the typical resort in the Greater Phoenix area. Not only is it unique and interesting, but I found it to be paradise in the Sonoran Desert! As one of the newest Andaz hotels in the Hyatt chain, I couldn’t wait to check it out. Andaz hotels...
Reminder: Travel Meet Up in OC on Sunday
I hope you can join Lee (from BaldThoughts) and myself for a meet up, on Sunday June 11, at around 1 PM. The meet up is at the Pizza Press in Costa Mesa, California. This is the same place we had our first meet up, in March. The food was good; the beer was better;...
How To: Use Airline Miles to Travel to Zimbabwe
One of the most common conversation topics at TBEX (Travel Bloggers Exchange) conferences is where the next TBEX will be. There are several TBEX conferences held each year: North America, Europe and International (somewhere other than North America and Europe). When I attended the most recent TBEX North America, in Huntsville, Alabama, we speculated...