Here’s part three of my trip to NYC. Part one was my United flight from LAX to Newark (EWR). Part two was taking Uber Shuttle from EWR to Manhattan. And…

Here’s part two of my trip to NYC. Part one was my United flight from LAX to Newark (EWR). When I landed at EWR, I planned to take the AirTrain…

I was supposed to fly Tuesday to JFK, but when I dropped my kids off at school, my six-year-old started crying and said, “Daddy, do you really have to go…

Thanks to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for hosting our stay so I could write this detailed review of my experience. My family and I just returned home from…

If you turned on the news lately, then you know there’s a massive storm about to wreak havoc on travelers. According to AccuWeather: “Governors across more than a dozen states…

My thanks to Hotel Erwin for hosting my stay so I could write this detailed review of my experience. A quick drive to Venice Beach for the ultimate 360-degree rooftop…

Our thanks to Tahiti Tourisme for hosting our stay so we could write this detailed review of our experience. My family and I recently returned from an epic trip to…

I love hotels. I really do. Fresh sheets, room service, someone else making the bed. What’s not to love? But after thousands of hotel stays, I’ve learned that hotels also…

I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been a Costco member for nearly a decade. I originally joined when my first child was born, thinking bulk diapers and wipes…

If you’re a longtime subscriber to my newsletter, you know I’ve written before about how dirty airplane water can be. But a new 2026 Airline Water Study from the Center…

My family and I have been on a couple of cruises recently and are getting ready for another adventure. We cruised along the Mediterranean on the Enchanted Princess and we had…

Italy’s grand hotels often serve as portals into the country’s multi-layered history — places where centuries-old architecture meets contemporary luxury and where location is not just convenient but the focus…

Some days, you want to change up the scenery – like spending the day at a dreamy hotel poolscape – without spending the money on an overnight hotel stay. Or…

Leaving the port town of Canakkale, Turkey, near the ancient settlement of Troy, the Viking Vesta slipped through the sunny strait just beyond the Aegean Sea, with the sunset swirling…

While living your best cruise life from the Mediterranean Sea to the Aegean, witness the origin of civilization on Viking’s newest ocean ship, the Viking Vesta. From ancient Athens to…