Archives for July 2013

Firstly, my approach to all insurance is that it is a bad bet, Insurance is a bet that for every 1M times something occurs a certain number of those events will go awry.  Insurance Companies crunch the data and find as good an estimate as they can and then add on a premium that is […]

I love British Airways Avios Miles for short hop trips inside the USA, flying on their Partner American Airines.  They are the cheapest way to travel, and providing that there is American Airlines Saver Award seating available you can book with Avios, with no late booking fees so they are perfect for the last minute […]

Part of the fun about travel is visiting new places and seeing new things.  In fact I would say that was the entire fun about travel but I am sure some cantankerous points hounds would disagree with me; apparently its often quite fun to sit in First Class sipping on Dom Perignon Champagne whilst strapped […]

If you do decide to embark upon a Cruise Ship career, or even for a contract or two after college it is highly advisable that you get to know the Hierarchy of the ship.  One of the most frustrating things will be the forced sense of power and authority that some people have, and also […]

We went out with our dear friend D this past Friday to bid him ‘Bon Voyage’ on his next round of adventures.  We first met D on the Holland America Ship the Zuiderdam, which was their flagship of the time.  Between the three of us we covered 3 different departments within the Ship and have […]

If you are playing the Credit Card reward game then chances are you have dozens of Cards that demand an Annual fee.  Typically people sign up for these for the first year signup bonus, good ones can range from 50,000-100,000 points, which can be valued at thousands of dollars if used correctly.For year two onwards […]

We have almost decided to take the plane from San Juan PR to Vieques Island to stay at the wonderful W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island , one of our readers (Justin Does) has done a fine job of convincing me that it is a simply fabulous place, so its pretty likely we will go there.  The motivation for Vieques […]

I just received a message inviting me to tier match to Etihad Gold Tier from their Etihad Guest Flyer Program, the Gold Tier is their second highest tier and comes with a bunch of great benefits, such as Lounge Access when you fly in Coach, and a 50% bonus on miles flown, for full details […]