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8787 N. Scottsdale Rd – Ste 228, Scottsdale, AZ $ – Lunch $8-12 French cafe fare/Crepes
Situated in an upscale shopping center, Chez Vous immediately starts off on the right foot with plenty of outdoor seating–really giving it that Parisian cafe feel.
On the menu, you’ll find about a dozen different crepes–their specialty–and a good selection of traditional French sandwiches, salads and quiches.
Not a big fan of crepes, I jumped on the [highlight color=”grey/color”]NORMANDIE SALAD ($10.25)[/highlight]. The salad is described as having “baguette medallions covered with warm chèvre, atop mixed [...]
Amtrak’s fall 2013 promotion is in full swing– don’t miss out on getting closer to those rewards:
The Deal:Earn 2x the Amtrak Guest Rewards Points on all travel during September & October. Normal earning rate is $1 spend = 2 points, now $1 spend = 4 points.
How to Get It: Register here: Amtrak Double Days no later than October 31 All trips taken between September 9 and October 31 will qualify for bonus Extra points are posting at the same time as normal points (about 3-5 days after end of trip)Don’t forget:
“Limit of two qualifying one-way trips per day.” Amtrak has some great value awards available, check out our [...]Bali is one of the top honeymoon destinations in the world with literally hundreds of hotels in dozens of regions to choose from–so which one do you choose? I’ve narrowed my choice by *trying* to stay at Starwood or Hyatt properties using points or cash & points. And, if it doesn’t make sense to use points, then I’d still prefer to stay at one of these properties so that I might have a better chance for an upgrade and, at the very least, earn more points while staying. At the end of the day, however, it might be cheaper and a better experience to stay at a local property.
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Starwood Bali hotels by category [...]After doing our research ahead of time and researching how to buy tickets (SNCF vs RailEurope.com post here) and then arriving to Charles de Gaulle airport and making our way to the train station (post: Taking a train from Paris Airport CDG-Charles de Gaulle), it was time to begin our first train journey of the trip.
TGV service/reviewWe were scheduled on the 16h21 train (that’s 4:21pm to you Freedom-fry-loving guys in ‘Merica). Because this train didn’t originate at the CDG airport, we had to wait until about 15 mins before departure to see which track it would be on. The trip was scheduled to take 4 hours 16 mins (!) and put us at Bordeaux St. Jean right [...]
Don’t forget to register for Hertz’s fall promotion:
The Deal:Earn 3x the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points for all rentals during September 2013. Normal rate is 1 point = $1 spend, now $1 spend = 3 points.
How to Get It: Register here: Hertz Trip Points no later than September 30 All rentals starting after September 1 and before September 30 will qualify for bonus Extra points are expected to post 3-5 business days after returnDon’t forget:
As long as you start rental on/before September 30 you can get bonus points. Base points ($1/point) are tripled. The Hertz Five Star 10% bonus and Hertz President’s Circle 25% bonus are [...]Just bought a new toy that lets me take aerial video, check out some of the samples from our trip to Virginia last week! Hopefully many more videos to come….
UVA and Charlottesville, Virginia
South Holston Dam near Bristol, Tennessee
Hyatt Gold Passport has just announced its promo – this competes with the Starwood and Marriott promos:
The Deal:For every 5 nights, a one-time bonus (up to a max of 50,000 points –if you stay all 20 nights). Here’s the earning chart:
How to Get It: Register here: Hyatt Fall 2013 Promo no later than October 31 Book at least 5 nights at Hyatt hotels between September 9 and November 30 An extra 5,000 to 20,000 points will post to your account within 2 – 3 weeks of the 5th nightDon’t forget:
This promo is based on paid nights, so no need to frantically switch hotels everyday like the Marriott promo. Award nights do [...]The Deal
Back in June, Hyatt and MGM announced a partnership that extends reciprocal benefits to the members of each other’s loyalty programs. In practice, this means that Hyatt Gold Passport Members will earn Hyatt points in addition to M life points aka “tier credits” when staying at any of the 12 MGM properties in Las Vegas. Similarly, MGM M life members will be able to earn M “tier credits” when staying at any Hyatt property worldwide.
How to Qualify for M life/Hyatt Gold Passport Status
Hyatt Member <–> M life Sapphire Hyatt Platinum <–> M life Gold Hyatt Diamond <–> M life [...]STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) & Umphrey’s McGee 8/28/13 Summer Tour 2013 Review – August 28, 2013 – Uptown Amphitheatre at NC Music Factory – Charlotte, NC
Update 9/10: Finally got the STS9 videos up! See below.
Following a 20-30 minute set from the opening DJ, Umphrey’s took the stage right at 7pm starting their 1hr 45min set. Mixing in a few awesome covers (JJ Cale’s “Cocaine”) along with the classics, the band put on an awesome show–albeit the crowd was still rather sparse.
By 9:25pm, STS9 took the stage with an electric opener–the pit section was packed by this point! Review from [...]
