“In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger.” — Kobayashi Issa
4/10/2013 – 4/14/2013 Miles MPG Average Speed 1810 48 60 A Note About Mileage: I ran a little experiment on this trip. Usually I drive a bit over the speed limit – so around 74 MPH on the 70 MPH stretches of the interstate where traffic is...
Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.–Sir Walter Raleigh
4/4/2013 – 4/7/2013 Miles MPG Average Speed Raleigh-Durham, NC 1416 44 56 Driving listening: 4/4/2013 – 4/7/2013 Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park (3.5 star) $51.96 (inc. tax & fees)Bid: $41 + $10 bonus cash...
A Weekend in the Garden of Good and Evil
3/28/2013 – 3/31/2013 Miles MPG Average Speed 665 43.5 52 Driving listening: 3/28/2013 – 3/31/2013 Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings Wingate By Wyndham Savannah Airport (2.5 stars) $50.27$40 bid + $10 bonus cash $97.66 ($87.20) $47.39...
Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened.–A. J. McLean
Miles MPG Average Speed 1138 44 55 Driving listening: 3/14/2013 – 3/17/2013 Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings The Westin Atlanta Airport (4-star) $50.96$40 bid + $10 bonus cash $88.48 ($79) $37.52 43% I spent a lot of time and effort...
I’d Drive an Hour to Avoid That–Denver Results
At first blush, flying seemed like the best choice. A 29-hour drive would have been excessive. But while the return flight was mostly okay, the results of the I’d Drive an Hour to Avoid That game on the flight to Denver were very close. Flying...
Rocky Mountain High
Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings Delta - Melbourne to Colorado Springs $280$230 bid$50 tx&fee $339$309 base$30 tx&fee $59 17% Alamo Compact Car $14.64 / day $19.53 $4.89 25% Courtyard by Marriott (3-star) $42.20 / day $61.60 $19.40 31% Springhill...
Saint Petersburg–Don’t Eat the Chicken
Miles MPG Average Speed 248 39.2 56 Mileage dropped for this trip because I had a 14’ kayak on top of the car. But still superior mileage to what I’d get with the same boat on top of my Mountaineer – or just with the Mountaineer....
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
Miles MPG Avg. Speed 1326.8 42.1 60 Priceline* Hotel* $ Savings % Savings New Orleans Downtown Marriott At The Convention Center (4-star) $73.46 ($61) $178.08 ($159) $104.62 59% * New hotel data format. Priceline amount includes all taxes and fees...
New Orleans Parking
Anyone who’s traveled to a city knows the state of hotel parking. $60/day in downtown San Francisco, $50/day in D.C., more in New York. So when I went to New Orleans recently I was unsurprised that parking was $31/day at the Marriott Convention Center....
They Shoot, They Score
January 11, 2013 – 1900 miles – no mileage data Priceline* Hotel* $ Savings % Savings Hyatt Place Greenville/Haywood (3-star) $55.95 ($46) $99.68 ($89) $43.73 44% Crowne Plaza Hotel Dulles Airport (3.5-star) $61.77 ($49) $151.20($135) $89.43 60% Wyndham...