We spent the whole morning in the Water Villa and went over to Atoll very late. We only had about 20 minutes to eat before they closed it all down. We headed to the main pool again while the staff came and retrieved our luggage again to move us to the Superior Water Villa. Trip…
Just got this email in the mail – it’s a sad day but one that was expected given all the recent publicity from NPR, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal previously. Sad, sad, day. Dear United States Mint Direct Ship Customer: The United States Mint has eliminated the credit and debit card purchase of $1…
I saw a bit on the news about this last night. There is a company that is offering a jacket with gigantic pockets so that you don’t have to check your luggage. It’s called the “Rufus Roo“. They brag that you can put up to 22 lbs of items (including a laptop) in the oversized…
Due to the uncertainty from the employee strike, the majority of people had their reservations for dinner and excursions cancelled. Most rebooked for the following day after the strike. My wife decided to rebook them the second day in case the situation was not resolved. This meant that the day prior was overbooked, but when…
Kevin! comment #18 Kevin said, I could certainly use that! Thanks everyone for participating!
Trip to the Maldives – the flights part 1 Trip to the Maldives – the flights part 2 Conrad Lounge in Mali and Seaplane to Rangali Island Beach Villa at the Conrad Maldives Euro swimsuits and Turtles The main pool and snorkeling Our luggage arrives, Vilu, and the Quiet Zone The employee strike The strike…
Hi dear readers – I have a free weekend night certificate for Intercontinental Hotels that I am giving away for free. It expires September 2011. The certificate is valid for one complimentary room night on the second night of a paid Ambassador ‘Weekend rate’ booking and may only be booked on intercontinental.com/ambweekend or by contacting…
Delta is running a summer promotion (no registration required) where you can get a 50% mileage discount when you use your miles for a BusinessElite upgrade. You must purchase a Y, B, or M fare in order to be eligible. A normal upgrade from US to Tokyo costing 25,000 miles for example would only be…
At about 4 am in the morning, we were woken up by the sounds of cheering and shouting. We occasionally heard the employees playing soccer on a private field in the middle of the island surrounded by tall retainer walls, but it seemed odd to be playing a game so early in the morning. We…
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