TRIP REPORTS

After an epic day in which I woke up in Canada, got evacuated from a forest fire in Waterton Lakes National Park, visited Many Glacier, the “Going-to-the-Sun” Road, and Two Medicine, it …

  Review: Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek (Alberta, Canada): After my adventures in Yoho National Park and Kootenhay National Park, it was a long but pretty drive to Pincher Creek from Radium Hot …

Last week I was at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) when I saw something cool that caught my eye. About WestJet’s Magic Plane By Disney: The Magic Plane was unveiled in …

Having spent the previous night at the wonderful Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites just outside of Jasper National Park, I made my way back down south to the outskirts of Banff …

Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites: The Redemption The first IHG Hotel that I redeemed on my Canadian Rockies trip was the Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites. I got a pretty sweet …

Welcome to the M Club Lounge Calgary! About the M Club Lounge: Located in the Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel in Calgary, Canada, the Marriott website notes the M Club Lounge is the …

The Location: I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel was probably the best located hotel in Calgary. It was literally across the street from the Calgary Tower …

Location, Location, Location: With the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, it’s all about location, location, location. Situated in the trendy south end of the Downtown L.A. Financial District that runs along 7th Street, …

The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Guanacaste, Costa Rica series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Hotel Review: Travel Experiences: Drink Reviews: Trip …

The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Classic India + Varanasi series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Travel Experiences:  Hotel Reviews:  Food and Drink …

Okay, so I didn’t actually “go” to Burning Man 2017 – however, I was able to snap this cool photo of Black Rock City (BRC), Nevada, from 40,000 feet on Saturday, September …

Costa Rica has two primary international airports with daily non-stop flights from the United States: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR), in Guanacaste Province, and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), in Alajuela Province …

About Bavaria Dark Beer: Bavaria Dark Beer is actually brewed by the Florida Ice & Farm Company (FIFCO), the same company that brews Costa Rica’s Imperial Beer. I believe they have revamped the packaging several …

Imperial Beer is the most popular and readily available beer in Costa Rica – but is it any good? About Imperial Beer: Imperial Beer was first produced in 1924. Known to Costa …

Note: This post uses my real-world example of a rental car that I booked through Expedia and Payless Rental Car. However, the issues illustrated of “mandatory, local insurance” and customer complaints of …

The Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort: A Travel-Hacker’s Dream One of the worst-kept secrets in the world of travel-hacking is the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Like the Park Hyatt …

The SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is once again on a hot streak. Heck, its once again peaking. There is no shortage of ‘new’, ‘ultra’, or ‘premium’ hotels to …

 Top 10 Tourist Q&A (India Bonus Edition): Q: How many people live in India? A: There are about 1.3 billion people in India. 1 out of every 5 humans is Indian. India …

Top 10 Animal Q&A (India edition): Q: If people are starving in India, why don’t they just eat the cows? A: Cows are considered sacred and holy in Hinduism. Cows are thought …

Top 10 Tourist Q&A (India edition): Q: Do they speak English in India? A: Yes, English is one of the 2 official languages of the India government and one of the 22 …