In cross-country skiing, the barriers to entry are much lower than downhill skiing. A trail pass at your nearest cross-country ski center might cost $20 for the day or a couple hundred dollars for the whole winter. (Compare that to the $200-per-day lift tickets you’ll see at big ski resorts this season.) Plus, you don’t need huge mountains;...
The pictures were at least 5,000 years old, maybe as old as 8,500. For millennia, since an unknown Native artist engraved them into a volcanic boulder, the collection of abstract geometric shapes had sat in this rocky valley on the outskirts of what’s now Big Bend National Park, the homelands of the Coahuiltecan, Lipan and Mescalero Apache, Jumanos,...
Christopher Lewis looked at his phone. It was 10 P.M., and he was soaked, frigid, and fighting intense pain. The adrenaline from his fall had long worn off, and his body was aching all over. He envisioned the people who might be searching for him, and then thoughts of despair filled his mind: What if they don’t find me?...
After almost two years of suspended/limited services at their airport lounges, ANA All Nippon Airways has finally started to offer separate lounge facilities for Business and First Class again. For the entire last year, ANA had combined their lounge facility into Star Alliance Gold, Business and First Class in one lounge without making any distinction in service. This...
The small village of Turville in Buckinghamshire, about 7 miles north of Henley-on-Thames and 35 miles west of London, is a favorite destination among British movie producers for its quintessential English village style. Many movies and television series have been shot here including the sitcoms The Vicar of Dibley, Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie’s Marple, Foyle's War, and the...
A LoyaltyLobby left a question on a piece I wrote last week (access here) about Marriott’s pending point devaluation and why you should make any aspirational bookings now. Readers are encouraged to send us questions, comments, or opinions by email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We’ll try to cover them here several times a week. You can access Marriott’s page for...
Accor offers its ALL membership variable discounts that tend to be a minimum of 10% off the Best Available Rate (to get members to book directly than through an OTA). The discounts in Japan tend to be lower or nonexistent, and this is the case with ALL member discount too that is 5% and available through the end...
IHG Rewards has brought back its Platinum fast track offer for members who register for this offer by March 12, 2022. Members have 90 days from registration to complete the five nights, and the status will then be valid through the end of 2023. You can access and sign up for this offer on IHG’s website here. READ...
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