An Av-Geek’s Passion Sees 2nd Season on Travel Channel

A collision of 2 planes on the airfield causes damage to the tips of the wings

An av-geek for more years than I care to count, I’ve managed to work my immense passion for all things airlines into nearly every aspect of my life, for better or worse. (No family vacation, after all, is REALLY ever a true holiday when you’re traveling with an av-geek. You can ask my wife about [...]

Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival

Princess Aurora

  As I enter the park I know I am in for a treat. Topiaries larger-than-life of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Pluto greet me. A floral version of Daisy is playing tennis with Donald Duck and my camera is ready to capture the action. Topiaries are my passion and a special festival park [...]

10 Reasons to Stay at the Marco Island Marriott

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I was just on a press trip to the Marco Island Marriott in Southwest Florida. The hotel is large, with 727 rooms, and is a  great place to stay. But since I could be getting a skewed view, I interviewed a bunch of guests ranging from couples traveling alone to families traveling with kids, and I’m happy to [...]

The Marco Island Marriott Offers Free Freeze Pops by the Pool

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I’m on a press trip to the Marco Island Marriott in Southwest Florida. The hotel is large, with 727 rooms and is a great place to stay. They recently completed a $225 million renovation and redesign that has given the property a Balinese-style look and feel. But what really caught my attention? The simplest and most [...]

What’s New at the Delray Beach Marriott — Checking In with Shaun Vincenti

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I recently spent four glorious nights at the Delray Beach Marriott and while I was there I had a chance to interview Shaun Vincenti, the Assistant General Manager.  He told me how he got into the hotel business, what a typical day at the hotel is like, what new developments are going on and why Delray is [...]

10 Things I Learned from Going to the Dog Racing Track in Florida

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I reluctantly agreed to go to the dog racing track with my uncle, dad, and his wife Nancy. I’d never been and figured it would make for a good story. Usually, we go to see the horses run but this time we decided to mix things up. What’s nice is that the Palm Beach Kennel [...]

Holiday Inn Highland Beach, Florida

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Last week, when I was sick as a dog in Panama and scheduled to fly to Toronto via Miami I chose to break my trip up at the last minute. Instead of having a long layover and being trapped in a tube with a fever I broke the trip up. I was planning on recovering [...]

The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort

Me and my dad

If you recall back in April I was named one of American Express’ Star travel bloggers to show the benefits of the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express. Almost every frequent traveler (including moi) carries one of these bad boys in their wallets since their points can be redeemed for both airline miles [...]