Midnight Pizza in Queenstown

Testing out BlogLovin’ Follow my blog with Bloglovin — looks cool! Photography and Neuroscience Here’s a very cool article called When Photographers Are Neuroscientists from Nautilus. Outdoor pizza oven I’ve never wanted an outdoor pizza oven so bad! This bad boy made a pizza in, and I am not kidding, 1.5 minutes! Daily Photo – […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2015/04/08/midnight-pizza-in-queenstown/

Too good to be true? If it’s on a postcard, it might be

from Elliott http://elliott.org/is-this-a-scam/too-good-to-be-true-if-its-on-a-postcard-it-might-be/

25 signs you were born and raised in Puebla

The only extreme sport in your life was go-karting at the China Poblana:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/25-signs-you-were-born-and-raised-in-puebla/

The Best Travel Tips, Everything You Want to Know From the Last Month in One Post

I post 5-7 items a day. Not everything is interesting to everyone, and many of the posts are truly 'real time' or as a story develops. Some once a month I look back, see what stories turned out to be the most interesting and enduring, the things you should probably know if you haven't already read them.

Take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks!

Continue reading The Best Travel Tips, Everything You Want to Know From the Last Month in One Post...

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/the-best-travel-tips-everything-you-want-to-know-from-the-last-month-in-one-post/

Has Qatar Airways Stopped Serving Krug In The Al Mourjan Lounge Doha?

Last year we finally saw the opening of the new Hamad International Airport in Doha, which was a huge upgrade over their old airport. The airport experienced some substantial delays, including a huge delay in the opening of Qatar Airways' lounges.

I've written about the Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Lounge, which is the nicest lounge Qatar Airways presently has open in Doha. This lounge is used for both Qatar Airways' first and business class passengers, and is quite nice for a business class lounge.

Possibly the highlight is that up until now they have served Krug in the lounge, which is my favorite champagne out there. Interestingly they don't serve Krug on the lower level of the lounge or in the restaurant area, but rather only when you go to the bar on the second floor and specifically ask for it.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/has-qatar-airways-stopped-serving-krug-in-al-mourjan-lounge-doha/

In Transit Blog: Airbnb Offers Accommodations in Cuba

Airbnb, the home and room rental company, has added properties in Cuba for U.S. travelers.

















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When Starwood’s Purchased Upgrades Are Worth It

Each hotel company has different features. As I slowly continue to distance myself from Marriott, I have begun to look more closely at various aspects about Starwood (SPG) in order to have a better understanding about what is possible and what is not with this chain. As a lowly SPG Gold, I know my chances […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/when-starwoods-purchased-upgrades-are-worth-it.html

Just Back: Cusco, Peru

Travel photographer and writer Erika Skogg (on Instagram @ErikaSkogg) spends most of the year guiding students on photography trips with National Geographic Expeditions. She recently returned from a journey through Peru, a trip she has been lucky enough to have done many times before, including a lengthy stop in Cusco. Here are some of the high points of her trip, in her own words.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/07/just-back-cusco-peru/

The Best Cards for Big Bonuses – and for Benefits – Right Now

There are 3 reasons to get a rewards credit card. They can offer great bonuses for signing up, they can offer good earning for your ongoing spend, and they can offer great benefits just for holding the card.

But which are the cards actually worth getting... and which ones are actually worth keeping?

I'll look at the top 5 cards in each of those categories right now to help you sort through which ones you'll want to get for the bonus, which ones you'll want to put your spending on once you've earned the bonus, and which you should simply keep in your wallet for the perks.

Continue reading The Best Cards for Big Bonuses – and for Benefits – Right Now...

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/the-best-cards-for-big-bonuses-and-for-benefits-right-now/

6 spots in Atlanta locals love

There’s literally no reason why you should visit the musty and packed Clermont Lounge. It just happens to be a 50-year-old strip club held together by black duct tape and home to Blondie, the Queen of the Clermont -- a stripper who’s been crushing beer cans with her boobs and writing sonnets for 35 years.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/6-spots-atlanta-atlantans-dont-want-know/

Why You Should Take A Short Term Approach To The Points Hobby

Reader/professional dissenter/Hilton fanboy DCS left the following comment on a post yesterday, which I found interesting:

"The mentality in the travel blogosphere that emphasizes short-term gains over longer-term returns needs to be discouraged, in my view."

One of the things I love about this hobby is how virtually everyone takes a different approach towards it. I know people that earn and burn their points, and I know people that view their points as a retirement account of sorts, and just hoard them for decades on end.

I don't want to concretely say that one approach is better than the other, but I definitely fall more in the former category than the latter.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/why-you-should-take-a-short-term-approach-to-the-points-hobby/

14 reasons Tennessee is underrated

Tennessee has the best whiskey, the best music, and the country's fastest internet. So why do people never talk about how awesome it is?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/14-reasons-tennessee-underrated-state-america/

9 rad reasons to ski in Banff

That pretentious attitude you find in so many ski towns? Totally non-existent in Banff. Goodbye steezy bros. Helloooo powder!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/9-undeniable-reasons-next-ski-destination-needs-banff/

When did Enterprise start hiring super-villains?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/from-the-trenches/when-did-enterprise-start-hiring-super-villains/

Strategizing a Free Getaway to California Wine Country

Something weird happened the other day — my third grade teacher emailed and asked for some travel advice. I thought that was pretty funny since the last time I saw her she was the teacher and I was the student. I was also probably only nine years old. After chatting over email, I learned that […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/strategizing-a-free-getaway-to-california-wine-country.html

Flying on a Mistake Fare? You’re Not a Customer Whose Business We Want to Incentivize.

American is honoring recent business class mistake fares to China. But those fares are front of mind as the airline rolls out new bonuses for premium customers -- and AAdvantage is going out of its way *not* to award mistake fare passengers even more than they are already are. Is this a good strategy? Is it fair?

Continue reading Flying on a Mistake Fare? You’re Not a Customer Whose Business We Want to Incentivize....

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/flying-on-a-mistake-fare-youre-not-a-customer-whose-business-we-want-to-incentivize/

ANA Downgrades First Class Amenity Kits To Samsonite

I've never been much for collecting material things, which might explain why I have a reasonably easy time living out of a carry-on full time.

However, one of the few exceptions are Rimowa amenity kits, which several airlines have offered premium cabin passengers over the years. They're basically miniature Rimowa suitcases, though they each have the logos of their respective airlines on them.

Over the years I've collected several styles of Rimowa amenity kits from ANA, EVA Air, Lufthansa, and Thai Airways.

The post ANA Downgrades First Class Amenity Kits To Samsonite appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/ana-downgrades-first-class-amenity-kits-to-samsonite/

Which nationality do you look like?

Are you a Scandinavian Viking Princess or a Brazilian babe?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/nationality-look-like/

SpaceApps Challenge brings space travel to the forefront once again

While it may not be spending much money on rockets anymore, NASA has invested in its own innovation incubator program called SpaceApps ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/spaceapps-challenge-brings-space-travel-to-the-forefront-once-again/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spaceapps-challenge-brings-space-travel-to-the-forefront-once-again

About drinking in South Korea

While you get slow and dreary eyed, your Korean colleagues will remain productive, bright, shiny office bees:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-things-learned-drinking-south-korea/

In Transit Blog: A Six Senses Resort to Open in Portugal

Six Senses Resorts and Spas will open a property in Portugal this summer, its first in Europe.

















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In Transit Blog: A Native American Festival in Phoenix

The festival “Native Now” in Phoenix will showcase Native American art and performances at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve.

















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Differences b/w Southerners and rest

We can stretch any single syllable word into at least two syllables.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/12-differences-southerners-everyone-else/

Deal Alert: $49 Virgin America Flights, New Service to Hawaii

Last month, we wrote about the possibility that Virgin America might be expanding to Hawaii, and it look it’s now official as Virgin America just announced that they would be launching non-stop service to San Francisco to both Maui and Honolulu. To celebrate, they are offering fares from $49 on some of their current routes...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/deal-alert-49-virgin-america-flights-new-service-to-hawaii/

Triple Points, Pilot and Co-Pilot Walk Into a Bar And… and Where to Find $600,000 in Change

Often there are great posts on other blogs worth being aware of. Folks are writing up deals that I may not have much to add to, so I share what you need to know that’s being discussed elsewhere and link to some interesting or unique news articles about travel, miles, and points.

Today we’ve got a (relatively) strong hotel bonus points promotion, two stories about the TSA, a pilot and co-pilot getting into a fight (not after walking into a bar..), and a country that seems to really 'get' tourism.

Continue reading Triple Points, Pilot and Co-Pilot Walk Into a Bar And… and Where to Find $600,000 in Change...

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/triple-points-pilot-and-co-pilot-walk-into-a-bar-and-and-where-to-find-600000-in-change/

This Is What $65/Night Gets You In The Maldives

There's no pleasure without a bit of pain, and I think there aren't many better examples of that in the travel hobby than getting to the Maldives.

Let me tell you, the journey to the Maldives wasn't an easy one. I flew from New York to Hong Kong to Bangkok to Colombo to Male, getting in at 1:30AM.

Then at 7:30AM I had a flight on the local Maldivian airline to the airport closest to the Park Hyatt.

Realistically I couldn't make it to any hotel near Male Airport before 2AM, and I'd have to leave by 6:15AM to catch my domestic flight.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/this-is-what-65night-gets-you-in-the-maldives/

China To Supervise Citizens Who Act Inappropriately Abroad

"Tourism reflects on the country and the people's image," the China National Tourism Administration said.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-tourists-behaving-badly-country-keep-records-citizens-who-act-inappropriately-1872073

Why “don’t go there” is bad travel advice

from Elliott http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-take/why-dont-go-there-is-bad-travel-advice/

Signs you're a British '90s kid

You can remember the next line to this: “Have you ever, ever felt like this. When strange things happen…”



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/network/30-signs-grew-england-90s/

Culinary arts: 16 dishes that are almost too beautiful to eat

"Food is art," says chef Dominique Crenn, the only woman to run a Michelin two-star restaurant in North America. "I use a paint brush and I use food as a palette.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/03/travel/gallery/san-sebastian-culinary-journeys/index.html

Report: Pilots brawl in Air India cockpit

Air India grounds two of its pilots after an altercation erupted between them just before takeoff. CNN's Rene Marsh reports.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2015/04/06/lead-dnt-marsh-airline-cockpit-fight.cnn.html

Grave of Daniel Boone in Frankfort, Kentucky

One of the archetypal American frontiersmen, Daniel Boone is buried in Frankfort Cemetery with his wife Rebecca on a high bluff overlooking Kentucky's capital city. However, people from Missouri, where Boone spent the last 20 years of his life, might have you believe otherwise.

Daniel Boone led one of the earliest waves of settlers into Kentucky County, then part of Virginia. His story was published by John Filson (with some embellishment) in 1784, which was then translated into various European languages, and establishing his myth in the new United States and the world. Failures in land speculating would lead to Boone relocating to present-day West Virginia and later Missouri to continue hunting and trapping until his death in 1820.

He was buried near Marthasville, Missouri just west of St. Louis, but in 1845 both Daniel's and Rebecca's bodies were disinterred and moved to Frankfort Cemetery. There is disagreement to this day as to whether the Boones' bodies are the proper ones, or if some are in Kentucky and some in Missouri.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/452d48bc/sc/7/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Cgrave0Eof0Edaniel0Eboone/story01.htm

How to piss off a Serbian

Ask about Kosovo. Dare you:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/piss-off-serbian/

The Getaway: Apps for Encounters of the Local Kind

A roundup of new tools that let travelers connect with locals, at parties and over dinner tables.

















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Travels With a Hospitality Career Consultant: On the Road with Kimberly Ramsawak

This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) Tell us about yourself. I’m a career consultant specializing in the tourism and hospitality, and I’m a passionate advocate for people of color in this industry. A common misconception is that industry jobs are only available at hotels, airlines or agencies—with really low pay.…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/kimberly-ramsawak/

Starwood Lets You Redeem Points for Luxury Concert Suites and Intimate Performances

I don't usually like using points for non-travel awards, but there are two exceptions--to keep points from expiring, and when there's the opportunity to use a big travel company or bank's contacts to get access to the kind of life events you can't possible set up on your own.

Starwood has a new set of experiences that you can use your points for starting this morning, including luxury suites at a series of venues and intimate concerts at their hotels. Definitely worth seeing if there's something that matches your interests, and you have my permission to use your Starpoints for something other than transfers to American, Alaska, or Japan Airlines miles....

Continue reading Starwood Lets You Redeem Points for Luxury Concert Suites and Intimate Performances...

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/starwood-lets-you-redeem-points-for-luxury-concert-suites-and-intimate-performances/

Best Western’s Jump Start To Summer Promotion

Best Western has just announced their spring promotion, Jump Start To Summer. Through this promotion, Best Western is offering a $50 Best Western Travel Card after two hotel stays.

The basic terms of the promotion are as follows:

-- The promotion is valid for stays between April 6 and May 25, 2015

-- Upon successful completion of the promotion, the electronic Best Western gift card will be sent to members via email 2-3 weeks after the second qualifying stay is completed

-- You have to redeem the Best Western Travel Card for a stay by September 7, 2015

-- Each Best Western Rewards member can only earn one bonus during the promotion period

-- An eligible stay is defined as one which is eligible for points accrual

-- Registration is required in order to be eligible for the promotion, and can be done by entering your Best Western Rewards number or email address on the promotion page

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/best-westerns-jump-start-to-summer-promotion/

User-generated content – it’s all about measuring the marketing

Consumers begin dreaming about and planning trips as a result of content that captures an experience they would also like to have. ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/user-generated-content-measure-marketing-Rivet/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=user-generated-content-its-all-about-measuring-the-marketing

Meet Myanmar in these 10 images

With 135 different ethnic groups, many wearing distinctive clothing and practicing unique traditions, Myanmar is a mosaic of traditional cultures:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/dont-know-place-know-people-meet-myanmar-12-images/

How to live the California beach dream

From swanky oceanfront resorts to redwood-lined camping shores, the Golden State's 840 miles of coastline offer beaches for everyone.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/travel/california-beaches-experts-guide/index.html

Cat lost after 14-hour flight from Abu Dhabi to New York

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/06/travel/lost-cat-airline/index.html