I’ve said it numerous times, that I’m reluctant to accept FAM tour invitations from destinations that I don’t have any business for. And so many assume that Alaska falls into this category. On the contract, I have booked four meetings in Anchorage prior to my most recent visit, and, as fate usually has it, I […]
$120. That’s what I spent on two round trip tickets to Hawaii for my honeymoon. The retail cost was $2,400. People who look at me funny when I opt for a three legged trip to Anchorage from New York via both Washington and Seattle just to use my preferred airline, should consider the money I […]
While I’ve spent nearly seven hundred nights of my life in hotels to date, prior to last week, I’d never spent a single night of my life at sea. That would change when I’d embark on my first ever cruise with my fiancée and another couple about the Western Caribbean. This is quite a thing […]
There’s an enormous amount of choice right now, when it comes to the best way to travel short distances, like for instance the distance I travel when I come back to Washington, DC twice a month. I think I’ve now done the trip every which way but by boat, although I’m considering my options now […]
Due to various accounts that I have which sit on North Capitol Street or in the shadows of Union Station, I am often asked to seek availability from the Hotel George, a Kimpton Hotel. As one of the most upscale hotels in the neighborhood, the George is a mainstay for any travelers who will be […]
I feel truly blessed that I’ve now been able to witness my team, the New York Football Giants, win four Super Bowl’s in my lifetime, and participate in five of them. I think back to when I was sitting there with my father, in MetLife stadium, gazing up at the Super Bowl emblems that adorn […]
I’m in the business of booking expos and a few times a year, I get to attend expos. Most of the expos that I attend have booths lined with hoteliers, rental car agencies, convention bureaus and AV companies. But the other day, while in Washington with my fiancée, I attended a totally different type of […]
Rarely ever do I get an opportunity to enjoy a six night stay anywhere but such was the case this week when I would arrive back in my old home city of Washington and stay from Saturday until Friday at the Hotel Monaco, at 7th and F Street Northwest. This trip would be a mix […]
I had one of the odder sensations that I’ve had the other day when I checked in to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. For a hotel that is known for being able to simultaneously and successful host a dozen or so medium sized groups or perhaps two or three large groups, the lobby was empty […]
Never have I thought a video workout could be so aptly named but kudos to the marketing geniuses at Beach Body who so named their intense, nine week workout regimen, Insanity. Forget kudos to them – how about kudos to me who is beginning week six! Indeed, as someone who has never really been disciplined […]