Sofia, Bulgaria Street Scenes
The idea for this post came to me after reading a comment about the neighborhood view from my hotel room at Ramada Sofia looking depressing. Bulgaria is a poor country, one of the poorest in Europe. There are some great
Ramada Sofia Bulgaria trip report
For my February trip to Sofia, Bulgaria I booked three different hotel stays for the same dates with reservations for Radisson Blu Sofia on a 2-for-1 rate, Starwood’s Sofia Balkan Hotel on a Cash & Points rate and Ramada Sofia
Ireland walks
St. Patrick’s Day today and I will be away from my computer most of this day. Here are articles from my November-December 2014 trip to Dublin and Athlone, Ireland where I stayed at Radisson Blu hotels. The most memorable part
Trip Report Stockholm NYO to Clarion Hotel Sign to Arlanda ARN
Two weeks ago I made my first trip to Stockholm via Skavsta Airport NYO when I arrived from Gdansk, Poland GDN on Ryanair. The deal for my travel was a $9 one-way fare from Gdansk to Stockholm NYO compared to
Hilton Honors reward nights points value analysis after March 2017 changes
Hilton Honors did away with their points charts for bookings made from March 1, 2017. The standard reward rate is supposedly pegged to the paid rate now and Premium Rewards appear to be more in line with Standard Reward Redemption
Club Carlson 70,000 points earned, $470 hotel spent on 8 nights
I stayed 8 nights at Club Carlson hotels, earning 50,000 bonus points with the current Club Carlson Earn Bigger Rewards global promotion Jan 9 – March 31, 2017 on two trips with 19 hotel nights needed in Europe over the
Trip Report Aegean Airlines Gold elite status progress
I spent this past week flying from Amsterdam to Sofia, Bulgaria to Warsaw and Gdansk, Poland primarily as a way to pick up two Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus Silver elite qualification flight segments in this Star Alliance member frequent flyer program.
First impressions of Sofia, Bulgaria
After a full Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria walking around for ten hours and snapping loads of photos, I developed initial impressions of the city. I like to get down my initial impressions of a place before time and exposure changes
Wroclaw Poland walking tour
Wroclaw, Poland, pronounced something like VROH-waff, is located in the historic region of Silesia. The city has a 1,000 year history as a major European trading center on the River Oder. In the Middle Ages, Wroclaw was considered one of
Cat’s Meow – Wroclaw predatory Polish cutie on a Saturday night
In a trip report continuation of my cheap ‘January in Europe’ travels through Copenhagen, Malmo, Prague, Wroclaw, Krakow and Stockholm last week, I made a Saturday afternoon 4.5 hour bus ride from Prague to Wroclaw on Polskibus. Bus Travel is
