B&Bs for Vets is a campaign by an innkeepers association, Better Way to Stay, aimed at thanking both active and retired military and vets for their service to our countries. For Veterans Day, hundreds of inns and B&Bs throughout the United States and Canada will offer free nights to both active and retired veterans … Read More
Next Stop: Maui and the Maui Marathon
I have this passion for traveling to places and running marathons. (note: if you’re reading this, you are probably a lunatic about something, so please don’t start shaking your head about this …) Well I’m proud to say that the next journey begins tomorrow with a short hop to Hawaii to run the Maui Marathon. … Read More
Golfers – Get 3X US Air Miles on Booked Tee Times and No Baggage Fee to Fly with Golf Bags on KLM/AF!
If you are a golfer, here’s some news you want to read, first from US Air, and second from KLM and Air France. Get 3X US Airway Miles for Booking Tee Times US Airways has joined forces with Thanks Again — which has moved into the golfing arena with an advance tee time bookings. When … Read More
Amtrak, Baltimore and the Monaco Hotel
I’m so lucky that I took so many wonderful trips this summer, including San Francisco in June, Philadelphia (where I also stayed at a Kimpton brand Monaco Hotel) and New Orleans in early July, and Maine in late July. Like last year, I took a longer vacation at the end of August. Last year it … Read More
Expedia Sweepstakes Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
To honor National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Expedia is launching a fundraising project involving over 150 travel giveaways and exclusive hotel coupons to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Expedia’s St. Jude trip sweepstakes offers more than 150 trips for consumers to bid on and a coupon offer where the proceeds benefit St. Jude. Each … Read More
Lonely in Tokyo? Stop by Soineya, Japan’s First Co-Sleeping Shop
Soineya is Japan’s first “co-sleeping specialty store” (lovingly, dubbed a Cuddle Cafe) where the patrons are offered the simple and ultimate comfort of sleeping in the arms of a beautiful girl. The “store” opened last September in the Akihabara area of Tokyo. It charges an admission fee, and a set fee based on the amount … Read More
Traveling When Sick
I’m leaving for a trip today, and, BANG, like clockwork, two days ago I started feeling a sore throat. Yesterday, I must have sneezed about a million times. By last night, when it was time to pack, there were tissues all over the place, my head hurt and the congestion raged. Today, my voice is … Read More
Staying out of Harm’s Way (or What to Do If you Find Yourself There)
(note: this post was published a few years ago, but it is equally relevant now) Before I left for Istanbul last week, my mother – of course, my mother – called me very concerned about my trip and my safety. I explained that Istanbul is in Europe. It is sophisticated and safe. I further told … Read More
The Tobacco Road Marathon and other Rail-to-Trail Marathons
Photo: traillink.com (Erie Canalway Trail: Little Falls to Albany – Mohawk Hudson Bikeway, New York State) Rails-to-trails is a nationwide network of recreational multi-purpose public trails and paths created from former railroad corridors. The trails can be unpaved or paved. They are most often flat or follow a gentle grade, they traverse urban, suburban and … Read More
Marathon Travel Planning
There’s a crazy assortment of lunatics running enthusiasts who like to travel from location to location to partake in distance running events – often half marathons (13.1 miles) or marathons (26.2). Many even plan “doubles” – i.e., two events in two locations in two days. I did it once – a Saturday marathon in Jackson, Mississippi … Read More
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.