Luxury travel: Necessity or root of all evil? We know people and travel companies who say they are all about luxury travel. Others practically have steam-clouds of indignation coming out of their ears at the mention of luxury. Is luxury high thread-count sheets? A butler with a silver tray (and an imperious attitude)? A personal sommelier? Someone who unpacks for you, … [Read more...]
We are off to collect more beautiful ceilings!
As Blonde and Brunette prepare to embark on our next adventure we hope to bring back memories of food, nature, architecture, horrifyingly inappropriate giggling fits, high falutin' hotels, nervousness navigating customs out of our comfort zones and fabulous ceilings. Ceilings? Blonde is a sleeper who would sweep the gold medals if the Olympics included sleeping as a sport. In … [Read more...]
How to handle carry-ons that exceed size limitations
Back in the halcyon days of gainful employment, Blonde's Starwood Amex card was well-traveled and much-exercised. Money rolled in and cascaded out. The points accumulated in Starwood's rewards program, Blonde was upgraded to Platinum, and life was good. On this trip the points were cashed in for a free week in the penthouse of the Westin Dragonara Resort in Malta. Before … [Read more...]
Oh no in Gozo
On a trip to Malta Blonde & Brunette made an overnight side trip to the Kempinski in Gozo. At the time Blonde had a job (she no longer knows how she had one of those time-consuming things) that included planning fancy pants getaways for women in senior roles in large corporations. One had been scheduled at the Kempinski in Marbella and Blonde had parlayed that into a … [Read more...]