She goes all Mitt Romney and outsources it to her sister. If you need to do it yourself, then use Brunette's process. General stuff to consider in advance: Our process is based on our mutually exclusive goals of spending as little as we can and staying in high-end properties. How much does this hotel stay matter to you? Is it somewhere you're spending one night on your way … [Read more...]
A Blonde, A Brunette and Burano
[slideshow]After 10 days in beautiful Croatia having our usual gigglefest, we took a ferry from Rovinj to Venice. Blonde had been to Venice for a day in the 1800's and Brunette had never been so we were really looking forward to it. (Blonde is passionately anti-pigeon and wanted to try to kick them in St. Mark's Square. However, and don't tell the Catholic Church or Tea Party … [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...]
How to double your money gambling in Monte Carlo!
After a week or so in Italy, B&B drove our rattling, guano coated, junk strewn Fiat Panda to Monaco and pulled up in front of the snooty looking Le Meridien Monte Carlo (http://tinyurl.com/SPGpropertyMonaco). We looked like The Beverly Hillbillies' lower class cousins. To their massive credit the valets and doormen graciously retrieved our cheap luggage, plastic bags full … [Read more...]
Was Saint Regis the saint of tea?
Blonde was in Beijing in 2004, we're talking pre-Olympics and not a place where Western women tended to travel on their own. Sadly, Brunette was not a part of this adventure and, in fact, was in Ireland at the time with her then 90 year old mother-in-law. A frenemy of Blonde's who lived in Hong Kong joined Blonde at various parts of a three week sojourn to Hong Kong, China and … [Read more...]
Brunette in Cancun and not getting many tips for her service
Is it your gas mileage or your breasts?
Blonde and Brunette went to Sicily - Land of the Moody and Lecherous - and rented a car from a skinny, hate-emitting, little bitch at a company in Catania. She blew smoke and sneers after us as we drove away, in our tinny, accessory-devoid car to our near-certain automotive deaths. If you're new somewhere that's world-famous for fast reckless driving and one of you drives … [Read more...]