UPDATE: another 48 Hour sale – purchase by January 16th at 11:59 pm –  offer code C48JAN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There’s another Hyatt 48 Hour Sale. Reservations must be made today, December 18th or tomorrow, December 19th. Sale period – stays between January 2, 2013 and March 31, 2013. Bookings are non-refundable. I am trying to find … Read More

Back in July, I wrote about how you can Get a $25 Gift Card From Priority Club Rewards.  The deal was simply this – I’d gotten an email from Priority Club Rewards, the loyalty website for IHG hotels, including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Intercontinental offering a $25 gift card for every hotel booking … Read More

this is what I find when I google too much…..  Seriously, no matter how much I learn in the points and miles world, I still have so many questions.  And I wouldn’t be surprised if others had some questions too.  So, let me throw the questions that have been bobbing around in my head out … Read More

This morning, I had to part with my beloved passport.  You see, it is expiring in early-May 2013, and most countries don’t want you entering with a passport that will soon expire.   I finished my last international trip over Thanksgiving weekend (Istanbul with an overnight layover in Amsterdam).  My next scheduled international trip is … Read More

As you might realize, I don’t blog every time an airline or hotel has a sale.  But this is a really great sale. This is Hilton’s Friend & Family sale, but its open to the public. What’s the deal? Seriously lower prices than I’ve seen in a long time.  So, if you already have reservations … Read More

On Pearl Harbor Day 2007, I was in Honolulu, Hawaii. I was there to run the Honolulu Marathon.  Of course, we went to visit Pearl Harbor on that day. We met Al, a veteran, in the parking lot and spoke to him for a while.  I took lots of photos of the USS Arizona Memorial, … Read More

I’ve been too late for work recently, and I’m packing for another marathon weekend (Rehoboth, Delaware), so, to quote the Cheshire Cat, I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a favorite photo which I took at a hotel in Mexico this summer.  What’s wrong with this … Read More

(Dec. 5, 2012) – Megabus.com …. today announced it is offering 200,000 free seats for travel Jan. 9 to Feb. 28, 2013. Customers can begin booking their free seats today. The free seats will be subject to availability for travel Jan. 9 – Feb. 28 to/from cities served by megabus.com in the USA and Canada. … Read More

Elvis Poster – near Beale Street  (photo: www.WillRunForMiles.com)  I know, I know, you’re probably thinking “Running in Memphis” would be a more accurate title since I went to Memphis to run the St. Jude Memphis Marathon, but I always liked that song by Marc Cohn  … then I’m walking in Memphis, walking with my feet … Read More

This contest is really easy.  Simply guess what this photo is of. Leave comments below, as well as a way to find you if  you win (SkierGirl – if you’re reading this, you previously won a pass, but I had no way to contact you). Leave as many comments as you want. Tweet if you … Read More