Will Run For Miles

Today was “my kind” of day.  Others may not get it, but after a hectic work week (yes, I have a demanding job in real life), I cherish spending a day in running and goofing off. This is the second of three weeks known as Summer Streets in New York City.  Essentially, Park Avenue is … Read More

Just threw together some tidbits.  Let me know if you want more info on any of them. First, the quirky travel photo – the thermostat control at my hotel room in Mexico. What’s wrong with this?   Onto business: 1.  [August 10: gone] Today is the last day (at least until the next time this promotion … Read More

Yesterday, I was thinking a lot about Israel.  I was one of the five thousand who booked a “mistake” fare to Tel Aviv.  Whether El Al will honor those tickets or not is unclear at this moment. After I booked the flight, I started researching where to go and what to see in Israel. Although my … Read More

Amex has just issued a two-day special offer on the Amex Business Gold Rewards Card – you must apply for this offer by August 9th, and use Bonus ID A2XF. [EXPIRED OFFER] This deal is repeated once every few months, always for a limited time.  See this post from when the special bonus was offered in … Read More

In two weeks, I’m going to Argentina with my boyfriend aka Won’t Run For Miles. We’re super thrilled about this trip, but, apart from the flights and hotels, we’ve planned virtually nothing.  Yes, we know its the end of winter, and we’ve heard it is “vibrant” and “euro” and “late-night” but we’ve been so busy … Read More

I don’t have access to a computer today, but as I sit here watching the Olympic Women’s Marathon, I wanted to bring your attention to an interesting article in the Travel Section of The New York Times which focuses on the fitness offerings not only by hotels, but now, by airports as well. I always … Read More

A few weeks ago, I was on an American Airlines flight from Cancun to Miami (which incidentally I booked in First Class using British Airways Avios).  I opened the Summer 2012 edition of American Airlines’ magazine, entitled Celebrated Living.  As I was thumbing through the articles, I came across one that got my attention: Running … Read More

This is a Great giveaway, and just in time for the Olympic Marathons this weekend ~~ The new Runner’s World book – the Big Book of Marathon and Half Marathon Training, written by the most respected names in the running community: Jennifer Van Allen, Bart Yasso and Amby Burfoot! Described as the ultimate handbook for every runner of every … Read More

If you are a techie, you can probably skip this.  If not, here’s the news: this week, Microsoft introduced a new email – Outlook, and it’s all the rage. Outlook is Microsoft’s answer to Gmail.  It is a reincarnation of Hotmail, with lots of new bells and whistles.  A description of all the attributes of the … Read More

For one week in mid-June, Amex ran a special promotion for the Gold Business Reward Card.  The key terms of  that offer, which I wrote about here, included 75,000 bonus points upon meeting a spend requirement of $10,000 in the first 4 months of Card membership and a first year waiver of the $175 annual fee. I applied for the … Read More