Hyatt is running a promotion for it’s Diamond Gold Passport members – if you get a 90-minute facial or massage at the Spa Nalai at the Park Hyatt in New York City, you will receive a bonus of 5,000 Gold Passport points. Let me say this – the Spa Nalai looks incredible – and, knowing … Read More
The Mystery Box
I arrived home from my trip to South America late Sunday evening. I had a great time (well, except for the bad cold that arrived just in time for the flight – and you know how painful it is to fly when you have a cold – and the crying baby in the row directly … Read More
Incredible Dinner at the James Beard House
A while back, I received an invitation from IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group): As a valued IHG® Rewards Club member, we’d like to show our appreciation by inviting you and a guest to a private dinner at the James Beard House with James Beard Award Winning Chef, Andrew Carmellini. This was exciting on so many levels! … Read More
We Were a Security Breach on LAN Flight 2442 (and no one blinked!)
There was a major security breach on LAN Flight 2442 on August 20, 2015 from Iguacu, Brazil (IGU) to Lima, Peru (LIM). How do I know that? Because, I am fairly certain that I was squarely in the middle of the breach. The entire process was a comedy of errors, though neither Dave nor I … Read More
Breaking News – Massive Delays at NY Airports
What is going on? I was just caught up in the craziness of July 8th when United Airlines had a system outage. Today is a travel day, and suddenly Breaking News alerts pop up on my iPhone. Wow, this is a cruel joke… This is what it says on my Twitter feed. My flight … Read More
Travel Bloggers: How to Guarantee the IRS Will Dissallow Deductions
Eric Goldman, writing for Forbes, published an article entitled Travel Blogger Denied Tax Writeoff for European Backpacking Trip, critiquing the recent decision of Pingel v. C.I.R., 2015 WL 4720307 (U.S. Tax Ct. August 10, 2015). (Note, although I am an attorney, this post is by no means intended to present a formal legal analysis of the issues presented). … Read More
Last Minute Details – Iguazu Falls and Lima
Within a few days, I’ll be on my way to Iguazu Falls (Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil) and Lima, Peru. The basics are in place, but I feel like there’s so much that’s still up in the air (pun unintentional). Flights are on LAN. JFK-LIM-IGU-LIM- JFK. It was a mistake fare of less than $400 per … Read More
50% Off FLIGHT001 from Gilt City
If you don’t know Flight001, it is a cool website catering to aviation geeks like you and me. I always find something cool on the website – in addition to classic flight items such as adaptors and travel guides, you can find lots of great little quirky gift items too. I must admit, some of … Read More
UrbanDaddy Cancels Many TekServe Gift Card Orders
As I wrote about here [Buy Apple Products for 35% Off], Urban Daddy was recently selling gift cards to the New York City store, TekServe, for discounts of up to 35%. Many people purchased these cards. Now, a number of people are reporting that they have received notices of cancellation of some or all of their purchases. … Read More
Another YMX by Yellowman 65% Off Sale
See UPDATE below. YMX by Yellowman is doing another one of it’s 65% off sales. This time, the sale is on what it calls it’s broken line – i.e., items with only a limited amount of inventory. Many of them are already at sale prices, so adding the 65% code to it makes it a … 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.