“Arent you scared to travel to XYZ?” , I get asked this about many places I travel to, but this article is about Egypt, and to answer, NO, I am NOT scared. I am writing this from my Diplomatic Suite, at the Sheraton Sharm Resort and Spa, in Sharm el sheikh Egypt, on the Red Sea. …
T-Mobile is having a major outage affecting international roaming right now! Travelers like myself depend on T-Mobile to provide great roaming and coverage when not at home. T-Mobile is usually the best when it comes to roaming, but this is a huge disappointment. I am personally affected, as I am in Paris, France, and all…
I wrote about this Marriott Rewards / NFL Promotion Last month. Almost every Sunday Marriott Rewards asks a question on twitter and if you reply with the answer and hashtag #RewardsPoints you get a free and easy 1000 Marriott Rewards Points. Im writing this in the Executive lounge of the JW Marriott Quito, Ecuador. This…
I am always telling anyone who will listen that any chance to spend money is an opportunity to earn miles or points, renting cars is no different. I was reading an article from The Points Guy Blog, about a man that earned 1.2 million United miles renting cars, just since April. This example is extreme,…
One of the biggest drivers of revenue for airlines nowadays is baggage fees. My favorite airline, Delta is not immune from charging them, but they also will pay you if they don’t deliver in 20 minutes. Delta is known for their great on-time record , and they extend that to their baggage delivery! Its very…
✈️ QUICK NOTE: I wrote this back in 2017 after a real weekend trip to Brussels with my buddy Shane. I’m updating it now in 2026 because some of these places have changed — and one of them closing honestly broke my heart a little. Everything you read here actually happened — I just want…
This story is developing, and there’s not too much known as to how or why this happened, but basically American Airlines is facing a shortage of staffing for around 15,000 flights the last half of December. American is saying at this time, that they are doing whatever they can to fix it, but its not…
As you may already know, I am a Delta guy, tried and true! With that said, I tell it like it is, but the great thing about Delta, is most of the time its only good things I need to say, and this is one of them! Delta began offering free In-Flight Messaging / Texting…
As I have written about before, online shopping portals are a great way to earn extra miles for everyday shopping you would do anyway! Right now Delta shopping portal is offering a free 250 miles for signing up and spending at least $125 dollars in the next 7 days. These bonus miles are in addition…
I am trying to do better about writing reviews as soon as I get back from a trip, and I just got home last night, so here goes! My good friend of many years, Shane and I, decided to take a quick weekend trip to Brussels , he met me there and continued on to…
Quick little post about being courteous at the airport! I get so frustrated at times when I travel because people either don’t know the proper etiquette or they don’t care. One big thing that you can take with you everywhere is to move to the right. If you are on a moving walkway or…
Today and tomorrow are some of the busiest shopping days of the year! This time of year is also one of the busiest travel times of the year! Several travel companies are getting in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale game as well. In this post I will go over a few of the…