random segments
Those of you that have been following travel television shows have probably at least heard of the BBC TV show Come Fly With Me. For those of you who haven't, here is a clip from the first episode with Omar, the owner of Fly Lo airlines, a European Low Cost Carrier.
While you have been able to watch clips on Youtube, and catch it on your Air Canada flight, it has not been available for legal viewing for US audiences. However, that changes this Saturday night, as it ...
As I am sure many of you know, ORD practically shut down due to thunderstorms last Thursday. Unfortunately, this chaos did not subside overnight. Because of the cancellations, all of the flights zeroed out, and my upgrades did not clear. I noticed the zeroed out flights, and decided to arrive at the airport extra early just to be in a good position for getting out, since I knew that things were going to be completely insane. Little did I know just how insane ...
My luck when traveling to Canada near major events is quite lucky. As has been hitting the news, the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup and a portion of downtown Vancouver has fallen into a riot. I actually was there this past weekend, and even took in the party scene downtown before leaving on Monday. I missed this riot by roughly 48 hours. However, this was not my first brush with rioting in Canada.
Last summer I was working on a project for a customer in Toronto, ...
I'm actually doing this post out of order from my experience in Vancouver, however I did want to get a quick post up about the insanity before and after the hockey games while I was in town, since Wednesday is when the Stanley Cup Finals end. Friday was a busy day, and I'll be talking more about how crazy my travel experience is on Friday. After arriving, I made plans to meet with Mike, and his friends Tom and Pete Meyers from EuroCheapo. I first had an idea of how crazy ...
Delta recently created a storm of bad press when it a unit of soldiers returning from the Middle East encountered a $200 fee for their fourth checked bag, which they are allowed in their military baggage allowance. To complicate matters further, soldiers traveling in Business or First class are allowed to check four bags for free. Rather than try and give you the full story, I'll let one of the soldiers speak to the situation himself:
Unfortunately, the real ...
Introduction
Embassy Suites Charlotte
Hyatt Summerfield Suites Charlotte Airport
Renaissance Suites Charlotte Airport
And now before I go on another jam packed trip, time to complete the hotel reviews from my trip at the beginning of May. One interesting note is that this property is the first Renaissance Suites in the world. This is actually a fairly short review, since I wanted to get in, get to sleep, and then get home the next day so I did not spend as much time taking ...
