You definitely will not lack for good food in Costa Rica! Like many cultures, the one traditional joy you can bring is serving good food. Of course, the setting for that food matters almost as much as the taste. We dined at the veranda of the hotel with steak as good as you could find…
I had a Marriott Free Night Certificate ready to expire so choosing that chain to get a hotel in for our first visit to San Jose, Costa Rica was a given. Plus, as a Platinum, I wanted to get the benefits of status. They have properties all over Costa Rica, and while the properties on…
Costa Rica has been on the wife and I’s list of places to visit for a while, but Alaska Airlines starting service there sealed the deal to go this year. Why? Because of the fabulous Companion Certificate that comes with the BoA Alaska Credit Card. BTW, we don’t hawk credit cards so see one of…
I have a few photos from my windshield tour of Djibouti. I actually just got an email from a reader who is passing through JIB in order to collect another country on his list. I’ll give you the same hotel recommendation that I gave him. See below. This is the Kempinski Hotel and the only…
As some of you know from my post last year, I have troops deployed to Djibouti and go out there to visit them about once a year. Last year I flew Turkish Airlines to get there and had good flights on them from FRA-IST-JIB (Djibouti). And I really enjoyed the Turkish lounge in Istanbul which…
Finally had the chance to try out the newest lounge at Dulles Airport (IAD), the Turkish Airlines Lounge. I previously wrote about the lounge in Istanbul and think it is one of the best lounges I have ever been inside. That lounge has two massive floors along with an amusement area, movie area, and many…
Most tour companies have a pitch for you to walk their beautiful sand beaches, tropical paradise, or see some ancient sites. Sounds enticing, right? So take a look at this pitch: “If your idea of a good time is driving through a Hezbollah rally and then going to get some sushi, Beirut is definitely the edgy Mediterranean…
Yesterday’s post was all bout the jump, but there is a lot to cover about the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise itself. I will start out by saying it is basically “party central” for the D-Day celebrations. The town is well preserved with a great museum, really a group of museums, right at the edge of town. …
Continuing on from yesterday, we took 4 June to visit Point Du Hoc, the famous assault up the cliffs by the Rangers and the ceremony at Utah Beach. The French Government has spent millions to shore up the cliffs at Point Du Hoc so this key piece of history is not lost to time. We…
I expect most American military veterans dream of going to the annual celebration of one of the most epic battles in history, the Allied invasion of Normandy to liberate France and defeat the Nazi regime. For me, this trip was proof that I am the luckiest man alive since it involved me jumping into Normandy…
