Perry ponders his next trip. The things that us miles junkies do to achieve and maintain status can sometimes seem crazy to outsiders looking in. Last weekend I was in the air picking up valuable EQM’s to retain my top…
After you’ve spent some significant time in hotels you start to notice trends. One trend I’ve noticed, and have been thinking about lately, are the TV channel lineups on hotel TVs. I have started to notice that most (not all) but most…
Are you going to the Living Social Backyard Festival on Saturday July 13th? I am! I already have my hotel rooms booked at the St Regis New York! You can get in on this deal – while it lasts –…
By Plush Adventures Back in February, Good Morning America (GMA) featured on The Greenbrier, America’s Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV their Friday Deals and Steals segment for $96.75 per night. What an amazing value! Having wanted to visit the…
“You never forget your first time.” The slogan used by Virgin Atlantic when it introduced direct service from Toronto to London. ” Flying in the face of ordinary.” The current slogan in use by Virgin Atlantic which suggests its flight…
By Plush Adventures This past Saturday, I was privileged to spend the day with Warren Buffett…Cherry Coke, See’s Peanut Brittle, and a ton of laughs. Along the way, he shared some of his financial wizardry that makes him the Oracle…
By Plush Adventures On the first Saturday in May, Omaha, Nebraska rolls out the red carpet for the arrival of the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. For months, I looked for a hotel room for Friday and Saturday night. I could find…
By Plush Adventures As you walk into the Milwaukee Airport, be on the lookout for a hidden gem in The Mitchell Gallery of Flight Air Museum. If you arrive early or have some extra time between connecting flights, I recommend…
By Plush Adventures Although Air Force One is sequestered, there are still many amazing aircraft located just outside of Dayton, Ohio at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Wright-Patterson AFB and receives…
By Plush Adventures A little off the beaten path, between Omaha and Lincoln, just off of I-80 is the Strategic Air and Space Museum. As you drive into the parking lot, you are welcomed by some of the power horses…
Chicken Little: “Help! Help! The sky is falling! I have to go tell the king!” “Oh, help! The sky is falling!” Henny Penny: “How do you know?” Chicken Little: “I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears,…
I was very excited to stay at the Westin Times Square this past weekend. It is the second to last Starwood property that I needed to visit to round out my mission of staying in every NYC Starwood property. I…
You thought the ban of alcohol on certain flights was bad? Well today there’s news via Reuters that Turkish has banned their female flight attendants from wearing red lipstick or nail polish. Turkish Airlines told Reuters the move was about “improved…
No, he’s not. But I thought the headline might make you read this post. Last October I decided to follow the lead of several other Boarding Area Bloggers (I used to blog over there) and attend The Chicago Seminars. I’m…
Sharron Livingston, of Travel Magazine, wrote a piece this week outlining why the end of business class upgrades may be a thing of the past. I have to admit, the headline caught my attention! Austrian, Air New Zealand, El Al,…
I arrived at the airport yesterday, as I mentioned in an earlier post, for a flight that marked my 2 millionth mile flown (and that’s with zero mileage runs, it’s all been business travel.) Charleston, SC is a very small…