How Millennials Became Spooked by Credit Cards
The NYT had another bad article about credit cards. Read my takedown, then peruse the website to learn how I can order strange things off incomprehensible menus in Japan!
Summer Updates
What’s been going on this summer at TWS? Find out inside!
Off to Argentina Tonight!
Buenos Aires and Mendoza funland here we come!
Global Entry – Skip Regular Airport Security For $20 A Year!
Here’s the best way to skip regular TSA security lines no matter where you flying to or from!
3 Free Nights at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival? Here’s How!
Here’s to how get at least 3 free hotel nights in Cannes, perfect for next year’s Film Festival!
CLEAR + Delta Expansion: Good News!
CLEAR is partnering with Delta. Hopefully, NYC travel gets faster!
Sunday Night Read: BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS – Art and Obsession in Tuscany.
Better read this New Yorker piece about the artist, sculptor and mind-warper Niki de Saint Phalle and her wild and exuberant garden and life in Tuscany after the Game of Thrones season premiere, tonight; your brain will be already deep enough in PhantasyLand to comprehend and appreciate. Here’s the opening: In the Italian village of Capalbio, in…
Here’s A Great Way to Remember Prince!
Via View From the Wing, I found out that there is a change.org petition to change the name of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport’s Terminal 1 from Lindbergh Terminal to Prince Rogers Nelson Terminal. This is a great idea for many reasons, but I will highlight only two: Prince is undeniably awesome. Musically. Culturally. Socially. Plus, when…
Saturday Night Hero: The Man with the World’s Largest Passport
If you have some free time during the Kansas-Villanova game, here’s a fun story about an ex-travel agent who managed to accumulate a 331 page passport and 15 million miles. 15 million miles was a lot more before credit cards what am I saying 15 million miles is like 500 nights at the Conrad Tokyo, so much…
It’s Never Too Late To See The World!
My dad turned 60 last year. As I just posted, he and my mom just went to Panama and Colombia and are currently in Aruba. It was his first time to Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Next month, him and I are going to Kenya and Zanzibar via Dubai. It will be his first time…
My Eight Resolutions for 2016!
New Year’s Resolution #1: Get people to stop applying for Capital One credit cards. Seriously. Don’t do it. Your minimum spend is better, well, spent, on 95% of other cards. Even Delta American Express cards. New Year’s Resolution #2: Fly Cathay Pacific in first-class! Post-March 22 the price for a ticket from the US to Asia…
A Budget Maldives Vacation via See Think Explore!
If you’ve ever wanted a vacation with an over-water villa, you’ve heard of the Maldives. A unique country of only twenty-six atolls, the Maldives are known for being islands out of time – each seemingly a private paradise in the absolute middle of nowhere. But, if there’s one other thing you’ve heard about the Maldives, it’s that it’s expensive.…
Ten Great Things From A Week In Spain – Part Two!
Here’s part two: Ciudad des Las Artes y Las Ciencias – Scene: 90 acres in the middle of a semi-major metropolitan (a.k.a Valencia). Grab one, world-famous architect whose designs and cost overruns are equally epic and give him an open contract, unfettered to anything or anyone except hubris and physics. Add the design ideals of 20,000…
How Cheap is Europe? Pretty Good – And Getting Better!
Did you know that the Euro has fallen from $1.38 this time last year to $1.07? This is mental. Now, read the below article for why. Enjoy Your Cheap European Vacation, Courtesy of Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen Six facts: An unlimited, monthlong Eurail pass costs €917. Whereas before that was $1265, now it’s only $976. That’s almost 300 of the…
Ten Great Things From A Week In Spain – Part One!
When I first asked my dad which US Airways off-peak destination he wanted, and before even listing any destinations, the first thing he said was “no cold.” He followed that with some forceful, adult language explaining his feelings and ended up forcing my hand – the only choice was Spain. Parents are usually, always right, though,…
The Window Suite 