The next leg of my trip home was from Dusseldorf to Chicago on American Airlines. Since I was flying in business class, I had lounge access while I waited for my flight. The lounge for American Airlines passengers is actually the Lufthansa Business Lounge, which is odd, as Lufthansa is in the Star Alliance, while […]
After spending a few days in Copenhagen to conclude my trip, it was time to head home. On my way, I would have an overnight stop in Dusseldorf, but first, I had to fly there. Before my flight, I had some time to kill, so I headed to one of the lounges in Copenhagen’s Terminal […]
After our food tour of Stockholm, our day wasn’t over. Visit Stockholm had also organized a tour & private wine & food tasting at The Winery Hotel. The Winery Hotel is brand new to Stockholm, having opened in January 2016. It’s the world’s first winery hotel. The first stop of our tour was the winemaking […]
During my time in Stockholm, I joined an afternoon-long food tour of the city called “What does Stockholm taste like?” This was another complimentary pre-TBEX activity courtesy of Visit Stockholm. The Nordic experience tour was run by Food Tours Stockholm (TripAdvisor) & covered all aspects of modern Swedish & Scandinavian cuisine. We met at Hotorget outside of […]
American Express has a series of airport lounges called Centurion Lounges scattered around the country. Access to these lounges is free for Platinum & Centurion card holders. Since the lounges are among the best in the United States, they’re understandably crowded. In Seattle, Amex has opened a smaller version of a Centurion Lounge called the […]
There were a couple of reasons why I had opted to stay in Nelson for a couple of days on my journey through New Zealand. First, I had been traveling on long bus journeys the previous two days, the first from Queenstown to Franz Josef, and the second from Franz Josef to Nelson, so I […]
Spring is here, which means that outdoor food & drink festival season is upon us! With that comes the question, how can you make sure you have the best time possible at a festival? Here are 10 tips I’ve learned over the years for getting the most out of a food & wine festival. 1. […]
American Express has been rapidly building a network of private airport lounges that are open to members who have certain Amex credit cards. One of these is based located in SFO. The San Francisco Amex Centurion Lounge is located in Terminal 3 of the airport, however as long as you have a valid boarding pass, you […]
Here are your travel contests for this week. Prizes include an Amtrak trip, plus trips to Australia; California’s Wine Country; Santa Barbara; a Ritz-Carlton hotel; Las Vegas, Nevada; Morocco; Croatia; Turkey; New York City; Barbados; and more. Happy Thanksgiving & good luck! Win a family Amtrak train trip Grand Prize winner will receive one (1) […]
Here are your travel contests for this week. You can win trips to Super Bowl 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pro Bowl in Hawaii; Costa Rica; California Wine Country; Curacao; Los Angeles, California for the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens; New York City; Telluride, Colorado; Walt Disney World in […]
