Western Europe

Off Peak Sweet Spots on American Airlines Award Chart
Off Peak Sweet Spots on American Airlines Award Chart

Off Peak Sweet Spots on American Airlines Award Chart

American Airlines has some off peak times noted in their award chart.  Business and First Class cabins don’t change, but Economy does.  Notably the SAAver award for South America Region 2 as well as Europe goes from 30k miles to…

The Value of Hilton Honors Points and Golden Moments
The Value of Hilton Honors Points and Golden Moments

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…

Epic Failboat (The Vasa), Spiritmuseum, and Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm
Epic Failboat (The Vasa), Spiritmuseum, and Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm

Epic Failboat (The Vasa), Spiritmuseum, and Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm

It seems like pretty much everyone who visits Stockholm goes to see the Vasa.  It’s located on the island Djurgården which is a popular spot to visit – plenty of other things to see in the area, including the Nordic Museum…

Where to Stay in Stockholm and other Tips for Stockholm
Where to Stay in Stockholm and other Tips for Stockholm

Where to Stay in Stockholm and other Tips for Stockholm

These are my airbnb digs in Stockholm.  I’m staying on the east side of Södermalm, right off the water.  It’s nice although a pretty quiet part of town.  If I had to recommend an area I’d probably stay closer to the center…

Flight Review: SK946 SAS A330-300 Business Class Chicago to Stockholm
Flight Review: SK946 SAS A330-300 Business Class Chicago to Stockholm

Flight Review: SK946 SAS A330-300 Business Class Chicago to Stockholm

I’ll make this brief as I usually don’t find these too fascinating.  My taxi (mommy) dropped me off at Terminal 5 at O’Hare, for international airlines.  I’m flying on a United Star Alliance ticket split between SAS Scandinavian Airlines and…

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