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Taiwan the long way: where we stayed

by eric | Feb 8, 2015

Hotel 73 - Taipei, Taiwan After getting turned around coming out of the Dongmen MRT metro (note: Taiwanese maps don't always have north at the top, and maps in different parts of the metro station...

Taiwan, the long way

by eric | Jan 27, 2015

For our final 2014 trip we booked a near-round-the-world ticket to Taipei, Taiwan, with stops in Europe in both directions. As with most of our longer trips we used miles, in this case US Air miles,...

France Nov 2014: overview and hotels

by eric | Nov 22, 2014

I needed to go to France for business, so Leandra tagged along to explore the cities of Toulouse and Bordeaux. Getting to Bordeaux and back was quite easy via direct TGV train, which we booked...

New Mexico 2014: overview

by eric | Oct 23, 2014

We've wanted to visit New Mexico for some time, but good airfare deals between NC and NM have been rather rare, so we used some Southwest points to fly out for a long weekend. Our hope was that...

Spain 2014: overview

by eandl | May 10, 2014

Our trip to Spain started out rather star-crossed with a series of small but irritating airline issues: We found some well-priced tickets to southern Spain through http://www.cheapoair.com/ and...

London 2014: overview and where we stayed

by eandl | Mar 7, 2014

Overview Between my time in France and an office visit in the UK I had a free weekend, so I knew I was going to stay in London. Leandra wasn't going to let me go to London by myself again so this...

San Diego 2014: where we stayed

by eandl | Feb 3, 2014

In mid-January I attended a conference in San Diego, and after a busy weekend Leandra flew out for the remainder of the week. Though we've been to SD many times now, we still love returning and it...

Thanksgiving in Europe 2013: Hotels

by eandl | Dec 21, 2013

K+K Hotel Maria Theresia, Vienna We've stayed at K+K's in London and Budapest, so we knew they had a good breakfast and quiet rooms. The Maria Theresia fit the model of our earlier experiences, and...

Portland: overview

by eandl | Oct 28, 2013

Several months back we wanted to close a credit card that still had points available for free travel. After a few searches Leandra managed to find tickets to Portland in mid-September, so we used up...

Summer Euro 2013: overview

by eandl | Sep 12, 2013

A little more than a year ago our friends Dave and Jake announced they were hosting a party and invited us to attend. Fellow avid travelers (we originally met in Peru on a train returning from Machu...

Scotland 2013: overview

by eandl | Jun 21, 2013

Over the Memorial Day weekend we flew to the UK for our first visit to Scotland. Since we left on my birthday the lounge staff in RDU gave me a chocolate cupcake! This paired nicely with the Mumm...

Budapest 2013: overview

by eandl | May 17, 2013

Leandra's grandmother was born in Budapest, and that has fueled her interest in visiting Budapest for several years. This past April we made our first trip, spending most of our time exploring...

Curacao 2013: food & lodging

by eandl | Mar 13, 2013

Hotel Floris Suites - Unlike most of our trips, for this getaway we booked a package deal with airfare and hotel through AA vacations. We considered 6 different hotels, and though the Floris Suites...

Asia/Australia 2013: Great Ocean Road food & lodging

by eandl | Feb 20, 2013

Hotel I originally booked us into a hotel closer to the beach, but thinking a B&B would be a nice change, I switched the reservation a few months back. Best decision of the trip. Nelson's Perch...

Belgium 2012: where we stayed

by eandl | Dec 4, 2012

Grand Hotel Casselbergh, Bruges On our last two trips to Bruges we stayed at the Oud Huis de Peellaert, and while we enjoyed our stay both times, on this trip their sister property, Grand Hotel...

Helsinki 2012: where we stayed

by eandl | Sep 17, 2012

GLO Hotel Kluuvi Since this was a short trip we only stayed in one hotel, and we were very happy with our choice of Hotel GLO. Located between the two main shopping streets in downtown Helsinki and...

British Columbia 2012: where we stayed

by eandl | Aug 14, 2012

Moda Hotel, Vancouver Moda Hotel is in the central business district, several blocks from two of the airport trains stops, and well within walking distance of most of downtown. The entrance is...

Long Beach, California: where we stayed

by eandl | Jul 31, 2012

Hyatt The Pike, Long Beach Since a conference was the reason for the trip to Long Beach, we focused on hotels within a few minutes walk of the convention center. Now, a Hyatt is attached to...

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