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Sick at the Staywell: An MGM Grand Review
Image courtesy: Leonardo Pallota After my stay in Salt Lake City, I headed not home, but on to Las Vegas. It seems like every time I head out west, whether to Salt Lake, Portland, San Francisco, Los...
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Planning An Amtrak Adventure
Image courtesy: Bruce Fingerhood I wasn’t happy about the prospect of flying right home. I was planning to fly up to Chicago from Jacksonville with my girlfriend to accompany her for a grad school...
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What It’s Like Riding Amtrak in a Roomette
Image courtesy: Amtrak I was a little nervous about beginning our train adventure. My only previous Amtrak experience was a two hour hop from Washington to Philadelphia, and now we were about to...
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Riding the Empire Builder
Learn more about Amtrak’s on-board experience here! We left Chicago in the early afternoon and began our trek west. Checking the route’s timeline, it seemed likely I’d head to bed sometime after the...
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Riding the Coast Starlight
Image courtesy: Loco Steve Learn more about our journey from Chicago to Portland on Empire Builder After a few hours in Portland, it was time to continue our epic train journey across the country....
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Review: Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels When it came time to end our train journey in San Francisco, one of the most vexing challenges facing me was where we might want to stay for a night. After all, it would...
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Review: Hyatt Place Orlando Airport
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels As it became obvious that I’d need to be in Central Florida for a number of nights during the Summer, I quickly determined that this would be a great opportunity to take a...
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Review: Hyatt House Pittsburgh Bloomfield Shadyside
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels As part of my quest to complete the Hyatt Diamond Challenge, I spent several nights at the Hyatt House Pittsburgh Bloomfield Shadyside. Only paid stays were eligible for...
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Review: Hyatt Regency Bethesda
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels As part of my quest to complete the Hyatt Diamond Challenge, I spent a couple nights at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda over the 4th of July weekend, just outside of...
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Review: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels I wasn’t certain if or when I’d ever have the chance – or a good reason – to stay at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville. After all, I live in Jacksonville, and am just 20...
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Battle of the Vegas Mega Suites: The Mandalay Bay Media Suite
Helping to organize two different Las Vegas bachelor parties in a six week period requires a certain level of stamina and pacing. Much as I love Las Vegas, a prior trip for a conference meant I’d visit...
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Battle of the Vegas Mega Suites: The Mirage Hospitality Suite
Image courtesy: Andrew Wilkinson Helping to organize two different Las Vegas bachelor parties in a six week period requires a certain level of stamina and pacing. Much as I love Las Vegas, a prior...
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Las Vegas’s Best Value: A Fine Hotels & Resorts Stay at Delano
Image courtesy: MGM Resorts Following up on the bachelor party at the Mandalay Bay Media Suite, I was in a quandary. Flying home was pricey, and using miles to cover the flight wasn’t going to be...
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Review: Park Hyatt Melbourne
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels Earlier this year, I went on a multi-week adventure beginning in Wellington, New Zealand, before heading to the South Island, hopping over to Melbourne, Australia and...
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Returning to Sam’s Tailor
Image courtesy: Google Maps I first visited Sam’s in July 2014. In the Kowloon region of Hong Kong, off Nathan Road, a small shop can be found at the back of an old shopping plaza. Three signs greet...
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Review: DoubleTree Cairns & More
Image courtesy: Hilton Worldwide Earlier this year, I went on a multi-week adventure beginning in Wellington, New Zealand, before heading to the South Island, hopping over to Melbourne, Australia and...
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Review: Hilton Adelaide
Image courtesy: Hilton Worldwide Earlier this year, I went on a multi-week adventure beginning in Wellington, New Zealand, before heading to the South Island, hopping over to Melbourne, Australia and...
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Review: Hyatt Tsim Sha Tsui
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels The Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui is located in a 64-story complex called The Masterpiece, in the heart of Kowloon in Hong Kong. A tower amidst a sea of towers – the 11th...
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Review: Cathay Pacific Business Class CNS-HKG & HKG-LAX
Image courtesy: InSapphoWeTrust I love flying Cathay Pacific. Any opportunity to fly with the airline feels almost like Christmas morning. Cathay’s business class product isn’t the nicest way I’ve...
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Review: Hyatt Regency Orlando
Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels On a recent trip to Orlando, I was able to stay for a night at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. A Category 4 property, an award stay would typically cost either 15,000 points or...
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