(by Andy) I had to go to Chicago in April for Emergency Medicine boards, and decided to try out some different hotels. One of the ones I’d read about was the Waldorf Astoria Chicago. I knew my per diem wouldn’t cover it, so I booked it on a points & money rate, which fortunately was available,…
(This is Andy) After our awesome but rain-soaked trip to Vietnam, we decided to go to our favorite city in the world, Hong Kong. Mostly we went because we love the ambiance, food and people, and have some friends there, but also because I had two free nights from the Citi Hilton Reserve that were…
(By Andy) After our lovely stay in Danang, we were initially only go to Saigon for a layover en route to Hong Kong. But with our Halong Bay trip cancelled, we had 3 more days to explore Saigon, which is awesome. Also, the weather was much warmer than in Hanoi or Danang; it was mercifully…
(by Andy) In the previous post I talked about the hotel and resort itself, and in this post I’ll review La Maison 1888, their Michelin-starred restaurant, and their exclusive lounge at Danang (DAD) airport. First, on to La Maison 1888! I had read great things about this restaurant on Tripadvisor as well as some foodie…
Agadir was a lovely city, I just wish that I had more time to explore it. I worked every day but one and had no car. The good news is that the main reason tourists come to Agadir is to go to the beach and that was only a couple of blocks from the hotel…
Work sometimes sends us in strange and wonderful places. Such was the case last month when I was asked to attend an exercise named African Lion which was held in Agadir, Morocco. I am kind of used to being sent to a place that I have never heard of. I was expecting the exercise to…
I’m sure you’ve all read by now, as every single blog has reported it, but the Amex Platinum signup bonus is now at 100k MR points after only $3k of spend in 3 months. This is ridiculously good. This is better than the 75k Mercedes Benz Platinum deal that I reported on, and maybe perhaps…
After our stay at the Intercontinental Hanoi, we were very excited to check out the Intercontinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, as all the reviews we’d read about it had been positive. It literally won the number one resort in the world! We were especially excited, as our highly anticipated trip to Halong Bay had been…
About a month ago, I mentioned a really good deal on the Barclaycard Gold Card. What made it a stunningly good deal was the fact that Barclaycard waives annual fees for active duty members, even if you obtained the card after joining active duty. In that same article, I referenced that Barclaycard and American Express…
As I said before, when we arrived in Hanoi, off of a lovely Vietnam Airlines flight, we were greeted with much colder weather than we’d anticipated…42 DEGREES!!! Yes it was cold. Our cab driver actually apologized for the cold weather, which was kind of cute. As I mentioned before, I had 3 IHG free nights…
