Ric Garrido

Unlucky 13? Not when Point Lobos whale spotting.

Gray whale migration is swimming south this January past the Monterey Peninsula of California’s Central Coast. I walked from Highway 1 into Point

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Delta SJC to Rome $436 with seat selection and checked bag

Delta and Alitalia offer San Jose SJC to Rome for as low as $336 round trip with no frills or $436 includes free

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Choice Privileges Buy Points to Feb 4, 2020 lowest price in years

Choice Privileges is currently offering the lowest price in years through their own site at $6.93 per 1,000 points through Feb 4, 2020

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Amsterdam winter light of day

Amsterdam at 52 degrees North latitude places the Dutch capital at a more northerly location than any state in the USA, except Alaska.

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My 2019 air travel: 4 Europe trips, 55K miles flown, $3k spend, Star Alliance gold elite

My air travel dropped by more than 25% in 2019 to 55,000 miles compared to 75,000 miles flown in 2018. The reduction in

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SFO to Barcelona $494 Air Canada July dates, $306 August

Every year for the past several years there are short periodic sales in the winter and spring months for July travel to Europe.

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Hotel Review Mercure Amsterdam Canal District great location

Mercure Amsterdam Centre Canal District for two nights starting Christmas Day was my second stay for Le Club Accorhotels, now rebranded as ALL-Accor

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Buy Hilton Honors points at $5 per 1,000 points Jan 8-Feb 19

Hilton Honors 100% bonus points purchase offer from January 8 to February 19 drops the price to $5.00 per 1,000 points when you

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Hilton 2K points per stay and 10K points every 10 nights Jan 6-May 3

Hilton Honors has a new Points Unlimited promotion for the next four months from January 6 to May 3, 2020 offering 2,000 points

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TAP Portugal $138 one way SFO to Rome Jan-May 2020

TAP Portugal has a deep discount fare at $138 one way for San Francisco to Rome via Lisbon. Round trip is a bit

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