It’s been a pricey BRZ day – bought some headers and will be getting them ceramic coated, bought an oil sandwich plate for some sensors too. Finishing it off with the purchase of a 2-day rally course near Seattle. Finding…
Whopping 40% Transfer Bonus Amex to British Airways
There’s currently a huge 40% transfer bonus from transferring Amex Membership Rewards points over to British Airways. British Airways does have some interesting and good usages as noted in some of my other posts. Who does Amex transfer to? I…
British Airways Avios Sweet Spots
The best use of British Airways Avios (miles) seems to be for using anything but actually flying on British Airways. Many international airlines charge fuel surcharges, but the BA ones are crazy large. They are passed on to American Airlines…
The Value of Hilton Honors Points and Golden Moments
How much is a Hilton point worth? As of today, The Points Guy‘s last valuation was at 0.5 cents. An older, but decent methodology, at valuing them is in this article. Although I’ve considered using them several places, I always…
Room Escape Chicago – Trapped In a Room With a Zombie
Some friends and I recently tried a real life room escape game for the first time. From traveling and poking around TripAdvisor these seem to be pretty popular and growing in popularity. Basically you and some friends/strangers are all trapped…
I Met the Vancouver Duck Lady
A couple friends and I visited Vancouver for a weekend in November, and we happened upon Laura-Kay Prophet, aka the Vancouver Duck Lady. This is her website here. She provides food and money to homeless people and can be seen…
Visiting the Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a big attraction in Vancouver, fairly near Grouse Mountain and it’s easy to see both on a single trip. The large bridge is the entryway to the park system which is a pretty nice area to…
Using Points to get to Japan
Japan seems a must visit at least some time, for all of the crazy interesting things going on there. How can we get there? It’s December ’14 and I’m poking around September ’15 – rates are only even loaded to…
Hiking the Grouse Grind
Grouse Mountain is one of the mountains located in North Vancouver, rather close to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. There are various activities that visitors can participate in at the mountain, although one of the most well known is the Grouse Grind.…
Do Your Flights Feel More Full These Days?
I flew to the Philippines in 2003 and was lucky enough to have a whole row to myself to lay down and sleep in. I frequently flew to Vancouver in 2006 and 2007 as well as a weekly commute for…
