Best U.S. Foodie Destinations

Aug 25, 2010 1 Comment by Andrew Hickey

Want to eat well in America? Check out eight notable destinations that consistently do it right, one meal at a time. Portland, Oregon The “Rose City” is one of the most progressive and urbane metropolitan areas in the United States. Portland’s liberal, Pacific Northwest vibe is nowhere more evident than in a vast array of [...]

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Readers Vent: Cities You Don’t Want to Visit Again

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

Wow…why so angry? Actually I loved all the comments left on last week’s post about “Cities I Do Not Want to Visit Again” so much that I wanted to share some of the more “colorful” with you. First though, the reason I wrote this post was to show people that yes you can be travel [...]

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Guest Nomad: The Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrance, California

Apr 09, 2010 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

This week’s Guest Nomad is Julie Wolfson. Julie is a freelance writer, arts educator and lifestyle editor for laist.com. Recently Julie had the opportunity to check out the Miyako Hybrid Hotel near Los Angeles. Here is her review: In Torrance near the headquarters for Toyota and Honda, the Miyako Hotel company has just opened a [...]

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Three Great Airlines Offer Three Great Sales

Jan 06, 2010 No Comments

If you are looking to plan that 2010 getaway, now might be a good time to check airfare. Virgin America, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have all announced some pretty good sales this week. Virgin America is offering discounted seats if you book by January 11 and fly between January 7 – March 10. There are [...]

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25 Interesting (And Odd) California Facts

Dec 14, 2009 3 Comments

A few months ago I wrote a piece called “25 Interesting (And Odd) New York Facts” for my blog. It received many “re-tweets”, a few comments and a lot of clicks to my site. It is still in my top 10 most read blog entries since I posted it back in July. So I figured [...]

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Airtran, Virgin, & Southwest Offer Scary Good Sales

Oct 28, 2009 No Comments

There have been all sorts of spooky airline deals coming in this week leading up to Halloween. Three airlines in particular have given passengers plenty of reasons to hop a plane and fly like a bat out of hell across the country. AirTran: The low-cost carrier wants you to skip raking the leaves and get [...]

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New Routes Coming Soon To An Airport Near You

Sep 29, 2009 1 Comment

Some people get all worked up over the new fall season of television shows premiering, certain individuals get excited about a new motion picture hitting the silver screen, while others might get overstimulated by the combination of baseball playoffs and the return of the NFL football. But yours truly could care less about all of [...]

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Introducing TripWolf 2.0: Fresh Look & Great New Trip Planner

Sep 10, 2009 2 Comments

The end of the summer and start of the fall season usually brings about change. Schools are back in session, your favorite television shows return, and in the case of online travel guide tripwolf, it means a whole new look. Available in five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, German, and French), tripwolf.com is a social network [...]

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Southwest Airlines Sale: $59-$109 One-Way

Aug 26, 2009 No Comments

Another week and yes another Southwest sale. This time the “LUV” airline is offering low one-way deals across the board through the remainder of 2009 and then some. Simply book by September 3, 2009 and save on travel between September 9, 2009 and January 7, 2010 to such locations as New York (LGA), Chicago (MDW), [...]

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Um, Yes Please: “All-You-Can-Jet” Pass For $599!

Aug 12, 2009 2 Comments

JetBlue just announced one hell of a deal for travelers that have a lot of spare time on their hands this fall. If you sign up for their “All-You-Can-Jet” pass and hand over $599 big ones, you will be entitled to fly…er I mean jet wherever the low-cost carrier goes between September 8 and October [...]

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3-Day Southwest Sale & Virgin Is Headed To Florida…But So Is JetBlue

Aug 11, 2009 No Comments

Another Southwest sale is upon us my friends. I feel like I am writing about a SWA sale every other week around here. Well this one is good for travel through November 1, 2009 and tickets must be purchased by Thursday at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Some cities Southwest flies to include New York, Las Vegas, [...]

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