My Travels

For a work conference, I flew on United into Dulles International Airport and took an Amtrak train into Baltimore Washington International Airport and a taxi (Uber) to the hotel. As crazy as it sounds, the routing was cheaper than flying into BWI directly. One good thing about the east coast is the ease of mass and public transit. I'm always a fan of supporting these systems. Checked into the Springhill Suites Baltimore Downtown/Inner Harbor as it was the cheapest hotel in the area. If it makes more sense to stay at an alternative hotel than the designated one, I will opt to suffer the inconvenience of walking. These days, walking is probably the best for me....Like any Springhill, you do get complimentary breakfast but often I chose not to get anything and find food in the city. On my last day, I checked into the Westin Arlington Gateway  hotel. This hotel was the first hotel I'd seen during the pandemic to offer buffet style breakfast. It is clear that this hotel has an in...

 Hopped onto United Airlines for a long work trip to New York City. Since I was mostly occupied with work obligations, there was not much outside activity time to explore the city. No worries, I ended up returning a few months later and you can see that post. Didn't take any pictures on this trip! It was eerie to be in the city with active pandemic protocols in place. Restaurants required vaccination proof to come in and many places still wanted you to wear masks. Compliance was spotty as expected with everyone having their own opinions on the efficacy of masks. Overall, the city felt emptier. I was given a room at the Park South Hotel . It isn't often that I stay at Hyatt branded properties, so this was a little different. As typical of NYC hotel rooms, it wasn't a large room but functional enough. I only found out after checking out that I could have ordered coffee or tea as they don't have a coffeemaker inside the room. Dining Sarabeth's - I was treated to din...