Today I took advantage of the discounted fares on the train to visit the Blue Mountains. A couple of years ago I visited via a bus tour...

I had booked a shared transfer from the airport to my hotel. It was $18 AUD, while the metro has an outrageous $20 platform fee at the...

I call it day 1 & 2 because I'm flying from Houston at 8:30 PM on Nov 15th and arrive in Sydney on Nov 17th at 7:00 AM due to the...

It will be a couple of long days.... I will arrive late in Dubai and still need to connect to Oman.... where I may or may not have a...

I didn't get as early a start as I wished, but daylight only started at 7:10 AM. I got the 8:11 train to Brig (off at Visp) from...

My transfer between LGA and JFK in New York City yesterday was uneventful (uneventful is a good thing). My airplane landed a little early...

In one week I will be embarking on my first (European) river cruise. I will be traveling on the Rhine river from Basel, Switzerland to...

In the evening I took the "L" back downtown. I got off at Addison first, walked around Wrigley Field and took a few photos. I didn't stay...

When I arrived at the airport this morning I was pleasantly surprised. Yesterday I slept in and didn't check in right at 7:21 AM, the...

I'm catching a later flight today to do some actual exploring. Unfortunately pretty much all of the race shops are closed on the weekend....

Tonight I walked to Dale Earnhardt Jr's restaurant / bar called "Whisky River". The food was good - and they had Yuengling on draft....

Tonight I walked down to Mert's Heart & Soul for dinner. https://mertscharlotte.com/ It was one of the restaurants featured on Diner's...

Tonight after talking to the folks at visitor information in the Convention Center I went to the Mint Museum which is open until 9 PM on...

Noting too adventureous today. I snapped a few photos downtown during the magic hour and in the evening. Picture below is from the park...

It was most definitely the longest day at a technical conference. The program went from 8 AM to 7 PM. Our reward was a 90 minute visit to...

I'm off to Charlotte, NC this morning. I'm taking the early flight to take advantage of the day to explore - and to go to Charlotte Motor...

I'm waiting in the British Airways lounge enjoying some snacks and drinks while I wait for my flight to London. I will arrive in Venice...

I arrived in Sydney, Australia for the first time this morning. I came from Doha, Qatar - and connected in Sri Lanka and Singapore. So...

Today we visited Asakusa temple and Shibuya Crossing. After our exploring for the day we took the bus to the airport and continued to...

I'm using miles on United to get to cruises leaving from Singapore. United has a small hub in Tokyo. The rules for international travel...