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My Cadillac Test Drive Was Better Than Yours, I Promise

I mentioned on Tuesday that you could earn 7,500 free AAdvantage miles for test driving a Cadillac during a special cross-promotion.  I also mentioned drinking wine. What I didn’t realize is that wine, miles, and cars would intersect quite the way they did.  I can now state with certainty that MY Cadillac test drive was…

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If These Walls Could Talk – Golden Princess Review Part II

Back to my Mexican quickie… my short cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada on Golden Princess, that is. When we last left off at the end of part I, I had boarded the Golden Princess for a three-night cruise, my first time on Princess Cruises. * Part I – How Did I Get Here?! – planning…

POLL: Flyer vs Flier

There are some things I am very passionate about. That list includes the Oxford comma, two spaces after a period, and an inexplicable preference for sans serif fonts. I’ve gotten into passionate arguments about all three. I once threw a copy of The Elements of Style at a colleague. I should not be proud of…

The image shows a large cruise ship named "Golden Princess" docked at a port. The ship is white with multiple decks, and lifeboats are visible along the side. The sky is clear with a few scattered clouds. A fence with red and white barriers is in the foreground, separating the dock from the ship.
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How Did I Get Here?! – Golden Princess Review Part I

A recent three night Mexican quickie has me asking the question – how did I get here??!! I wasn’t always the kind of girl who wrote cruise reviews.  Heck, I wasn’t the kind of girl who went on cruises until last year.  When and how did that happen?  My recent quickie cruise on Golden Princess…

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Drink Some Wine, Test Drive a Cadillac, Earn 7,500 AAdvantage Miles

File under “easy miles”… drink some wine, test drive a Cadillac, earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles (but please, not in that exact order!) American Airlines AAdvantage program is running a limited time promotion with Cadillac.  Test drive a Cadillac vehicle at any participating dealer, earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles. I called the Cadillac Concierge today at (844) 469-2234…

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(POLL) Hotel Tipping – Beyond the Norm

I’ve had several interesting off-blog conversations about hotel tipping recently. One came up in a side discussion about my issue last week with a Starwood hotel failing to deliver on a service request.  (A friend asked whether I would have tipped if the requested item eventually showed up, even after the lengthy delay… my answer, YES.) Another was broached…

shore excursions
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Shore Excursions – Six Factors to Evaluate Before Your Next Cruise

Greetings from hazy Ensenada!  I’m enjoying a leisurely day in port with my margarita & guacamole brunch (and free AT&T wifi hotspot) before we do a bit of lazy wandering. Every cruise I take, I’m repeatedly asked the question “which shore excursions are you taking?” – by friends before I leave as well as by…