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It’s official: The Gilmore Girls Fan Festival is coming to Unionville, Ontario! Two years ago, I visited Unionville, Ontario (i.e. real-life Stars Hollow, CT), where the Gilmore Girls Pilot was filmed. I’m obsessed with the show and was thrilled to…
When my cousin suggested fifteen of us go to Nusret Istanbul in Besiktas (i.e., the Salt Bae restaurant) at 11:30 p.m., my first thought was, “Ugh. Why?” Convinced it was a tourist trap, I did not want to go there…
Since we didn’t have free breakfast and the food at Grand Hyatt Istanbul wasn’t the best, we decided to venture out for breakfast at Namli Gurme Istanbul on our last morning. A family friend who lived in the city recommended it. She…
A few weeks ago, I noticed something strange when buying money orders at Walmart. As you all know, when your purchase exceeds $3,000, you have to provide personal information so that law enforcement tracks your transaction. Previously, this involved filling…
When you’re not actually traveling, reading a book is about as close to immersing yourself in another world as possible. Sometimes better. Who wants to navigate the disaster zone that is the TSA line or deal with flight delays, cancellations, and…
I saw this coming….#adamruins frequent flyer miles. I’m a huge fan of the Adam Ruins Everything series, though admittedly some of the conclusions are a little absurd (i.e. “Herpes is not a big deal!”). Yesterday a new episode came out:…
Yesterday Whitney posted a question in the comment section about why I use Giftcards.com over GiftCardMall as my primary source for PIN-enabled gift cards. I’ve gotten this question quite a bit over the years and thought it was worth addressing,…
I stayed at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul for the first time in 2012 and absolutely loved it. I don’t know what it is about this hotel, but it has such a homey vibe. While staying at the Hilton Bomonti on…
Thanks to the Hong Kong Airlines mistake fare fiasco, I was able to fly to Shanghai in October. I’m extremely slow with trip reports, so expect to see my review of the hotels I stayed at…sometime next year. In the…
The Capital One Spark Miles Business Card has been making waves lately with a 200,000-mile sign-up bonus. This is hands down the biggest sign-up bonus I’ve ever seen for any credit card. Sure, there was a 200,000-mile Amex Platinum sign-up…
