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I’ve prepared a handy map to see where in the world “X” number of Delta Skymiles will take you. This should help a lot in visualizing where in the world you can travel to with those miles you’ve been saving up over the years. You’ll find a few sweet spots that might help you save a few thousand Skymiles here or there, too, such as:
North America to Guyana is 35k miles, however, to travel to neighboring Suriname or Brazil will cost you 45k or 60k — so maybe explore the possibility of booking award travel to Guyana and then purchasing a cheap ticket to your final destination North America to Istanbul can be had for 60k Skymiles and might be a [...]100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202 Mediterranean/Italian Lunch: $$ Entrees for $9 – $13
Aria Tuscan Grill sits in downtown Charlotte, within a stone’s throw of the Epicenter outdoor shopping center. Inside, everything feels very upbeat and new. You’ll enter off Tryon Street and walk a few steps down to the main floor of the restaurant, giving you the feeling of many NY or Chicago restaurants where you feels as if you’re eating at basement level. They’ve done a great job making the restaurant feel open, with large windows at street level, and successfully giving the space a very upscale bistro feel inside.
The best [...]
(this first part is a repeat if you’ve already read the Thailand with Delta Skymiles post)
Ok, so I picked an easy one for our 1st installment: Thailand.
Thailand can be an awesome honeymoon pick for a few reasons:
It is home to some of the most exotic beaches and landscape in the world. Gallery from our trip in 2011: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: [...]2424 N Davidson St $$ for a soup/salad lunch/dinner French, Coffee, Cafe
I stumbled across Amélie’s on a recent trip to Charlotte and, according to Urbanspoon, it is one of the most popular, most raved about spots in the Queen City. So, I jumped in the car and made the short drive over to NoDa, which appears to be a resurrected-warehouse-district-turned-loft apartments and hip new eateries.
Arriving at Amélie’s, you’ll find that their forte is their desserts as they have a very simple food menu with an elaborate pastry case. You’ll find that this cafe-meets-dessert store is huge, too–as you navigate the very bright and [...]
So I recently discovered a loophole when flying Delta a few weeks ago and exploited the hell out of it.
The end result? Not only did I get a more desirable schedule, I was upgraded to First class on all 3 of my flights.
How to Get It / What I Did:
Wait for a change/delay in your flight schedule. This part is really just getting lucky. When Delta has a delay in excess of 15 mins (I know there is a threshold), a warning message pops up on its website/iPhone/Android app informing you of the change and asking you if you’d like to find alternate flights. a Select “View Alternates.” You should notice that it shows very clearly that the options include [...]What You Get:
1. Starwood just announced a month-long promotion for April 2013 that allows you to earn a $50 Ticketmaster/Live Nation Concert Cash (gift certificates) for every 3-nights you stay at Starwood properties now through May 5th.
Be aware that generally these Concert Cash vouchers cannot be used at all Ticketmaster venues, only select Live Nation venues. The list of participating venues is here: http://promo.livenation.com/concertcash/venues.html You can earn an UNLIMITED number of these over the promotion period. Although it will be difficult to earn more than 30 nights / 3 nights per voucher = 10 vouchers during the promotion. The nights do not [...]Ok, so I picked an easy one for our 1st installment: Thailand.
Thailand can be an awesome honeymoon pick for a few reasons:
It is home to some of the most exotic beaches and landscape in the world. Gallery from our trip in 2011: #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php [...]Ok, so time to start planning the most fun part of getting married: The Honeymoon.
Just about everyone wants to get some place tropical complete with blue waters, whites sands and enough poolside fruity drinks to give you the [tippy title=”diabeetus”][/tippy]. So, to go domestic and still get your beach honeymoon on, you’ll be stuck with:
Daytona Beach, Florida Atlantic City (area), New Jersey Destin, Florida New Orleans, Louisiana Panama City Beach, Florida Key West, FloridaSo basically “Insert Girls Gone Wild Filming Location Here” honeymoon destinations.
Don’t get me wrong, the U.S. has its fair share of nice resorts that [...]
1023 4th Ave, San Diego, CA American, Bar Food $$ – Entrees from $15 to $25
The Yard House is a very typical-seeming sports bar …typical as in the kind that are very “upscale” feeling, meaning that they still serve a sports bar menu just at much higher prices to cover their extraordinarily priced real estate.
This one is nice, no doubt: a sensible amount of TVs, loud background music, a huge space with large, substantial-feeling tables that are well spread out and able to accommodate large parties.
On my visit, I tried the STREET TACOS PLATE ($13.55). The ASADA was pretty damn good with grilled New York streak, toasted [...]
17 Warren St, Charleston, SC Italian — Outdoor patio & live band occasionally $$ — Most entrees in the $15-18 range
Looking for some good Italian on the peninsula, we strolled over to Pane e Vino, located just off Charleston’s busy King Street on a much quieter, off-the-beaten path Warren Street. Entering the restaurant, you’ll pass by the giant patio hidden behind an ivy-covered wrought-iron fence, which looks larger than the main dining room of the restaurant.
The interior feels very Italian with a lowly lit, cozy and romantic atmosphere, although a little less authentic feeling than, say, Osteria la [...]
