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><channel><title>DansDeals.com &#187; Trip Notes</title> <atom:link href="http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/category/trip-notes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.dansdeals.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:07:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <image><link>http://www.dansdeals.com</link> <url>http://www.dansdeals.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/money.ico</url><title>DansDeals.com</title> </image> <item><title>Montreal Trip Notes.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6370</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6370#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
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-First off, hats off to all of the Montrealers who helped contribute over 70 comments with great tips for my recent trip to Montreal.  Hope I don&#8217;t offend too many of you with my trip notes!
-My brother Dovid&#8217;s wedding was incredible.  All of the guys who came [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6370/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Montreal?</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6352</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6352#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=6352</guid> <description><![CDATA[Post stickied: I&#8217;ll be north of the border through Tuesday, updates may be sporadic until then. Please scroll down for new posts.
I tried a reader suggestion post back in November when I went to Toronto for my brother-in-law&#8217;s wedding and got 67 incredibly helpful and detailed responses. I even took it upon myself to try [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6352/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>76</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Living In The Air&#8230;</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6167</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6167#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=6167</guid> <description><![CDATA[Update: 01/03: Picked up 2 $350 china cabinets for $150 each and 4 $80 dressers for $40 each&#8230;I&#8217;m pleased to report that price adjustments on preemptively purchased sale items work just as well at Ikea&#8217;s one day sale as it did at Walmart for Black Friday&#8230;
Happy new year to all!
-We flew from Hawaii to NYC [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6167/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hawaii Trip Notes: Part 2, Kauai.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6088</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6088#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
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Shaloha Folks!
Hawaii Trip Notes: Part 1, Oahu.
-There are 4 main Islands in the state of Hawaii: Kauai, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6088/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>37</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hawaii Trip Notes: Part 1, Oahu.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6045</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6045#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=6045</guid> <description><![CDATA[-Taking a 2 week trip to Hawaii as a religious Jew sure is far from easy.  My dear wife spent a good couple days making all of the food for the trip in advance.  We then froze the food to get it to be rock hard.
-I did my share as well as well-arranging [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6045/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>43</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shaloha Folks!</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6039</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6039#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=6039</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m posting from my favorite Presidents Club, the behemoth in Houston&#8217;s Terminal E.  3 floors of privacy and showers with clothes pressing closets!  Although the Cleveland club this morning did have a better selection of kosher cereal and fruit (I picked up a nice stash of my new favorite honey nut chex).
The total miles required [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6039/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LA Mileage Run Trip Notes&#8230;</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6025</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6025#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:15:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=6025</guid> <description><![CDATA[Related: &#8220;On A Mileage Run&#8221;
Quick thoughts from the trip&#8230;
-Total time from take off until landing: 50 hours (16 hours flying, 34 hours in LA)  It&#8217;s actually kind&#8217;ve fun running around town on a quick mini-trip.
-Actual miles flown were 5,216, redeemable miles earned were 8,100, and elite miles earned were 10,500.
-Our Continental elite status is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6025/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On A Mileage Run!</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6008</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6008#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:34:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=6008</guid> <description><![CDATA[Posting from the United Red Carpet Club in Orange County, CA&#8230;
So my wife and I took off this morning on a last-minute ticket for a mileage run!  Continental had a fare from Pittsburgh to Orange County, CA for just $150 round-trip and we went with it!  Now a traditional mileage run is when you make [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6008/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Toronto Trip Notes.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5949</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5949#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5949</guid> <description><![CDATA[-Before I start rambling, I have to give credit to the Torontonian Dansdeals readers for their 67 (!) responses to my query about what to do in Toronto. Very impressive!
-I was in Toronto for my brother-in-law&#8217;s wedding and got 2 room suites at the Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport for hotel rooms for the entire party [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5949/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>5 Years Of Deals!</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5939</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5939#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:42:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Messages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5939</guid> <description><![CDATA[Related Posts:
4th Anniversary Post Linky
3rd Anniversary Post Linky
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1st Anniversary Post Linky
It seems hard to believe, but this site is now 5 years old! Seems like just yesterday when I was down in Brazil and decided to stay connected by starting a little blog for friends and family and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5939/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Reader Suggestions: What&#8217;s Not To Be Missed In Toronto?</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5913</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5913#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:01:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5913</guid> <description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m in Toronto (my first time arriving by plane, which makes it my 56th airport that I&#8217;ve flown to/from as you can see in our airport competition thread over at the dansdeals forums) until Wednesday.
Any reader tips for what activities are not to be missed or which kosher restaurants/bakeries to hit up?  Which kosher [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5913/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>67</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On The Road&#8230;</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5895</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5895#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Messages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5895</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just grabbing a bite to eat at the Continental President&#8217;s Club in LGA (for all its problems it has the best cereal selection of any club I&#8217;ve been to) after my 3rd flight leg out of 16 (!) until the end of the year and will be in NYC for the weekend and then in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5895/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8230;And Back To The Skies</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5835</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5835#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:58:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Airtran]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5835</guid> <description><![CDATA[More thoughts/trip notes from 31,000 feet in the sky…thanks for the free wi-fi Airtran and gogo!-This was my 5th trip to NYC this year of 1 night or less&#8230;which is fine because that&#8217;s about when my NYC tolerance level runs out.  (My trip back to NYC next week will actually be for a weekend-2 whole [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5835/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Was It Like Before Wi-Fi Flights?</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5824</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5824#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:10:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Airtran]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wi-Fi]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5824</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some thoughts from 31,000 feet in the sky&#8230;
-If GoGo&#8217;s plan to give away free wi-fi is to entice people to pay for the service in the future I have to say that it&#8217;s working at least on me.  Flights have never gone by so fast before!
-I&#8217;m posting now aboard Airtran from Akron to LaGuardia [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5824/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It&#8217;s Official: I Love Free In-Flight Wi-Fi!</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5596</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5596#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:45:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Airtran]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wi-Fi]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5596</guid> <description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t think I would really care to stay connected while flying, but it really is quite nice and a great way to pass the time.
I&#8217;m posting from 28,000 feet in the air on an Airtran flight (free upgrade on a $29 coach ticket to business class, of course) from Akron, OH to LaGuardia.
I was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5596/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On The Road: Israel Trip Notes, Update #3.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5335</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5335#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:46:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
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Update #1
Update #2
Thanks to Amigo for being the official sponsor of Dansdeals.com updates while I&#8217;m in Israel!  I&#8217;m using their USB Modem now to update the site.  The card runs on Orange&#8217;s HSDPA network and the speeds (about 2 Mbps download and 300 Kbps upload) are great for a wireless card. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5335/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On The Road: NYC And Israel Trip Notes, Update #2.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5323</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5323#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:03:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5323</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m posting from a nice comfy couch at the Continental Presidents club in Newark, where it&#8217;s T-90 minutes until our flight to Israel.
The main Presidents club in Concourse C here is very nice and roomy, and is 2nd only to the expansive 3 floor lounge in Houston terminal E.
I realized that I may have some [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5323/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On The Road: NYC And Israel Trip Notes, Update #1.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5308</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5308#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:17:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5308</guid> <description><![CDATA[Note: As this site has always been about travel and deals I&#8217;m going to try and incorporate both aspects as I post trip reports from the road.  Regular deals will still be posted so if you don&#8217;t like the trip reports-just skip &#8216;em!
I&#8217;d like to thank Amigo-US for making possible and being the official sponsor [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5308/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Trip Reports: Eli And Levi Use AA&#8217;s OneWorld Award To Travel To The Far East And Hawaii In Style!</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5192</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5192#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:50:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=5192</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our very own dansdeals.com forum administrator (Eli) and moderator (Levi), went on an incredible trip to Hong Kong, Macau, Beijing, Tokyo, Oahu, and Maui.
Eli has graciously typed up an incredibly detailed report of the entire trip with great advice and ideas and posted it on the trip reports board of the Dansdeals forums.
He was even [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/5192/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On The Road: Detroit Edition.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4925</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4925#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:29:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Messages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4925</guid> <description><![CDATA[I spent the day today with my dear wife at the Cavs-Pistons game at the Palace of Auburn Hills where the Cavs finished their 1st round playoff sweep of the Detroit Pistons. (12 more wins to go for Cleveland&#8217;s first championship in 45 years!)
The coolest part?
The place was packed full of excited Cavs fans! Cavs&#8217; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4925/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Trip Notes: Cleveland -&gt; Las Vegas -&gt; Los Angeles -&gt; Cleveland.</title><link>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797</link> <comments>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan/Ctownbochur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trip Notes]]></category><guid
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Here is a collection of random thoughts and advice from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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