A quick intermission from my trip report to review the new Element brand from Starwood. Although I had to go to Toronto for the week, I decided that since I’m Starwood Platinum anyway, I should make the effort to stay…
RGN tickets: the glory, and the last laugh, are mine
So a very, very long time ago, I wrote about my frustrating experience with the RGN tickets. The article was here. It was my first post of any value, in fact. Of course, I filed with the Canadian Transport Authority,…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 6: London Day 3 – The Savoy
People travel for various reasons. Some want to experience the destination. Some want to experience the journey. Some want to experience the food, the luxuries, the barrenness, the heat, the cold, the wet, the snow – the point is, everyone…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 6: London Day 3, breakfast at the Intercontinental Park Lane
Since I was lucky and not only scored a free room at the Intercontinental Park Lane, but also one that included breakfast, I figured why not – let’s give it a try. Typically, hotel breakfasts are eggs, bacon and juices,…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 5: London Day 2 – Walking around, Science Museum
We spent the day walking around London. After I had returned, tail between my legs, to the Days Inn to collect my camera and hat which I so idiotically forgot there in my dash to escape to the Intercontinental, we…
SPG Aeroplan fall promo is here!
I love it when they do this – they do not force you to choose one promo over the other. So the SPG Aeroplan promo gets you 9,000 points when you stay five nights – on top of the Take Two…
Trip Report – RTW – London Cars
I am a huge car nut, and owning, modifying and spotting cars is a hobby. London had its share of eyecandy, and here are a few interesting ones I’d come across. First night in, just taxiing from LHR to our…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 5: London Day 2, lunch at Ottolenghi
I heard about this place a lot, and they operate a few branches around London. Only one is a sit-down, and reservations are hard to come by, so we decided to walk to one and do takeout, as this is…
SPG Take Two is here!
The fall SPG promo is here! Double Starpoints on all stays from Sep 1 to Dec 15. 2,500 bonus points on every 5 nights (up to 20 nights / 10,000 points). Pretty good promo, although not as good as the…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 5: London Day 2
One of the things I wanted to try on this trip was the famed IHG Best Rate Guarantee. Although at the time of writing this, the rules have been changed significantly and tightened a lot, back in July it was…