Beer made with avocados? Whisky* from 1941? These are phrases that definitely get my attention and hopefully they get yours, too. I’m always on the lookout for anything out-of-the-box (or bottle in this case) and happily got to attend two events this week that do not qualify as normal everyday occurrences. The first was Angel City…
Get ready for a new flagship! The Park Hyatt New York officially opened its doors yesterday and it’s a beauty. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never stayed at a Park Hyatt personally, but when I asked readers to name a hotel they’d actually want to live in on a previous Fly&Dine interview + giveaway…
When was the last time you snagged a premium seat for $100? I’m pretty sure the answer is never. If you’ve got a hankering for Hong Kong (and based on my recent trip there, you should!), this is the deal of the century. Next Tuesday, August 26th at 8am (they didn’t list the time zone),…
Everybody knows Wolfgang Puck. He basically created the concept of the celebrity chef with Spago in the halcyon days of early ’80s Los Angeles and since then, he’s become (quite literally) a household name with Wolfgang Puck frozen foods filling freezers all across America. As a man with restaurants all over the world, including a…
First thing’s first: Cocoa Tea is not the official married name of Ice-T’s wife Coco. It’s a hot drink from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia and a complete 180 from that tired sugar-filled cup of Nestle’s hot cocoa with the tiny, completely artificial marshmallows that you love so much. You can think of cocoa…
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! It’s not the Midwest Funny Car Freak Show… It’s the Fly&Dine Sunday Week in Review! Just as much fun but with far less exhaust fumes. Click a link, catch up on the week. Make sure to get your entry in for this week’s $50 Starbucks giveaway. Drawing closes just before midnight tonight!…
It’s simple, folks. You can’t win if you don’t enter. It’s not like entering is difficult or anything. Just go here: Fly&Dine Interview+Giveaway: Frequent Miler + $50 Answer a simple question in the comments and you’re good to go. I’m drawing the winner just before midnight on Sunday, so get your entry in NOW! Enjoy…
Since the Great CVS UnVanilla-ing of 2014, my Bluebird card has sat mostly dormant. Without the ability to generate my manufactured credit card spend through Vanilla Reloads at CVS, the card didn’t hold much value for me anymore. That all may be about to change… I just got an email from American Express that makes…
Everybody loves TSA Security Checkpoints. They’re fast, efficient, non-invasive — wait a second. I’m thinking of KFC. Sorry about that. TSA checkpoints are terrible. They’re full of blue-shirted authority figures yelling at shoeless clusters of travelers forced to prove that they’re not terrorists. Unless you have TSA Pre-Check (and you should! It’s awesome!) and get…
If you haven’t entered the giveaway for $50 to Starbucks, then clearly your brain isn’t working. Who wouldn’t want a free $50 gift card??? Maybe that Monopoly guy. If you’re the Monopoly guy, you’re excused. Everyone else? Head on over here: Fly&Dine Interview+Giveaway: Frequent Miler + $50 And put your answer to the giveaway question…
Room service is one of life’s great pleasures. There’s something about it, though, that turns us into greedy monsters — especially if we’re on an expense account or somebody else is picking up the bill. Instead of a bowl of oatmeal or other sensible breakfast, I almost always order bagels with cream cheese and smoked…
UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Jack. According to my random drawing, you’ve got $50 to Starbucks coming your way! It’s been a while, but the Fly&Dine Interview+Giveaway series is back! For this installment, we’re talking to Frequent Miler, one of the best guides for the credit card game on BoardingArea. We got the…
Sunday? How is it Sunday? It feels like Thursday at the most. I think time operates differently in August. We lose a Tuesday here, a Friday there, and nobody seems to notice. That’s really the only explanation of how it’s already Sunday again. In any case, I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. As we do…
Like a quick Caribbean rainstorm in August, my St. Lucia trip coverage has now come to an end. I know — I’m sad to see it go, too. If you missed anything, check out all of my stories from the trip below. Major thanks to the St. Lucia Tourist Board for sponsoring the trip and…
