Archive for October, 2007
3 Perfect Days in Vancouver
We’re just back from our first in-depth visit to Vancouver, British Columbia. What a beautiful city!! Of course it helped that we had great weather (Vancouver can be rainy, similar to Seattle and Portland), but for us the sun shone and we took advantage of every minute. Here are our impressions and recommendations:
JetBlue Look Out – Virgin America is here!
I am writing this while I am on a JetBlue fight to Florida, and my big question is €œWHAT IN THE WORLD HAS HAPPENED TO JETBLUE€? I am back in the air and flying regularly and forgot just how bad the airlines have gotten. Why do I feel like they are doing me a favor [...]
Amex Discontinues Travelers Check Cards
It sounded like such a great idea€¦. Instead of paper traveler’s checks, globetrotters could preload funds onto a plastic cheque card and use it like a credit card and in ATM machines around the world. Apparently the concept of traveler’s checks is on the wain, since €œdue to market conditions€ American Express is discontinuing support [...]
Planning to 'party out' in Dubai? Think Again!
Dubai is calling… pictures of over the top luxurious hotels, private islands shaped like palms, poems, and world continents, indoor skiing, man made surfing beaches – it’s a party paradise right?? WRONG! A strategy to attract the wealth of the region (and the world) has brought Dubai to the pinnacle of attention in lux media [...]
