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Happy New Year!

The words "Auld Lang Syne" translates from old Scottish dialect meani…

Tonight's Hotel Reservation: Say What?

Kathy was reviewing our Hilton reservations online this morning just to make su…

"Complicated" Countries To Visit

An article in Budget Travel claims to reveal the 8 Most Complicated Countries …

Paperless Aussie Airports For Qantas Elites

Qantas Airlines has implemented RFID technology in Australia that practically e…

Those TSA Body Scanners: Unanswered Questions

We shared our our personal concerns about the TSA X-Ray scanners a year ago . M…

Any Travel Plans For 2012? Who, Us?

Since we've already made notes of our 2011 travel stats here , maybe it'…

From Our Home To Yours

Merry Christmas! Now if we could only keep G.E.'s crummy Made-in-China l…

To Travel Back To Montréal In 1978 To Listen

To Luciano Pavarotti at Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal singing Adeste Fidelis…

Germs On A Plane

We're fans of Scott McCartney who writes the Wall Street Journal's po…

Hilton Metrotown Burnaby / Vancouver

After a pleasant voyage across the Strait of Georgia on BC Ferries, we drove to…

Victoria BC Dining: Paprika Bistro (Now Padella Bistro) Is A Winner

Last night three of us dined at Paprika Bistro , in a charming part of Victori…

A Victoria State Of Mind

With about 50 miles on the odometer since filling the tank in Blaine, and a wal…

Victoria Bound

Kathy's still wrestling with one of those bugs going around. If you have a …

Amtrak Points Bargain: An Update

Since we mentioned the Amtrak bargain to some nice folks attending the Birch Ba…

The "Best" Hotel Loyalty Program? We're Tiltin' Toward Hilton

Between now and the end of the year we plan to complete the final stays that wi…

The Opera Of The Slovak National Theatre: Buying Tickets For This Bratislava Bargain

In November we mentioned here that we're planning to return to Bratislava …

When Your Vacation Rental Is A Dud

We've stayed in timeshare properties and private residences in Europe and M…

The Birthday Train

What better cake for Grandma Kathy to assemble for our youngest grandchild'…

When Flying In A Plane Is Plainly Unexciting

Kathy and Brian rode in a hot-air balloon one sunrise about a dozen years ago. …

World's Strangest Vending Machine Products

No, we've never run across vending machines that dispense live crabs, origi…

Cuddle Class On Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand came up with what's probably the most interesting positive …

Flying In The Dead Zones

Too gruesome? It's actually the theme of a useful travel column in USA Toda…

Sehome Sunset

On magnificent Lake Thunderbird as we edge closer to the shortest day of the ye…

On Free Bus Rides and Celebrity Melt-Downs (Flight Attendants Too)

The invaluable Travel Insider points us toward free megabus rides , although …

FlyerTalk And Milepoint: Favorites For Flyers

We are members of Flyertalk and know our way around this vast website fairly w…

Sehome Sunrise

On majestic Thunderbird Lake...

100 Fantastic Views From The Window Seat

One advantage of a window seat over an aisle seat is revealed in these photos .

Some 2011 Travel Statistics - But Who's Counting?

Now that we're sitting in the midst of December 2011, with no more trips pl…

The Gingerbread Grandmother

After helping Jake and Taegan and Riley and Blane to make gingerbread houses …

Sunny Northwest Weather: A Good Day To Look at Cruise Photos

To ease any pain of returning from a Caribbean cruise, we're back at home i…

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