While I was never able to take advantage of this loophole (all my Safeways were strict on CASH ONLY,) but I had heard murmurs that if you got a willing cashier, you could swipe a cc instead of a debit. This lasted for quite a long time too. Anyhow, I gave it a shot not […]
Introduction We had a 1 night layover in San Juan on our way to Necker Island. We landed in San Juan at around 2pm and had enough time to check out the city before leaving at noon the next day. Some travelers recommended Hotel El Convento due to its location to Old Towne. We used […]
Well it had been a while since I’ve been shut down. This one I was only sort of surprised at. I was running quite a bit of volume on the card – I don’t know – is $12K-$15K of spend on the card a month for the past 3-4 months that much? The odd thing […]
My wife was flying from Houston to Seattle on Alaska until her flight got cancelled while she was at the gate. The reason turned out to be that the crew needed rest. She was smart enough though to call the Alaska line to get rebooked on the first flight out the next morning. However, she […]
I got back from Necker Island last week and wanted to write up a big trip report. I’ve intentionally left out a lot of pictures so that if you do decide to go, you can see it for yourself. Feel free to ask questions and I’ll update this post with the answers. Getting to Necker […]