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 […]
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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 […]
Bombarded With Bears In Whistler
After our time in Vanouver, we spent 5 amazing days in Whistler. We stayed at the base of Whistler Mountain, in the heart of Whistler Village at the Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. Recall we used 12,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points per night for our one bedroom suite. The hotel itself was very nice and […]
The Grouse Grind In Vancouver Deserves Its Name
We absolutely loved Vancouver. After years of wanting to travel there, my expectations were met and it was as beautiful as I had expected it would be. While in the city, we had 2 rooms at one of the least expensive Four Seasons that I have ever encountered. Recall that I used my Chase Ultimate […]
A Last Free Night In Vancouver And A Savings Of About $250
As a trade off for our really low redemptions for our Air Canada flights, I booked us a 6:40 am flight home. We will need to be at the airport at about 4:30 am. Ugh! Because our flights are so early and we will not be able to […]
A 3 Night Stay At THE FOUR SEASONS! In Vancouver For 2/3 Free And A savings of $1,200
Since I recently used most of my Starpoints for Hawaii for this coming December, and now Whistler, I did not have enough to book a Starwood hotel in Vancouver. Could I have raised the Starwood points? Yes, I could have transferred American Express Membership Rewards points into my Starwood account. (Starwood is a transfer partner […]
Free Flights To Vancouver And A Savings of $3,000!
I have to admit, I was a little late to the game (so unlike me) and when I went to book flights, many of the award flights to Vancouver were in the range of 40,000 to 60,000 miles per ticket on various airlines…no thanks! However, by leaving a day earlier than I would have […]