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W Hotel Barcelona: Don’t Miss the Day
I was thanked for my Bonvoy double platinum (titanium status) and was told I would be upgraded to a room with the view of the ocean.
Lounge Review: There’s a Priority Pass in Olbia, Sardinia!
Priority Pass Olbia, Sardinia is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
Did you think there would be a Priority Pass...
Guns & Butter: Porto Cervo, Sardinia (Party Edition)
Before going to Sardinia, decide if you want to go to Porto Cervo or somewhere else on the island. Porto Cervo is different from the rest of the island. It is the most expensive.
Travel Planning: Check Prices Or Just Go?
Check Prices Or Just Go is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
I hate on hotel booking website commercials for...
Prestige 4th Night Free: My Last Great Use
Prestige 4th Night Free is part of the TPOL in Shanghai Trip Report.
As part of my ANA, Take Me 'Round the World Trip, I...
Booked! ANA RTW: 22,000 Miles in Glorious Business
TPOL is great at booking amazing trips. I'm just not as good finishing Trip Reports
Complaints: How Long Till You Let It Go?
TPOL loves to complain (see Have You Ever Not Complained?). I have a whole category on my blog devoted to complaining. If things do not...
Keep Vs. Cancel: Amex Hilton Honors Business Card
I canceled Amex Platinum Charles Schwab. The time had come to decide whether I was going to Keep Vs. Cancel the Hilton Honors Business card....
United Polaris EWR-BRU: The Horror Show!
When I booked my ANA RTW ticket for 22k miles in business for only 125k MRs, I searched hard for Polaris availability. Be careful what you search for, you will get it
United Polaris: Best US Carrier Lounge by Default
The United Polaris lounge is a solid lounge for spending a day. It is far better than any Centurion Lounge and besides the cutlery and Krug in AA Flagship, it is better than the AA Flagship.
Angle Flat Lufthansa: My First Points Flight Review
Angle Flat Lufthansa is part of the Losing My Points Virginity Trip Report where in 2012 I flew business class for the first time...
Hyatt Centric Bourbon Street: Refuge from the Entry to Hell
I refer to Bourbon Street as the entrance to hell in my Guns & Butter: New Orleans Travel Guide post because it is. To be clear, there's more to New Orleans than Bourbon Street but it's impossible to say New Orleans, let alone go to New Orleans, without thinking of Bourbon Street.
“It Is a Complete Scam.”: TPOL Is Quoted in the NYT
I'm hitting all the big news outlets that a certain someone loves to hate. Who can forget my appearance on CNN? I'll never let...
Who’s on Instagram? Let’s Meet Around the World
I am a self-proclaimed celebrity. I like to believe that everyone knows my blog. This delusion of grandeur is not completely fictitious. Over the...
Porto Cervo, Sardinia: My Yacht Is Bigger
Sardinia Yachts is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
If you're looking to feel poor, go to Dubai. If you...
Delta’s Website: The Phantom Of the Opera
Fool me once and you'll fool me again because TPOL is a fool. I've written about how I'm the Ali of points (see Booked!...
Award Booking OCD = Fortnite Addiction
Award Booking is the first post in the Ana, Take Me 'Round The World Trip Report.
I've never played Fornite. I don't know what it...
Pho Bowl Dallas: Rebellious Summer Rolls, Fresh Pho
Pho Bowl Dallas is part of Freddie Awards to New Orleans Binge Weekend Trip Report which covers:
Dallas, Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana
After a...
Travel Anxiety Sucks: Can It Be Prevented?
Travel Anxiety Sucks is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
TPOL lives a reckless life. I don't plan anything in...
TPOL’s Best Travel Advice: Stick to the Plan!
Stick to the Plan is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
I don't do research before I travel. Usually, it's...
Sardinia: The Isola of Expensive Taxis
Sardinia Taxis is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
Sardinia is not cheap. Indeed, it has the most expensive real...
Relax, Gate Info Coming
Relax, Gate Info Coming is part of the ANA, Take Me ‘Round the World Trip Report.
My horror show United flight from EWR-BRU was delayed...
