I’ve long known that holding elite status with an airline comes with a few perks, but I recently became aware that United Airlines has a few unpublished benefits as well. In appreciation for their “most important customers”, United is scheduling Premier events around the country to go behind the scenes of your home airport. While […]
One of the reasons I liked Slovenia so much was that it has so many distinct regions, each easily accessible. After spending a few days enjoying gorgeous mountains and lakes, we traveled into the Karst Region, an area characterized by its position on a limestone plateau. From a tourist’s perspective, there are four main attractions
Did you know there’s not a single Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood, IHG, or Club Carlson in Slovenia outside of Ljubljana? For the most part, this country is home to non-chain hotels and other independently managed accommodations. Despite having a healthy balance of hotel rewards points in my budget, I frequently find myself in locations without chain hotels. Since
I never used to take library books with me on vacation, for fear of losing them, spilling coffee on them, being late to return them, or simply wanting to leave them behind rather than carrying them after I finish reading them. Instead, I’d stop by garage sales, used book sales, and book exchanges for 50-cent
Any last thoughts? You may decide you don’t need that, but don’t assume you can squeeze it into a weekend. I don’t typically return to countries quickly because I believe there is a lot more in the world to see, but
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The curse of bad weather and flight delays in general has followed me around this spring. Every single outbound flight I’ve had this spring – and I do mean every one – has been significantly delayed enough to cause me to misconnect, though I’ve been fortunate enough to re-route or make other adjustments to my
I finally get it. For the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why people would pay extra for a “premium view” room. I’ve stayed in these rooms before (due to free upgrades), and I’ve never gotten a thrill from them. So what if I can see the ocean or the mountains? I’d rather gaze upon
My husband and I have a habit of choosing spring vacations in destinations that are still in the process of thawing out. Memorial Day may seem like the beginning of summer to a lot of people, but in mountainous outdoor areas, it’s still a very likely possibility that snow will still be covering trails. This
If you’ve ever visited the Pacific Northwest in the spring, you might be familiar with how dreary the weather can be. Coming from Virginia, I was adjusted to warm, sunny days. Portland, though, was forecasted to be a high of 60 with cloudy, rainy skies the entire time. Since we’re hikers, cool temperatures don’t bother
I’ve spent a lot of unexpected time at airports in the past three weeks, so have had plenty of time to rank my favorite things to do to pass the time. 5. Go Online Yes, I procrastinate on the internet on a daily basis, but I do so through embarrassing methods when I’m in airport
