News, Tips, & Reviews

I’ve been asked in the past about my favorite meal in San Francisco. What that absolute final meal would be, the meal I’d want on my deathbed, or at …

On a recent flight from San Francisco to Portland I spotted an ad in the Alaska Beyond inflight magazine that got my attention. Earn airline miles on Alaska Airlines …

As I watched flames consume the roof of the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, I thought back to my last proper trip to Paris. It was January 2013. Paris …

Alaska Airlines has a few partnerships that go across airline alliances. One of these is with American Airlines. As a result, it’s possible to book a flight on AA.com …

This is the second time I’ve had to write something like this in less than a month, following Scott Hutchison’s death in May. Someone who I’d never met, yet …

The first time I saw Frightened Rabbit play live, I was traveling. It was at Lollapalooza in Chicago in 2010. The Scottish band was playing on some minuscule side …

Wyndham Rewards is an interesting hotel program. Even with some recent devaluations, there can still be a few great values out there. That said, those locations might not fit …

If you’re someone who likes to wander like I do, there’s nothing like the thrill of stumbling upon some great random sight in a new city. However, I often …

Update: June 22, 2017 – A reader has informed me that the Holiday Inn Dusseldorf Airport – Ratingen has changed how their shuttle bus process works. Rather than trying …

I recently spent a few weeks in Europe. Judging by how far behind I am on posts, I’ll have more in that in a few months, but in the …

Since American Airlines & Japan Airlines are part of the Oneworld Alliance, you might find yourself having booked a flight on JAL via American & realized you don’t have …

If you’re like many travelers, you’ve stood at baggage claim looking for your bag, thought you spotted it, then realized it was someone else’s since it looked exactly like …

Yes, this is one of the odder travel tips I’ve written about, but given the number of articles I’ve read about this particular practice lately, take warning (if this …

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 …

Every couple of weeks or so, there’s a story about a major bus crash somewhere in the world. While many of these crashes happen due to poorly maintained roads, …