Greetings from the fairly remote Las Padres National Forrest about 90 minutes north of Los Angeles. It was special weekend for me: my brother is getting married next week and this weekend was his bachelor party. Heidi, don’t worry…it has been a very calm weekend. We’re in a lodge-style house. Our big activity was not […]
Would You Take a Quadruple Upgrade in Exchange for Early Checkout?
The title says it all, but let me lay out the context. I booked our stay at The Kahala last week using the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts program. Among the AMEX FHR benefits at the Kahala are: Room upgrade upon arrival, when available* Daily breakfast for two people Guaranteed 4pm late check-out Noon […]
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: December 17, 2016
I have posted more this week than I have the previous several months combined…and am loving it. It is an amazing feeling to resurrect my dormant blog, and I am still just warming up! To keep up with my weekly posts, which I hope to further increase in frequency in the new year, each Saturday […]
How I Almost Missed my Wedding!
Ok, when we last left off I was stuck in Honolulu looking at flight options to get me back in time for my wedding. It was Wednesday morning in Honolulu and the wedding was Saturday in Stuttgart. When you fly standby on United, you can check loads so that you have a generally strong indication of […]
Bachelor Party in Hawaii
Now that you know how I met Heidi, let’s fast forward to the days leading up to our wedding. The week before the wedding I was in Los Angeles while she made final preparations in Germany. Enter my friend John, stage left. He said, “My friend, you need to have a bachelor party. We’re going to […]
Labor Day Weekend in Hawaii
I am on my way to Hawaii today (Friday) for a long weekend in Honolulu. It will be my first time back to the Islands since March 2011 and my first multi-day stay in Honolulu since 2004. Each year, for the last several years, I’ve spent many long layovers in Honolulu, but my time has […]