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Fly&Dine Photo Tour: Madrid Days 2, 3, & 4

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It’s absolutely ridiculous that my trip to Madrid is almost over. I feel like I’ve only just begun to understand this wonderful city and I would likely need a full month to truly know what I was doing here. That said, I’m loving every moment of Madrid. I’ve seen priceless works of art at the…

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Buffet Review: NH Collection EuroBuilding Hotel Madrid

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If you believe the hype surround the NH hotels, you probably believe they have the best breakfast of any hotel chain in the world. So… do they? I’ve been staying at the NH Collection EuroBuilding Hotel in Madrid and so far the answer is: kind of. It’s nearly impossible to say who has the best…

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Six Courses of Delicioso at NH Abascal Hotel Madrid

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After flying for the majority of a day, sleeping a grand total of four hours, and spending a full afternoon on my feet, all I wanted to do was hit the bed at my hotel (the NH EuroBuilding in Madrid, which is hosting my trip). Instead, I had to go to dinner at the NH…

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Flight Food Review: American Airlines Economy JFK-MAD

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Dear American Airlines, This is hard for me to write. I’m one of the foremost fans of airline food in all of the media. In fact, I write this blog in part to educate flyers that food on planes has gotten so, so much better. After my most recent flight, though, I need to speak…

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Fly&Dine Photo Tour: Madrid Day One

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It’s 1am in Madrid right now. I’ve gotten roughly four hours of sleep over the past 30 hours. On the flip side, I just spent an amazing day in Spain and I want you to experience the trip with me, at least in photo-form. I’ve got a little bit of food, a little bit of…

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Trying to Speak the Language in a Foreign Country

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“Solo extra sopa, por favor.” That’s what I told the cleaning lady at the NH EuroBuilding Hotel in Madrid when she came to turn down the room and asked if I needed anything else. If you speak Spanish, then you already know that I asked her for soup, not soap. She stared at me for…

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Fly&Dine Goes to Madrid!

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Hola, amigos! I’ve been practicing my Spanish for the past week (I’d say I’m up to a 3rd or 4th grade level at this point) because I’m heading to Madrid! I can’t wait to check out the newly remodeled NH EuroBuilding Hotel — they’re the generous souls taking me to Spain — and I doubly…

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Now Fly&Dine/DealsWeLike Collab = TWO $50 Starbucks Giftcards

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The Giveaway Gods are smiling on you. I’ve been hyping my interview/giveaway with Deals We Like all week long and yesterday, something amazing happened. Jennifer from Deals We Like MATCHED the giveaway. That means you now have TWO CHANCES to win a $50 Starbucks giftcard. Think of all the coffee you could drink! To enter…

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Massive SPG Giveaway, Gorgeous Steak Photos, & More!

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Time marches on and so does Fly&Dine. Instead of wasting your time on news about boring things* like ebola and ISIS, why not catch up on some lighter fare here at Fly&Dine? These are the stories you may have missed: The Biggest Sheraton Club SPG Points Giveaway in The Brand’s History Do You Suffer From…

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My Frequent Flyer Day of Atonement

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Today is Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and while I’m not the most observant of all Jews (*cough* bacon/shrimp/cheeseburgers *cough*), I do observe the holiday as a day to atone for all the sins of the last year while I fast for an entire day. Catholics may get more regular absolution…

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Will You Win $50 to Starbucks? Giveaway Closes on Sunday!

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Happy Friday, Fly&Diners. I’ll make this short and sweet (with a little bit of coffee breath): If you haven’t entered my Fly&Dine Interview + Giveaway with Deals We Like, you’re really missing out. It’ll take you 11 seconds to answer the giveaway question and once you enter, you could walk away with $50 in free…

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The Bazaar Meat Menu at the SLS Vegas

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I didn’t want to distract you from the photos of my amazing dinner at Bazaar Meat inside the just-opened SLS Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, but in case you’re interested, here’s the menu: For my Photo Tour of Bazaar Meat, click here.

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A Photo Tour of Bazaar Meat at the SLS Las Vegas

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When I was in Vegas for the incredible BoardingArea Conference (aka BACon) two weeks ago, I was treated to dinner at the brand-new Bazaar Meat at the SLS Hotel & Casino. If you’ve ever been to one of the Bazaars in LA or Miami before, you know they hit the sweet spot between traditional Spanish…

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Start October Right with $50 to Starbucks

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It’s October! Wait a second. It’s October? Whoa. Wasn’t it just March? Like yesterday? So. Weird. Anyway, yes, it is October and I want to start your month off right with a $50 e-gift certificate to Starbucks. All you have to do is enter my giveaway by checking out this interview with deal hound, mother,…

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