Category: Travel
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Prague’s Astronomical Clock

Today I visited Prague’s Astronomical Clock, situated in Old Town. The clock was originally constructed in 1410 and is one of the most popular tourist sites in Prague. What makes this clock so special is that it still works! Every hour on the hour, when the apostles finish their journey, the golden cockerel at the…
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Room Keys Go Mobile

Most people know I’m a Marriott fanatic. I use my Marriott credit card for everything and I’ve been a Platinum member for a number of years now – It’s what I call The Marriott Factor. About 6 months ago, Marriott announced that it would let users check in to their hotel room using their smart…
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Fashion2Go

We are living in an “I want it now society”. We all want fast service and easy accesss when it comes to our food, laundry and music, so why not Fashion? iOS is, hands down, THE BEST mobile platform for shopping. Two reasons why: ShopStyle and Stylebook. These apps are NOT available on other platforms. And…
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The Marriott Factor

I recently wrote a post explaining that I never pay bills because I have automated my finances. The reason: credit cards. In that post, I promised to write about how to select the credit card to use for accumulating rewards. Articles like this one in US News often provide generic criteria for evaluating which credit card…
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Travel Hack: Netflix

I arrived in Budapest yesterday and will be here for two weeks. My hotel is lovely but the problem is we only get two (2) channels in English: CNN International and BBC Entertainment. #boring Luckily I have 3 wonderful subscriptions thar are very capable of keeping me busy. Lets start with the 2 apps that…