By Mike on Jul 29, 2009 in Miami | Comments

Ever want to live the life of Vincent Chase and the boys of HBO’s “Entourage” for a weekend? Now you can at the W Hotel in South Beach.
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By Mike on Jul 28, 2009 in Travel News | Comments

Finally you don’t have to worry about losing those frequent flier miles…at least with Delta.
Today Delta announced that effective immediately, they will allow their frequent flier members to rollover their miles to the following year. Currently Delta has three tiers: silver, gold, and platinum. However as part of the new program they will [...]
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By Mike on Jul 28, 2009 in Travel News | Comments

On Sunday some passengers aboard a Southwest airlines traveling from Bradley Airport in Connecticut to sunny Orlando, Florida were treated to a not-so emergency landing in Long Island. Apparently a little bit of coffee (my assumption) was spilled on the burner of the coffee maker, and it created an “electrical smell”.
So naturally, panic ensued [...]
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By Mike on Jul 24, 2009 in New York City | Comments

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Tracey Ceurvels
You might think you’ve entered the café to a yoga studio, with photos of Indian gurus hanging on the walls and sitar music playing in the background. But Hampton Chutney Company is a lunchtime favorite for tourists with shopping bags from Soho stores in tow and [...]
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By Mike on Jul 14, 2009 in Boston | Comments

Thanks to Casey for sending in these pictures from last weekend. Casey and his wife braved the Summer crowds and went into Boston to see the visiting tall ships. While I understand the fascination with old things and craftsmanship, I don’t understand why people wait in line for this sort of stuff.
I’m not [...]
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By Mike on Jul 14, 2009 in Travel News | Comments

We’ve all had those wild nights that resemble the movie “The Hangover”, at least once in our life right? No?
Okay, well if you ever do wake up one morning to discover your hotel room totally trashed, and I’m talking walls smashed, windows broken, carpeting stained, a tiger in the bathroom, and so on – [...]
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By Mike on Jul 10, 2009 in Boston | Comments

For those of you in Boston that are fans of eating at high class steakhouses (such as Morton’s) at a reasonable price, you might want to check out Morton’s Summer tasting series. It’s held once a month in the bar at the Boston Seaport Morton’s Steakhouse, and it’s only $30 per guest. Morton’s [...]
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By Mike on Jul 10, 2009 in Boston | Comments

Once again the Boston Garden is undergoing a name change, and to launch the re-branding as the “TD Garden” there will be a special golden ticket giveaway on July 16th. Before I get into the details of the giveaway, let me just say that it will always be referred to as “The Garden” or [...]
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By Mike on Jun 24, 2009 in Boston | Comments

This weekend thousands will be in Gloucester, MA to for the St. Peter’s Fiesta. The main attraction is the Greasy Pole competition, a three day event in which Gloucestermen attempt to grab a flag attached to the end of a slippery telephone pole in Gloucester Harbor. (with Video).
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By Mike on Jun 24, 2009 in Weddings | Comments

Talk about a destination wedding. This Brooklyn, NY couple go married during a zero gravity flight.
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