Continuing from the last post . . . I finally got to my hotel in Paducah, Kentucky a little after midnight local time (1am EST), some 17 hours after my trip started from Orlando, due to mechanical delays and a…
Staying in Daytona Beach Shores while my roof is replaced!
My roof was damaged last year during Hurricane Irma, and I’ve been patiently waiting nearly a year to get it replaced. While I didn’t have the extensive damage I had back in 2004 when it was last replaced, (thanks to…
Spring Stay-cation at Hyatt Cypress Creek Orlando
We had a couple out of town family members attending a conference in Orlando, so Steve (DOS) and I used this as an excuse to see them and do a mini-staycation at one of our favorite hotels; the Hyatt Regency…
Superbowl Sunday at the Orlando Airport Hyatt
It’s Super Bowl Sunday night as I write this, and the Eagles are 9 to 3 over the Patriots. While I’m not actively watching the game, I did see the headlines as I’m just getting back from dinner at the…
Happy New Year 2018 from Orlando!
Happy New Year from the beautiful Hyatt Cypress Creek Resort in Orlando! Like last year we stayed here for a 3 night ‘stay-cation’ and also had a wonderful time, despite the chilly weather this December and misty New Year’s Day.…
Midnight Layover in Toronto
We arrived into Toronto Airport around midnight, and had a super quick time clearing immigration and customs. Toronto Airport uses all automatic kiosks (and there are plenty of them) for immigration, and it was quite efficient and quick. You get…
Weekend in Roanoke visiting Family
On Friday afternoon I finished up my work-week in Chicago, and flew nonstop to Roanoke on a United Express jet. It was a nice flight, and quick too at just under two hours. So quick in fact we arrived 25…
Sunday night at Hyatt Orlando Airport
It’s Sunday night as I write this, and have been quite busy since my last post at The Villages. I worked remotely from home the last couple weeks, and also used that as a chance to catch up on things…
The Generous Pour – Week Two
After another busy work week, (this week in Philadelphia area), I was really looking forward to our second Generous Pour event at The Capital Grille Orlando. As I detailed in the last post, The Generous Pour is a summer promotion…
Checking into the Cape Grace Hotel Cape Town
Prologue: I’m a bit behind doing posting so the Cape Town posts were written a few days ago when we were in Capetown. I’m on the Zambezi River Cruise now sailing down the Chobe River, so the coverage is next…