Category Archives for Milepoint.
Over on Milepoint, TUMD has uncovered a mystery. Evidently something is going on in St. Louis on October 19th. And it must be something big, because whatever it is, it’s causing all American Airlines award flights to be listed as unavailable that day.
Here I thought climbing into a cage, having that cage submerged into Great White shark infested waters and allowing people on the boat to pour chum all over you and the cage was pretty adventurous. Then TravelKane comes along and says, “Who needs the cage?”!
In the previous post I highlighted a thread in which travelers are discussing Post Trip Depression (PTD) and possible cures. And now a new travel-related disease has cropped up over on Milepoint – Post Redemption Anxiety (PRA).
Now Hyatt has really gone a step too far. Leading the liberal, socialist charge to bring down the U.S. is one thing. But neglect to stock rooms with an item crucial to good oral hygiene and as far as I and Milepoint member Seacarl are concerned, boycotting is too good for this once beloved hotel chain.
Even in the current age of devaluations there are some good deals to be found on most of the programs award charts. Take, for example, American’s Los Angeles to Sydney first class award.
bedinh takes us all the way from soup to nuts on a fantastic spur-of-the-moment trip that was the result of a points mistake fare. And he flavors the report with an inspiring blend of photos from the airports, in-flight, and of course, Rarotonga.
Remember back in 2008/2009 when times were grand? Airlines were offering double and triple miles promotions, and hotels were practically giving rooms away. Oh sure, there were some concerns about the stability of the world economies and massive world wars. But look hard enough and you can always find a dark side.
We often take flight for granted. The annoyances and aggravation of air travel frequently outweigh the amazement of it all. Maybe that’s because we are typically flying at 35,000 feet instead of 3,500 feet.
This weekend I would like to draw your attention to another trip report featuring photography that is simply awe inspiring. The subject of the report is Alaska and the author of the report, Quasiconvexity, focuses his lens toward some of the most stunning scenery you will see anywhere.
The real draw of this discussion is the video. Put a pan of Jiffy Pop onto the oven, get into some comfy PJs, turn off the lights and cling to someone tight, because this has to qualify as one of the most frightening movies a traveler will ever watch.
