While in the “Star City” of Roanoke, DOS and I stayed at the Courtyard Hotel by Marriott, located near the airport. My sister Jenni (from Maryland) joined us a day later, and stayed with us for four nights as well.…
Marriott Platinum Challenge Continues: on to Daytona Beach Shores!
After arriving home from our last trip to Virginia, we have now completed 8 days out of 15 (to be completed in 90 days) for our Marriott Hotel Platinum Challenge status match. While I have lifetime Hilton, and Globalist at…
Touring Around a Very Quiet Colonial Williamsburg!
Thanks to COVID-19, Colonial Williamsburg was virtually empty during the weekdays. We had both not been here in years, but as much as we like Williamsburg, we were never keen on the crowds. In this post you will see Williamsburg…
A couple days in VA Beach
After our overnight stay at the Richmond Westin, Steve (DOS) and I headed to Virginia Beach for our next hotel stay in our Marriott Platinum challenge. We had originally booked four nights at the Marriott Courtyard oceanfront at 37th avenue…
Early Spring work week 1 in Tampa
It’s nearly Spring as it’s the beginning of March, and living here in Florida it’s a period of great weather before the brutal Summer heat. I started a large multi-site project in the Tampa area this week, so will be…
Inauguration week in Philadelphia
I can’t believe it’s already January 19th and Christmas and New Year’s has come and gone. This year seems destined to pass as quickly as last year did if the pace of the year keeps up as has so far.…
Blast from the past – the Westin and Coco Palms Kauai revisted!
This morning we were scheduled to take a 10am helicopter tour over Kauai. We left our hotel, the Grand Hyatt Poipu, at 8:30am to meet our arranged pre-board/checkin time of 9:15am. As it turned out, traffic was light and we…
Fall in Philly and flight delay. But bonus Halloween pics!
This week I am working in the Philadelphia suburbs on business. It’s Wednesday night and I’m catching up on some emails before I fly home to Orlando in the morning. This has been a good and quick week for a…
A Cavalier week in Ohio
This week I was in the Akron/Cleveland area for business (mid-way between both cities.) While I was busy with my work projects, it was exciting to be there as the Cleveland Cavaliers had just won the NBA Championship against the…
Work-week in Ohio
It’s Wednesday night and I’m half-way thru my work week here in Fairlawn, Ohio, where I’m staying at a very nice Residence Inn by Marriott. I flew up to Akron/Canton (CAG) Airport in Ohio Monday morning, while the other Steve…