Pacific Rowing Race ann...

Filed under: Paddling , Festivals and Events , Oceania , United States , News Adventurers and extreme sports athletes looking for a new challenge may well find what they’re looking for in the newly announced Pacific Rowing Race . The event, which isn’t scheduled to take place...

News and Deals: Februar...

Canadian Air Travel Regulations Over Gender And Appearance Spark Concern ‎Huffington Post A number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates and media outlets are expressing concern over recent Canadian air travel regulations which they feel exclude transgender...

Three unexpected treats...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Food and Drink , North America , United States Last October, when my wife and I visited Oahu for a week, we spent the first few days happily exploring the attractions and activities we’d plotted before the trip: the artfully educating...

Video: Oahu Island: Mir...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Surfing , North America , United States , Video Oahu Island: Miracle Coast on Nowness.com . Would you like to spend a moment reviving your spirit with a beautiful video depicting Hawaii ‘s Oahu Island ? Oahu Island: Miracle Coast, is a gorgeous...

Only Spend About $2,000...

Gary over at View from the Wing (I have the highest respect for him — he knows more about the travel & credit card world than pretty much anyone) wrote yesterday about credit card strategies for people who don’t spend that much each month. For many-to-most people who...

One Last Reason to Get ...

Seriously, this will be the last thing I write about why you should get the 2 Hawaiian Airlines credit cards (their cards are NOT affiliate links – I don’t get paid anything for pushing them, I just think there are some amazing benefits, which is why I keep writing about...

2011 Roundup: All The ...

Ah, New Year’s. The time of year for spending time with friends, and all of us blogger types to brag about how many miles we got this year. Well screw that. Not this blogger type. In a somewhat more humbling moment, I thought I’d share with you all of the credit card offers...

Which Loyalty Programs ...

After mentioning yesterday how Hawaiian Airlines allows credit card members to transfer miles between accounts for free, I thought it would be helpful to point out which loyalty programs allow households to share miles between family members: British Airways : Up to 7 members in a...

Combine Hawaiian Airlin...

I’m not the only one who has written in the past about the fantastic deal you get when you sign up for the Hawaiian Airlines Bank of America Visa and the Bank of Hawaii Visa (if you care, those are not affiliate links). There are $79 annual fees for each, but both earn you 35,000...

News and Deals: Decembe...

Michigan gives thumbs down to Wisconsin’s mitten travel campaign ‎USA Today A new winter promotion depicting Wisconsin as a left-handed wool mitten has neighboring Michigan – long known as the “Mitten State” for its own suggestive geography – unraveling...