Guest Nomad: Visiting Vancouver During the Olympics

Mar 08, 2010 3 Comments by Andrew Hickey

This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Amy Pflughaupt. Amy grew up in St. Louis and travels as much as she can in her free time.  On her trips, she loves finding the best local coffee and spending time near the ocean. Amy recently returned from a visit to Vancouver to check out the 2010 Winter Olympics. [...]

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Sunday Travel Shot: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Feb 14, 2010 No Comments by Andrew Hickey
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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Four

Nov 27, 2009 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

I am writing to you this Friday from the cozy Tarrytown House in Tarrytown, New York. Located about 25 miles outside of the Big Apple, this beautiful hotel is where I will be resting my head for the night. Tomorrow I will be heading back into the city to catch the ACES train for a [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Three

Nov 20, 2009 No Comments

Another week of voting has come to an end and this week not one, but two cities were kicked off the island…er I mean eliminated. To just backtrack before I give the results, to show you how unpredictable this voting has become, last week’s favorite city Montreal was in dead last for six out of [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Two

Nov 13, 2009 No Comments

Another week and another city gets the boot. As I mentioned on Twitter and hear in previous weeks, I am looking to go away in early 2010 and would like for you to help me out with the location. I am calling it  “send me somewhere” and I ask for a single vote each week [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week One

Nov 06, 2009 3 Comments

Last week I asked you to send me somewhere and you sure did make your voices heard loud and clear. Just to catch you up in case you missed the announcement last week and were too lazy to click my link in the last sentence, I need help planning my next trip for early next [...]

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Plan My Next Trip

Oct 30, 2009 7 Comments

As you may know by now, I really like to travel. I also assume that if you read my blog that you also really like to travel. I mean I am always looking to visit some faraway locale and usually have the next destination planned before my current trip is over. As a travel junkie, [...]

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Plenty Of Amtrak Codes To Choo-Choo Choose From

Apr 17, 2009 2 Comments

National Train Day is May 9 and in celebration of this special occasion, Amtrak has released many money saving coupon codes that range anywhere from 25% off to “buy one, get one free.” Here are ten codes that I found online that will save you a little cash when boarding Amtrak this year (which by [...]

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Carnival To Move Ship From Vancouver To Seattle in 2010; Will Cost City $18 Million.

Mar 23, 2009 1 Comment

Starting next year Carnival Cruise Line will remove its only Vancouver based ship, the 2,124 passenger Spirit, to nearby Seattle. The cruise company said the move is solely being done to save money in these awful economic times. A total of 17 week-long Alaska cruises will emanate from Seattle, with port of calls that will [...]

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