Dan’s Trip Notes

Traveling is my passion. Especially when it’s using miles and points!

Here are some of the notes from my trips:

USA:

Baltimore/Washington D.C.:

• A Quick Jaunt To D.C. And Baltimore. (2012)
• Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In D.C.? (2012)

Baseball, Basketball, And Football Hall Of Fame:

• Hall Of Fame Trifecta And Fenway Park In 72 Hours. (2013)

Boston:

• 48 Hours In Boston. (2012)
• Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Boston? (2012)

Chicago:

• Trip Notes: The DansDeals Forums Chicago Break Fast DO Redux. (2018)
• A Father & Son Day Trip To Chicago For A Ballgame And A DO. (2016)
• 5 Hours On The Ground In Chicago Shows Just How Cool Miles Can Be. (2015)
• Hodgepodge: United Upgrade Quirks, Infant Travel Drama, Farewell CLE D, Wrigley SPG Suite, And Chicago BBQ Competition. (2014)
• A DDF DO Extravaganza In Chicago. (2013)
• Chicago Seminar Edition. (2013)
• United DO 2012 In Chicago. (2012)

Cleveland:

• Now Open: Airspace Lounge Cleveland. (2013)

Detroit:

• On The Road: Detroit Edition. (2009)

Hawaii:

• Trip Notes: The Final United 747 Flight And 2 Days In Maui (2018)
• Maui No Ka ‘Oi (2014)
• Kauai: Heaven On Earth (2014)
• The DansDeals Hawaiian Toaster Oven Chain. (2014)
• The Hawaiian Islands. (2011)
• Traveling To Hawaii. With A 5 Month Old! (2011)
• Pearl Harbor: 70 Years. (2011)
• View From The Room. (2011)
• Hawaii: Part 2, Kauai. (2009)
• Hawaii: Part 1, Oahu. (2009)
• Shaloha Folks! (2009)

Kansas City:

• Trip Notes: Chasing The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse In Kansas City And Boonville (2018)
• From BBQ Cholent To BBQ Ribs, I’ll Judge Them All. (2013)
• Kansas City: Ribs And Fiber Edition. (2012)

Las Vegas:

• Free Vegas Trip: Live Blogging From The Road! (2010)
• Cleveland -> Las Vegas -> Los Angeles -> Cleveland. (2009)

Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles. (2013)
• SoCal Luscious Spring. (2012)
• Cleveland -> Las Vegas -> Los Angeles -> Cleveland. (2009)
• LA Mileage Run. (2009)

Miami:

• A Quick Weekend Trip To Miami-December. (2015)
• Miami Kosher Food Scene Heats Up, Silvercar, And AMEX Centurion Lounge Report (2015)
• Winter Break 2015 Trip Notes Part 1: Miami. (2015)
• Miami 2014. Food, Food, And More Food. (2014)
• Miami. (2012)
• Miami. A Trip Of Firsts. (2011)
• Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Miami? (2011)

Minneapolis:

• Trip Notes: A Father & Son Private Jet Ride To Minneapolis

New York City:

• Trip Notes: Staying At The Grand Opening Of The TWA Hotel At JFK And Eating In NYC Restaurants (2019)
• AAmerican’s Horrendous New Irregular Operations Policy And AAnother Trip In Vain To NYC For My Grandfather’s 90th (2018)
• Trip Notes: Flying Private To NYC And Tips For Dealing With Flight Delays And Cancellations (2017)
• A Quick Jaunt To NYC. (2014)
• NYC Seminars And Restaurants. (2014)
• A DDF Day For The Books And The Joys Of HUCA, Take 2. (2013)
• Take Me Out To The Ballgame…Buy Me Some Kosher Chili And Ribs. (2012)

Palm Springs:

• Pesach 5770. (2010)

San Diego:

• Our SoCal Quasi-Mileage Run. (2011)

San Francisco:

• A Father & Son 747 Trip To San Francisco. (2016)

Latin America:

Aruba:

• Aruba. (2012)

Buenos Aires, Argentina:

• Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2012)
• Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Buenos Aires? (2012)

Brazil:

• Brazil Part 1: 10 Years Of Travel And Deal Blogging And A Return To Where It All Began. (2015)
• Brazil Part 2: Flying “Private” To Sao Paulo With Miles, And A Quick Stop In Miami. (2015)
• Brazil Part 3: Iguaçu Falls. (2015)
• Brazil Part 4: Rio de Janeiro. (2015)

Cancun:

• Winter Break 2015 Part 2: Cancun And The Riviera Maya. (2015)

Asia:

Japan:

• United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 4: Tokyo, Japan. (2015)

Maldives:

• Maldives: The Longest Flight In The World And 2 Nights In Paradise. (2013)
• Good Night From The Maldives. (2013)

Singapore:

• 2 Nights In Singapore And Back Home On A Korean A380 (2013)

Thailand:

• Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 2: Chiang Mai, Thailand. (2011)
• Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 1: Khao Lak, Thailand. (2011)

Middle East:

Israel:

• My Advice Of Activities To Do On A First Trip To Israel, What Is Your Perfect Israel Itinerary? (2018)
• May, 2010 Trip Notes Part 3: Israel. (2010)
• NYC And Israel Trip Notes, Update #1. (2009)
• NYC And Israel Trip Notes, Update #2. (2009)
• Israel Trip Notes, Update #3. (2009)
• My Israel Trip-Part 1. (2007)
• My Israel Trip-Part 2. (2007)

UAE:

• Maldives Trip Notes Part 1: Flying Emirates Shower Class To Dubai (2017)
• Maldives Trip Notes Part 2: Dubai And Abu Dhabi (2017)

Australia:

Melbourne:

• Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 3: Melbourne, Australia. (2011)

Sydney:

• Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 4: Sydney, Australia. (2011)

Canada:

Banff:

• Banff (2013)

Montreal:

• Eating Our Way Through Montreal. (2015)
• Montreal Trip Notes. (2010)
• Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Montreal? (2010)

Toronto/Niagara Falls:

• Niagara Falls And Toronto. (2014)
• Toronto Trip Notes. (2009)
• -Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Toronto? (2009)

Vancouver:

• Vancouver, Plus: A Comparison Of Cathay Pacific Business Versus First Class (2012)
• Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In Vancouver? (2012)

Europe:

• Amsterdam, London, And Paris Lose Iconic Kosher Restaurants

Amsterdam:

• Trip Notes: Flying Delta’s New A350 Suites To Spend 48 Hours Exploring Amsterdam’s Museums, Kosher Restaurants, And More (2019)

Paris:

• Singapore A380 Suites And 46 Hours In Paris. (2012)
• May 2010 Trip, Part 2: Paris. (2010)

Rome:

• Trip Notes Rome: Veni, Vidi, Vici In 48 Hours; United Polaris First Class And Polaris Lounge Review

Toulouse:

Trip Notes: Flying On A Private Jet To Toulouse And Customizing Planes At Airbus Headquarters

Svalbard:

• DDF Adventure Photo DO Trip Notes Part 1: Heading For Svalbard And The Far North. (2016)
• Chasing Polar Bears In Svalbard: DDF Arctic Adventure Photo DO Trip Notes, Part 2 (2019)

Venice:

• May 2010 Trip Part 4: Venice And The Trip Home! (2010)

Zurich:

• May 2010 Trip Notes Part 1: Trip Planning + Zurich, Switzerland. (2010)

Antarctica:

• Join Me And Over 2 Dozen DansDeals Readers On A Once-In-A-Lifetime Kosher Catered Trip To Antarctica!
• Follow Me To Antarctica!
• Guest Post: Halachic Zmanim In Polar Regions On The Kosher Antarctica Cruise
• Antarctica Trip Notes Part 1: Buenos Aires+Planning And Positioning For The Adventure Of A Lifetime.
• Antarctica Trip Notes Part 2: Flying To End Of The World And Having The Southernmost Chanukah Party In Ushuaia
• Antarctica Trip Notes Part 3: Diverted To The Falkland Islands!
• Antarctica Trip Notes Part 4: Packing List, The Journey Down South, And The Southernmost Shabbos

Island Hopper/Palau:

• United Island Hopper Part 1: Honolulu. (2015)
• United Island Hopper Part 2: It’s Time To Hop! (2015)
• United Island Hopper Part 3: Koror, Palau And Jellyfish Lake. (2015)
• United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 4: Tokyo, Japan. (2015)

Mileage Experiences/Miscellaneous:

• Here’s How I Burned 3,023,450 Miles In 2018, How Did You Stack Up?
• Woman Loses Global Entry And Fined $500 Over An Apple…And It Could Have Happened To Me (2018)
• Here’s How I Burned 1,375,570 Miles In 2017, How Did You Stack Up?
• In 2016 I Burned 2,446,000 Miles, How Did You Stack Up?
• 10 Final Thoughts On Throwing Out The First Pitch. (2016)
• Video And The Experience Of Throwing Out The First Pitch In Game 7 Of The World Series. (2016)
• On The “Value Proposition” Of Spending A Million Starpoints For The Experience Of A Lifetime. (2016)
• 8 Years Ago Was The Biggest Night Of My Life, Tonight Will Try To Come Close As I Toss A Ceremonial First Pitch At Game 7 Of The World Series. (2016)
• The Redemption, The Comeback, The Renaissance, The Chasedown, The Block, The Shot Part 2, The Tearjerker; Call It What You Want But This Was A Night To Remember. (2016)
• 4 Consecutive Transoceanic Itineraries With IRROPS, Here’s How We Handled Them. (2016)
• Our 24 Hour Flight To Nowhere ThAAnks To AA Or AA’s Revenge? (2015)
• Better Than Any First Class Suite, Taking My Son To His First Ballgame. (2014)
• My Coolest Use Of Miles Ever? (Stealing 2nd Base). (2013)
• Tips For Flying With An Infant…33 Flights Later And We’re Still Learning The Ropes. (2012)
• We Flew Southwest. (2012)
• Children In First Class. (2012)