Trip Reports
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Beyond West Maui: Five Nights in Wailea
After waving goodbye to Hāna, we made the pleasant drive back toward the airport. I dropped off the BMW and then moved…
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Beyond West Maui: Spending 2 Nights in Hāna
As you know from my recent trip report, I took my Cranky Concierge team to Maui. We had planned this long before…
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When Hawaiian Falters, Southwest Gets Me Home (Trip Report)
I left off last week with Hawaiian canceling my flight home from Kahului, and the reaccommodation options weren’t good. Fortunately for me,…
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Hawaiian Takes Me to Maui But Can’t Get Me Home (Trip Report)
Back in 2019, Cranky Concierge had a very good year. We hit our stretch goal, and that meant I would follow through…
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Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)
We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and his family once a year if we…
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A Semi-Breezy Experience from San Bernardino (Trip Report)
It finally happened. Though I flew Avelo almost immediately after the airline launched, I still hadn’t had the chance to fly Breeze…
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26 Miles Across the Sea by Helicopter to Catalina (Trip Report)
My daughter wasn’t the only one to get a “Dad Adventure” this summer. My son opted to go visit Catalina Island which…
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Annoying Delays and Other Fun on United Express to Monterey (Trip Report)
I try to do a “Dad Adventure” with each of my kids every year. The last one I wrote up here was…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite…
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American Was Fine to Atlanta, But Not Quite as Good as Delta Coming Home (Trip Report)
I had to head out to Atlanta for a friend’s wedding, so I’d fly Delta, right? Wrong! Ok, half wrong. I did…
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Getting Underway On Our Cruise and Visiting Canada (Travelogue)
The ship left San Pedro late thanks to the Coast Guard meddling in our plans, but we were told not to worry,…
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Breaking Down What Norwegian’s The Haven is Like (Travelogue)
And now, back to the spring break cruise from LA up to Vancouver. We had chosen to board early in LA, figuring…