I am pleased to announce the addition of what could be the most amazing piece of plastic to your wallet – the NFL Branded Credit Card from Barclaycard US.  These cards appear to the untrained eye to be like any other card you could fit in your wallet, indeed they are the same dimensions as […]

You have 5 more days to sign up for Etihad Business Connect Program, doing so will earn you 5,000 Etihad Guest Miles.  Many of the large carriers have a Business  Frequent Flyer programs that work in tandem with the personal accounts – as a Small Business owner this means we get to double dip when […]

By some bizarre twists of award booking fate, we ended up with tickets to Zurich in December.  We thought it might be neat to see some of Europe instead of our frequent trips to Asia and South America, and a Winter Holiday sounds like a fun (I keep telling myself…)I was also very excited to […]

Once you have your Open Water Certificate there is nothing better than diving in your own Gear, though as with any new hobby I would recommend slowly building your collection of specialized equipment in order to manage costs, and to ensure that this is something that you will get value out of.When purchasing Scuba Dive […]

As a Martial Artist, travel provides an opportunity to get deep inside a culture, by connecting with people on a very elemental level.Martial Arts have been a passion of mine for years, my first encounter with them was in the form of Karate, Kickboxing and Kung Fu as a youngster in the UK, but after […]

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 […]