By Alan Hariton Tuesday August 14-Portsmouth, NH Pulled into Portsmouth NH around 7:00. Stayed in Homewood suites near the airport. Room was a suite type room. One bedroom, toilet and shower in separate room, sink in main room. Separate room for kids. Pull out couch and we brought an inflatable. Had kitchenette with large […]
Category: Canada
Whistler Was Calling Our Name
By Roberta Lasky Seattle, Vancouver and now our final destination, Whistler! We were fortunate enough to stay at The Four Seasons. The strong American dollar afforded us the pleasure of reserving a top-notch suite for the price of a one-bedroom. We had dinner at the hotel’s in-house restaurant Sidecut for some excellent surf ‘n turf. […]
Blowing Off Steam In Vancouver
By Roberta Lasky Our three-hour Amtrak Train ride from Seattle to Vancouver afforded us the opportunity to see the beautiful landscape along the way. After checking into the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, we took a short walk over to Cactus Club Café on Davie Street in the Yaletown section of this charming city. We had […]
A Ski Trip To Whistler For March Break With Savings of About $9,000
How We Did It Flights Back To Vancouver For A Spring Break Ski Trip And A Savings of $3,600 7 Free Nights In Whistler And A Savings of $5,250 About Our Trip Our Time In Whistler-Winter Skiing […]
5 Nights In Quebec And A Savings Of $1,150
We have a funny summer when the kids come home from camp this year. Daniel is starting high school and wants to be around to begin cross country. Mason has to be in Cooperstown at the end of the summer for a baseball tournament. We have […]
Skiing In Whistler-A Great Time Even If You Can’t See!
After our amazing summer trip to Whistler, we were excited to go back to ski there in the winter. Recall that for our winter trip, we flew to Whistler for free using Delta SkyMiles. We once again stayed on Starwood points at the Westin, and this time, we had 2 studio suites. They were across […]
Breakfast In The Plaza Premium Lounge At Vancouver Airport-A Priority Pass Select Lounge
We had a 6am flight out of Vancouver after our recent FREE ski trip to Whistler this past spring break. We heeded to the 2 hour in advance rule for international flights and everything went smoothly, so we found ourselves with extra time in the airport. The Plaza Premium Lounge (a Priority Pass Select […]
TSA Pre√ Experience- JFK To Vancouver
Our TSA experience at JFK before our flight to Vancouver, for our ski trip to Whistler, was a successful one. There was a medium sized line for regular security and NO line for TSA. We whizzed through with our shoes on and laptops stored away in our carry-ons! […]
A Visit To The American Express Centurion Lounge In Seattle
We had a short layover in Seattle on our way to Vancouver for our ski trip to Whistler. Thank you to my American Express Business Platinum card for giving me and my family access to the Centurion Lounge at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Don’t forget, complimentary lounge access is one of the benefits of the […]
Free Delta Flights Back To Vancouver For A Spring Break Ski Trip And A Savings of $3,600
I just booked our flights to go back to Whistler for spring break, 2016. All of the mileage redemptions, on every airline that I looked at, were very high. It was nothing like last summer when we flew to Vancouver for a mere 25,000 miles per flight. I finally settled on some Delta […]