Good afternoon everyone, here is my latest hotel review of the Radisson Blu Nice. The hotel is conveniently located a short distance from the NCE Airport. There are buses that run from the airport to a bus stop across the street from the hotel, but it was late and we decided to take an UberX for under €10. Here are directions via Google Maps.
Good evening everyone, I am writing to you from the Radisson Blu Edwardian Mercer Street in London. I spent the last 2 days at the hotel, wandering around London, and getting pretty accustomed to the Underground. First thing’s first, getting from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to the hotel is a simple Underground train ride to Leicester Square in the heart of the city. A one way train ticket from LHR is 6 Pounds and takes about an hour from end to end.
Good morning everyone, happy TGI Friday! First, I wanted to thank everyone for voting in my poll (Reader Feedback Needed: Which Blog Posts Should I Write First?). I was busy this week with 2 free movie screenings in SF (13 Hours and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies) and the SF Travel Hackers Meetup, but I’m finally getting around to writing about my upcoming trip to Europe. That was the overwhelming winner and since my trip starts tomorrow (1/16), I better write about it before I fly out of town.
I will share my thought process and booking experience with my flights and then about my hotels. Since I planned most of this trip back in March/April/May 2015, I was able to find award space to/from SFO very easily. Here is an overview of my paid and award flights:
Good afternoon everyone. I was doing a little spring cleaning this afternoon and decided to move a big chunk of Club Carlson points from one Club Carlson account to another. For the record, I have a US Bank Club Carlson Credit Card and a US Bank Club Carlson Business Credit Card, both linked to separate Club Carlson accounts. Moving points between Club Carlson accounts is super easy, just read Instantly Combine or Transfer Club Carlson Points with a Simple Call.
Black Friday! No, not the busiest shopping day of the year, but the day AMEX Serve sent out mass account closure emails with the subject line “Termination Of Funds Loading Capabilities on Your Serve® Account.” My account was flagged due to “observed unusual usage patterns.” I will explain what I was doing below, but here is what my email looks like:
