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Portland to the Nines

By Robert | Published February 13, 2014

Introduction A week in 2014, I found myself sitting at my desk at home staring at the screen with the usual desire to get up and go somewhere. Martin Luther King Day, which results in a three day weekend for me was fast approaching and I knew I needed to go ahead and get something […]

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Hong Kong and Macau: W Hong Kong

By Robert | Published January 12, 2014

Index: Introduction Delta Economy Comfort ECP-ATL-SEA-NRT-HKG W Hong Kong Exploring Hong Kong Conrad Macao Exploring Macau Conrad Hong Kong Delta Economy Comfort HKG-NRT-SEA-ATL-ECP Conclusion Introduction When I started planning my trip, I had a difficult decision to make as an SPG Gold member – choosing between the W Hong Kong or the Sheraton Hong Kong […]

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Quick Review: Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front

By Robert | Published January 5, 2014

A few nights ago, I decided to make the two hour drive from Panama City Beach and head over to Pensacola to ring in the New Year with some friends. I’m through with celebrating locally and I didn’t make it out to the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix to see my University of Central Florida Knights […]

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My 2013 Travel Year in Review

By Robert | Published January 5, 2014

Now that we are solidly into 2014, I thought that like previous years it would be good to sit down and look back at 2013 and some of my travels. While 2013 had me on the road more than the previous two years, I flew fewer miles, fewer segments, fewer times, but managed to rack […]

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Hong Kong and Macau: Delta Economy Comfort ECP-ATL-SEA-NRT-HKG

By Robert | Published December 27, 2013

Index: Introduction Delta Economy Comfort ECP-ATL-SEA-NRT-HKG W Hong Kong Exploring Hong Kong Conrad Macao Exploring Macau Conrad Hong Kong Delta Economy Comfort HKG-NRT-SEA-ATL-ECP Conclusion Background Well, when I was originally planning this trip I kept going back and forth between booking a paid flight in Economy or using miles to book an award ticket in […]

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Hong Kong and Macau: Introduction

By Robert | Published December 9, 2013

Index: Introduction Delta Economy Comfort ECP-ATL-SEA-NRT-HKG W Hong Kong Exploring Hong Kong Conrad Macao Exploring Macau Conrad Hong Kong Delta Economy Comfort HKG-NRT-SEA-ATL-ECP Conclusion Introduction A couple of months ago, as my end of the year work travel started to fall into place, I started thinking of trip ideas that would take me far away […]

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UCF Homecoming 2013

By Robert | Published November 23, 2013

Every year I always try to find an opportunity to get back down to Orlando for at least one UCF Football game and this year was no exception.  Despite the fact that it’s rather easy to get down to Orlando, due to work that kept me busy both in the office and on the road, […]

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – A Journey Across The Midwest

By Robert | Published September 15, 2013

Introduction The Labor Day Weekend – the end of summer and that point when many Americans try to get away from it all one last time.  As usual (well except for last year when I went to Puerto Rico), I needed to head up to Iowa to visit family and celebrate my grandfather’s birthday.  It’s […]

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Canada – Où il est toujours hiver: Départ

By Robert | Published August 17, 2013

Index: Introduction Delta T4 Expansion Opening The Wet, The Windy, The W Départ Départ / Departure Sadly, on Monday morning, my time in Montreal would come to an end. The worst part about this was that this was perhaps the most beautiful day all weekend. It was exactly what I had been hoping for and […]

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Canada – Où il est toujours hiver: The Wet, The Windy, The W

By Robert | Published August 2, 2013

Index: Introduction Delta T4 Expansion Opening The Wet, The Windy, The W Départ The Wet, The Windy, The W As I have mentioned already, the weather during my weekend in Montreal turned out to be a bit of a bummer.  I had to deal with a cold, soggy city, and try to figure out a […]

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