United 777-300ER 50A-B, K-L are my favorite economy seats
Aug192018
Aug182018
Rome sights video slideshow
Rome, Italy June 2018 video slideshow
Colosseum, Trajan’s Market, Alter of the Fatherland, St. Peter’s Square, St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis,
Castel Sant’Angelo, Pantheon, Roman Forum ruins, Aurelian Walls, Galleria Borghese, Spanish Steps,
Trevi Fountain.
Aug172018
Skt. Petri Hotel, Ascend Collection Copenhagen is a 20K deal
Hotel Skt. Petri is the flagship property of Nordic Choice Hotels in Denmark, and also a member of Preferred Hotels Group. Skt. Petri Hotel is an upper upscale hotel that ranks #6 of 118 Copenhagen hotels on TripAdvisor. This is my favored hotel for Copenhagen due to its great central city location, suitable room and excellent…
Aug172018
SFO, SJC, LAX to Rome $402-$499 Sep-April
All three airline alliances have Rome on sale from San Francisco and San Jose airports in mid-to-upper $400s for travel from late September to April 2019. From LAX, Star Alliance prices tickets to Rome mostly in upper $400s, while Norwegian has nonstop flights to Rome as low as $402 round trip with $420s from October…
Aug162018
June 2018 Trip Report Copenhagen, Lithuania, Poland, Rome
Six weeks of travel in Europe this summer meant sporadic posting with a focus mostly on places I visited. Summer has officially ended for our household with Kelley working her first day of a new school year with a new batch of 6-year-olds to mold into students. I spent the morning looking over what pieces…
Aug162018
Marriott Rewards lists of all hotels increasing in points cost August 18
Early in July, I compiled charts for all the hotels increasing in points cost in the combined Marriott Rewards program launching Saturday,August 18. Seems like a good day to post these articles again before the changes take place on Saturday, in case there are any last minute reward bookings you might want to try and…
Aug152018
SFO to Barcelona $409-$457 all alliances Sep-July 2019
San Francisco to Barcelona is on sale with all three alliances. Oneworld and SkyTeam offer fares in the $409 to $438 price range for travel departures from mid-September all the way to July 2019 end of schedule dates. Star Alliance ticket prices drop in last week of October 2018 to March 2019. Summer 2019 fare…
Aug152018
Last day to buy Hilton Honors $5 per 1,000 points
Hilton Honors points have been on sale for 50% off since July 4. August 15, 2018 is the last day to buy Hilton Honors points for $5.00 per 1,000 points.
Aug152018
KLM SFO to Dublin $479 Sep-May
KLM has San Francisco to Dublin on sale for $479 round trip for departures from mid-September to early May 2019. I am finding low fare itineraries only when including a KLM long-haul flight SFO-AMS or AMS-SFO combined with a Delta domestic connections via New York or Atlanta in one direction. Google Flights shows low fares…
Aug142018
Clarion Hotel Prague City cool location, not so cool in hot summer
Clarion Hotel Prague City is a hotel I have stayed at several times over the past two years. I love the Vinohrady location with residential neighborhoods and laid back pubs and the ease of reaching the hotel via Metro from Prague Airport. What I don’t like about Clarion Hotel Prague City is the air conditioner…
