A few weeks ago, I noticed a post by SanDiego1K on Flyertalk about a contest to win an invitation to the annual GlobeRunner Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the Frequent Business Traveler – the leading business and travel publication designed to cater to the travel and technology needs of the business traveler. The competition was also written … Read More
Is that a Store or a Gas Station? How Visa Codes Merchants.
In my post yesterday, I stated that I have bought Vanilla Reload Cards at various 7-Eleven Stores in Manhattan with credit cards. I also mentioned that some 7-Eleven stores are coded by Visa as Gas Stations, even though they may be retail stores. How did I know that? Visa has a detailed system where each … Read More
See the Solar Impulse at JFK this Weekend
Solar Impulse – Around the World in a Solar Airplane – is completing its voyage around America this weekend in New York. The Solar Impulse team will be opening its doors to the public at JFK International Airport on Saturday July 13th from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM and on Sunday July 14thfrom 11 AM … Read More
Retention Offer Help – Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?
Sometimes I’d like to cancel most of my credit cards and be like the “normal folks” out there. Only be concerned with one or two credit card bills a month – always know when I’ve paid (instead of going through all of them every few days), and that would be that. I could sleep at … Read More
Fitness Center – Philadelphia Hotel Monaco
This is a review of the Fitness Center at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia. This is the second post in a series of three posts, the first post was a review of my stay there. I was only at the Hotel Monaco for a short (but glorious) stay, and if the choice was to … Read More
Ooh La La – French Restaurant Week & NYC Restaurant Week too
Its French Restaurant Week from July 8th to July 14th (Bastille Day!). I love French Bistro food, and most of these meals are only $17.89, many with a glass of wine! Bon Appetit! Details, including participating restaurants and menus, can be found HERE. But Wait! That’s not All! If you’re still … Read More
Philadelphia Hotel Monaco – Kimpton With Love
I was planning my first “flight” out of ZFV (i.e., Philadelphia 30th Street Amtrak Station) and I decided to make a night in Philadelphia into a mini-vacation before the vacation. We love, love love Kimpton hotels, and decided a night in Phillie at the Hotel Monaco – a Kimpton Hotel – would be perfect. It … Read More
App Store 5th Anniversary – Many Apps Temporarily Free!
When it rains it pours with discussions of iTunes’ Apps. Now, in celebration of the Apple store’s 5th year anniversary, many top-selling apps are temporarily reduced to FREE. As reported on BGR.com, some of these apps are normally as much as $20. Traktor DJ (iPad) Traktor DJ (iPhone) Infinity Blade II Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Tiny … Read More
FlightTrackPro App ($9.99) Free from Starbucks
FlightTrackPro is a great app developed by Mobiata for iPhone, iPad and iPod, and available on iTunes for $9.99. FlightTrackPro gives real time information on flights, displays cool maps, and also syncs itineraries with Tripit. It is consistently described as a must-have app by frequent flyers. Right now, FlightTrackPro is Starbucks’ “App Pick of the … Read More
A Photo Journal of a Day in New Orleans
There is an interesting free app free on iTunes called Days. Days is described as a visual diary that lets you capture and share a whole day of photos at once. (I once saw a Days photo post by @jonk on Twitter and knew I had to try it sometime). This is how Mashable described … Read More
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A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.