My Travels

Courtesy of my partner's job, I was given the opportunity to fly to the Dominican Republic and stay at an all-inclusive resort for an extended weekend. Due to the nature of the trip, I didn't leave the resort to really see the island so this post will mainly be about getting to the Dominican Republic and the hotel amenities.  Flew on United Airlines through Dulles International Airport to land at Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Munoz Marin. Since all the expenses were taken care of, I was whisked away on a shared shuttle to Sanctuary Cap Cana . On the return trip, I did not have the time or inclination to test out the Priority Pass Lounge nor did United have access to a lounge in this airport. I suppose the fact that I was upgraded to business class from IAD to Dominican Republic tells you that not that many United fliers get down to this island. Ironic since I assumed when Continental Airlines merged with United that many East Coasters head to the Dominican Republic. Sanctuary C...

Due to a Southwest Airlines promotion, went to visit the Big Island laying over in Oahu overnight. Ironically, this trip will trigger me going to Hawaii even more often through the timeshare ownership. Suffice it to say, I'm more committed now to visit Hawaii leaning towards visiting Maui more often. I also returned to Big Island because I was curious about the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival and wanted to learn more about the activities of this festival. After visiting, my impression of the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is it is a loose collection of events across all the independent coffee farmers trying to promote their coffee practices and brand Kona Coffee. It is a little confusing to understand what is going on and their website/PR needs more work but I did enjoy myself and would come back again. Due to how Southwest gets to Hawaii, I opted to take a night in Waikiki before taking the inter-island flight to Big Island the next day. I was able to snag a Camaro from Hertz  on B...