Yesterday I shared details of our self-guided city tour for Surabaya using Blue Bird Taxi. Today I’d like to share more about the new Surabaya cruise port terminal itself. We were told that Seabourn Odyssey was the first ship to call at the newly finished cruise terminal in Surabaya. Because we were in a hurry to…
UberX drivers come from all slices of life. You might be surprised who drives for UberX and what they do when they are not driving. Yesterday ESPN featured a story about Matt Stainbrook, a starter for the Xavier men’s basketball team and also a Cleveland UberX driver. Matt’s story is pretty cool – he is…
I’ve never attended a Frequent Traveler University – or any other kind of organized “travel education” event. But I’ve been a road warrior for sixteen years, something that brings with it a different kind of knowledge base. I’ve briefly considered attending these events in the past but passed them over because the focus seemed more…
On my recent twelve-night Indonesian cruise aboard Seabourn Odyssey, only one port proved troublesome for advance planning (something I don’t like that much) – Surabaya. Surabaya was a mystery. Plan A was to come up with a tour or other planned activity for the day. The ship’s tours did not sound at all interesting (and were…
I gave up on running last year after yet another stress fracture stymied my attempts to train for a long race. Still, I know the importance of a recovery plan for marathon runners. Traveling is no different – whether you are returning from a long international trip like I just did or wrapping up a stretch of…
Uber is kicking off a week of special events to support not-for-profit organization No Kid Hungry – and as part of that, will offer an UberLUNCH pop-up on Thursday in nine select markets. The cities and restaurants? Atlanta – Alon’s Bakery & Market Austin – Easy Tiger Dallas – SMOKE Restaurant Denver – Rosenberg’s Los Angeles –…
If you are looking for Don Draper, you just might find him hiding out in the mid-century modern lair that is the DoubleTree byHilton Hotel Seattle Airport. From arrival to departure, I found myself longing for a sweet vintage dress that would do this property justice. No sarcasm intended – read on…. Arrival I arrived…
Oh what a week! When I sat down to do my weekly recap, my mind was blown at how much ground I’ve covered in real life as well as here at the site. I started off on Monday in luxurious style on Seabourn, touring the northern Bali highlands with Virtuoso Voyager that day. I wrapped…
2014 has been one of my rougher travel years. I’ve endured inexplicably lost luggage (that I never wanted to check to begin with), passengers behaving badly or rudely or just unchivalrously. I’ve had several separate travel days that involved numerous cancellations, shuffling between airlines, or lengthy delays. I’ve had disappointing hotel stays and times I’ve…
Last week, I gave away the first of two Cathay Pacific First Class Amenity Kits from the vintage Ipa-Nema era. This week, I offered up the second one – a gorgeous brown bag with embroidered pink and green flowers. Entrants this week were asked to share somewhere on their 2015 travel bucket list. I received many…
Our first port of call on Seabourn Odyssey was Jakarta. I’ve only briefly visited the city previously and had no time to tour so I’d only seen one of their high-end shopping malls. We researched the tours available through the ship and while all were appealing, each had elements of interest. In the end, my…
Don’t forget to enter for your chance to win a vintage Cathay Pacific Ipa-Nema amenity kit from first class. The one I’m giving away is a gorgeous brown bag with pink/green embroidery. You can find details here to enter to win, but you must do so before noon central time on Friday, December 5, 2014. Right…