note: This is a trip report and a marathon report. It is divided into Day 1 and Day 2. There is also a post for a review of the Hotel Fitness Center and one for the hotel’s jogging map. I have accepted the fact that I almost never sleep well the night before a … Read More
Send Kids to Camp – Earn 10,000 Jet Blue Miles!
One of the key concepts of earning points and miles is to find a way to earn miles from what you are already doing. Well, today I heard from Maine Camp Experience, representing many camps in Maine (@MaineCamps on Twitter) that they have a partnership with Jet Blue whereby you can earn miles for sending … Read More
FREE NIGHT – CITIZEN M HOTEL – CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT
Do you have plans to be at CDG on June 2nd, 3rd or 4th? If so, Citizen M Hotel (a trendy, chic boutique hotel chain that you should know about, if you don’t already) is offering people the opportunity to be guinea pigs to test sleep in their new hotel at Charles de Gaulle … Read More
Photos – My Visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum
In this post, I wrote about my own September 11th experience. Last night, at 10 p.m., I visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum at Ground Zero in New York City. The museum will be open to the public next week – right now it is open by appointment to people such as first responders and family … Read More
My 9/11 Story
(written in 2014) My 9/11 experience is indelibly marked in my memory. There’s always worse and my story is certainly not as bad as countless others, but I’ve stopped thinking of it that way. Trauma is trauma. Traumatic stress is traumatic stress and it stays with you through the days and years and moments and … Read More
Cuckoo For Jogging Maps – Hyatt Key West Resort & Spa
I’ve been all over Florida, but still haven’t visited Key West! Its definitely on my list! My friend Trevor, who writes Quick City Visits, recently visited Key West and thoughtfully sent me this jogging map from the Hyatt Key West Resort & Spa. The hotel looks gorgeous and I can’t wait to go there some … Read More
I Earned DL Miles on a BA/AA Award Ticket!
On Sunday, I ran the Rock N Roll Raleigh Marathon. Later that afternoon, while crowded in a car with 5 friends all heading to Raleigh Durham Airport for our respective flights home, I heard my phone ring. I feared it was about my flight to LGA, but was too squished to answer it As feared, … Read More
The M60 SBS and Q70 Buses from LGA to NYC
The M60 SBS Bus …. From where I live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the easiest way to get to LGA is either by taxi (if the flight is very early in the morning) or by the M60 Bus. The M60 Bus begins on the West Side of Manhattan and crosses to the … Read More
Pyongyang Marathon – North Korea Will Allow International Runners
A limited number of tourist athletes from around the world, including the United States, will this year be allowed to participate in the Pyongyang Marathon in North Korea on April 13, 2014. This was announced earlier this month. According to Wikipedia: Pyongyang (평양, Korean pronunciation: [pʰjɔŋjaŋ], literally: Flat Land or Peaceful Land is the capital of North Korea and the largest city in … Read More
Fitness Center Review: Palomar Hotel, San Diego
As I wrote about HERE, I recently visited the Palomar Hotel in San Diego, CA, a Kimpton Hotel, and was blown away by the hotel, the service and the suite! I visited Palomar’s fitness center, but honestly, the weather was so beautiful that I just ran outdoors every day. I’ll write about that and post … 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.