Tag: food
I could claim that collecting loyalty points was one of the reasons we stayed in two different hotels while in Amsterdam. But the truth was that one hotel was significantly more affordable than the other. If visiting Amsterdam outside of peak season, the Doubletree at NDSM Amsterdam is definitely budget friendly.
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After packing up and checking out of our hotel in Penrith we headed west into the Lake District. When driving west from Penrith there is an old stone circle just as you enter Keswick (KESS-ic, this time the W and second K are just there for show, not pronunciation). Although I thought we were traveling during a quiet period, somehow this day was the start or continuation of school holidays. Instead of quiet towns to stop in at, they were overflowing with visitors. Parking was at a premium, so we enjoyed the scenery and skipped visiting the towns as we headed south through the district.
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We needed a place to stay near her relatives after the wedding. Most of them live in and around Milton Keynes. Know what is relatively close to Milton Keynes? The Silverstone racetrack! And guess what’s on the grounds? Yup. A hotel.
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She unilaterally declared after our 2023 trip to Europe “No more flying in economy for an overnight flight.” Uh oh. How can I meet this rule and get us to the UK for two weeks? Find the only daytime transatlantic flight from Canada, of course!
Not personally, but to see him perform live at Radio City Music Hall. We turned it into a long weekend to hang out in the Big Apple.