Month: February 2017
Focal Point: 10 Pictures of the Eiffel Tower
In the spirit of the Feast of Saint Valentine, we thought it was only appropriate for this latest segment of Focal Point to focus on what is perhaps the most romantic of all landmarks, the Iron Lady: La tour Eiffel. Designed and built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World’s Fair, …
Focal Point: 7 Pictures of Grand Central Terminal
Since Teja just did a post on the excellent Westin Grand Central, I thought it was only appropriate for Focal Point to showcase the historic Grand Central Station. Did you know that we almost destroyed Grand Central multiple times? Grand Central Terminal was built alongside the historic Penn Station at the start of …
The 5 Worst Vegetarian Airline Meals
Airlines often boast of their “5 star” infight dining, but little do people realize that this doesn’t apply to all customers. One of the things about flying that absolutely gets on my nerves is when airlines decide that vegetarians aren’t valuable customers. I’m sick and tired of the industry deciding …
Hotel Review: The Westin Grand Central
A while ago, we took a quick weekend trip to the Big Apple for some much needed R&R. Since we were looking for a relatively low priced property in the center of town, the Westin Grand Central came up as a number one choice. And simply because it was the …
Focal Point: 10 Pictures of the Empire State Building
Built in the great depression, the Empire State Building held the record as the world’s tallest building for nearly 40 years! And, even today, William F. Lamb’s iconic architectural design stands out in the concrete jungle that is Midtown Manhattan. It is such a great travesty that the hideous eyesore 432 Park …
Focal Point: 5 Pictures from the Alcazar of Seville
The Real Alcazar of Seville is a stunning example of both Muslim and Christian architecture and the history of the Spanish state. It was here that Columbus first met Isabella and Ferdinand seeking their support for his expeditions and discovery of the ‘new world’. However, the palace and gardens are best known as …
4 of the Most Useful Travel Tools Today
Readers often ask me what I use to find my deals and plan my trips. The long answer is very complicated, but I’ll try to give you guys the short answer. This by no means includes all the tools I use, but I believe these are the essential tools available to …
A Tale of Two Cities: And their fight against pollution
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, it is the age of technological incandescence, it is the age of political incompetence, it is the epoch of democracy, it is the epoch of idiocracy, it is the season of comebacks, it is the season of drawbacks …
Hotel Review: The Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5
We arrived at London Heathrow to an empty arrivals hall on Saturday evening, after an uneventful British Airways flight from Barcelona. While immigration at UK’s airports is usually a breeze with an American passport, we ran into an immigration officer that seemed to want to take her time and issue …