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The Omni Montelucia: Luxury in the Desert
The group we host on an annual basis is getting big (well over 200 now) and that means finding an appropriate venue is getting harder. Fortunately the Omni Montelucia was a great choice for this...
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no fly nöel is finally here in 2017
This California in December thing seems to be a trend now that NPS works for a silicon valley company. What that means is a week-long delay in the start of our annual no fly nöel thing. So how did 2018...
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want (2018 edition): Buchanan San Francisco
Is NPS spoiled? Yes. Does that make life harder for hotels and airlines when it comes to expectations? Yes. Welcome to the world of high end travel. 2018 started with a trip across the country on the...
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International Business Class versus First: United Polaris
United Polaris Global First is a good thing. There is nothing to complain about at all, really. In fact, as we’ll see here, the pods in Polaris First beat the pods in Polaris BusinessFirst hands down....
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Sofitel Aukland: Pretty Not Bad
Leaving the South Island for Aukland Sadly, Air New Zealand has a pathetic (almost non-existent) partnership with United Airlines. Global Services? Whatevs. NPS got to experience a coveted middle seat...
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No Fly Nöel 2018
2018 was an interesting year for travel. We stayed close to our 20 trip goal (miraculous), but still managed to hit Argentina, Africa, the Bahamas, New Zealand, and Australia, not to mention a bunch of...
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Hotel Goodwin, Beloit, Wisconsin
Exciting times here in NPS-land where the youngest progeny is setting up an apartment for his last year of college. That required a visit to Beloit. This trip we tried out the brand new Hotel Goodwin...
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Back to the Excellent Grand Hyatt Tokyo
After a 19 hour trip from Washington, the Tokyo Station was a welcome sight. A quick taxi ride to Rappongi and we arrived at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. NPS is traveling with the progeny. We’ve been here...
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Portland (of the Oregon variety)
On only the third airplane ride post Covid vaccination, it was across the country to Portland in two hops. Queen Tibia presided at home in our absence. Dulles was mostly empty on a Friday late morning....
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Denver Renaissance
We didn’t really have our hopes set high enough, it seems. Because business trip, travel set by others, Marriott property, etc. But here we are at a very nice Renaissance Hotel in Denver. And...
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