Category: Travel
TravelFun fact: when you walk into certain Walt Disney World hotels, the Cast Members will greet you by saying, "Welcome home." After nearly two years away, I felt that welcome when my wife and I had the chance to stay at WDW this past weekend. Making the event even more special, our friend managed to...
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by Kyle Burbank
Over the past few months, I've been recalling my experiences at various hotels as part of my Las Vegas Content Bonanza™. Today, that series comes to a close (for now) as I look at the last location we stayed at during our most recent trip: The Signature at MGM Grand. This is a property I've...
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by Kyle Burbank
Have you ever discovered a problem you have and then went off in search of a product that might be able to fix it? If so, have you then discovered something that was actually better than you had even envisioned? That's exactly what happened to me a couple of months ago as I was preparing...
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by Kyle Burbank 1
Welcome back to yet another Travel Tuesday as I continue my Las Vegas Content Bonanza™ after a brief sneaker-centric detour. Today, we'll be venturing over to NoMad — a boutique hotel inside of Park MGM (which was previously Monte Carlo). Specifically, NoMad's rooms occupy the top four floors of the tower, but NoMad guests also...
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by Kyle Burbank 2
Welcome back to yet another Travel Tuesday and the continuation of my Las Vegas Content Bonanza™. For this installment, I'll be sharing my recent experience staying at one of the Strip's crown jewels: the Bellagio. With the property recently updating some of its rooms, I figured I'd finally stop in to see what this famed...
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by Kyle Burbank 3
Welcome back to another Travel Tuesday as I continue my Las Vegas Content Bonanza™. As we were waiting for our post-vaccination trip to begin last month, you may recall that I wrote a post detailing how I was living vicariously through a set of apps called MyVegas. You can check out the details of said...
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by Kyle Burbank
When my wife and I both reached fully vaccinated status, we knew exactly what we wanted to do next: head to Las Vegas. Sure enough, that's what we did this past week (just ahead of everyone else doing the same thing, apparently), checking out several hotels in the process. Those reviews will be coming in...
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by Kyle Burbank
With last Friday marking two weeks since I received my COVID jab, I am now officially fully vaccinated! As you might imagine, this milestone has me once again getting excited about a return to travel. Granted, it doesn't seem as though international trips will be a go just yet, but that hasn't stopped me from...
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by Kyle Burbank
As any travel hacker, points enthusiast, or coupon clipper knows, there's no feeling quite as great as pulling off a "double-dip." Sure, earning one form of reward for a purchase or saving a few dollars on said purchase is nice — but it's even better when you employ multiple tools and/or offers to further enhance...
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by Kyle Burbank 2
If you consume much news, the past few weeks have been a bit conflicting in terms of the COVID-19 situation. On the one hand, vaccine roll-outs continue to expand — and, as I write this, President Biden has even moved up the date for when every American will be eligible — yet, on the other...
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by Kyle Burbank 2
There's no question that many pent-up travelers have seen the continued vaccine roll-out as the key to returning to the skies (and roads). In fact, the term "vaccine passport" has often been used as airlines and other businesses weigh requiring passengers/customers to have their shots. Now, the link between travel and inoculation is once again...
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by Kyle Burbank
On March 14th, Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure will have officially been closed to the public for a full year. Like many closures that coincided with the early days of the pandemic reaching the United States, the parks were originally only announced to be closed through "the end of the month." Later, Disney stated...