Departing From: Boston, MA (BOS)
Traveling To: Washington, DC (DCA)
ETD: 04:45PM January 23, 2007
ETA: 06:20PM January 23, 2007
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Flight: US Air #978 CLT-BOS
Departing From: Charlotte, NC (CLT)
Traveling To: Boston, MA (BOS)
ETD: 09:30PM January 22, 2007
ETA: 11:24PM January 22, 2007
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Equipment: Boeing 757-200
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Traveling To: Boston, MA (BOS)
ETD: 09:30PM January 22, 2007
ETA: 11:24PM January 22, 2007
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Flight: US Air #2362 Gainsville, FL-CLT
Departing From: Gainesville, FL
Traveling To: Charlotte, NC (CLT)
ETD: 07:10PM January 22, 2007
ETA: 08:30PM January 22, 2007
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Traveling To: Charlotte, NC (CLT)
ETD: 07:10PM January 22, 2007
ETA: 08:30PM January 22, 2007
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Flight: US Air #2401 CLT-Gainesville, FL
Departing From: Charlotte, NC (CLT)
Traveling To: Gainesville, FL
ETD: 09:19AM January 22, 2007
ETA: 10:36AM January 22, 2007
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Traveling To: Gainesville, FL
ETD: 09:19AM January 22, 2007
ETA: 10:36AM January 22, 2007
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Flight: US Air #1680 DCA-CLT
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Hotel: Radisson Valley Forge
City: King of Prussia, PA
Chain: Radisson
Property: Radisson Valley Forge
Address: 1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone Number: 610-768-3222
Check Out: December 31, 2006
Seems like I've looked at this hotel most of my life.
In high school the hotel include a two screen movie theater that was much larger and nicer than the ones in Pottstown. It was much more of an adventure going to the movies there. Over the years the complex added an office building and replaced the movie theater with a convention center of some kind. Still very recognizable to be with its distinctive cylinder shape, but quite different than 30 years ago.
The round cross section creates somewhat pie shaped rooms. So, the rooms are cramped near the door, and the bathrooms are kind of small. But the room area is nice. There is a little balcony long since sealed up, and depending on the side of the building your room is on you're either looking at a parking lot or you get a sense of the rolling hills of Valley Forge. Over the highway.
One major warning - avoid the "fantasy suites". The top floor is a series of rooms each with a "theme" of over the top decorations. This floor doesn't feel like it was meant to have rooms - you have to walk up steps after getting off at the top floor. My guess is that these used to be two floor suites or something from the floor below since it doesn't make sense that you would walk up a floor to get in the room. The themes are silly, in a Poconos way, although kids probably think its great to be in the spaceman room or something. But the rooms have no windows to the outside and the furnishings are more style than comfort.
The regular rooms are fine. The resturant was OK, and if you don't like it, King of Prussia mall is over the hill.
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Last Visit: December 31, 2006 ($118 a night)
Chain: Radisson
Property: Radisson Valley Forge
Address: 1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone Number: 610-768-3222
Check Out: December 31, 2006
Seems like I've looked at this hotel most of my life.
In high school the hotel include a two screen movie theater that was much larger and nicer than the ones in Pottstown. It was much more of an adventure going to the movies there. Over the years the complex added an office building and replaced the movie theater with a convention center of some kind. Still very recognizable to be with its distinctive cylinder shape, but quite different than 30 years ago.
The round cross section creates somewhat pie shaped rooms. So, the rooms are cramped near the door, and the bathrooms are kind of small. But the room area is nice. There is a little balcony long since sealed up, and depending on the side of the building your room is on you're either looking at a parking lot or you get a sense of the rolling hills of Valley Forge. Over the highway.
One major warning - avoid the "fantasy suites". The top floor is a series of rooms each with a "theme" of over the top decorations. This floor doesn't feel like it was meant to have rooms - you have to walk up steps after getting off at the top floor. My guess is that these used to be two floor suites or something from the floor below since it doesn't make sense that you would walk up a floor to get in the room. The themes are silly, in a Poconos way, although kids probably think its great to be in the spaceman room or something. But the rooms have no windows to the outside and the furnishings are more style than comfort.
The regular rooms are fine. The resturant was OK, and if you don't like it, King of Prussia mall is over the hill.
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- Safety: 1 - you're out away from everything.
- Dining: 1
- Bar: 1 (separate bar)
- Internet: 1 (pay per day)
- Wireless in Common Areas: 0 (I think)
- Work Space, Power: 1 (except top floor)
- Shower: 1
- Air Conditioning, Bed: 1
- Common Areas: 1
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Last Visit: December 31, 2006 ($118 a night)
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Restaurant: Daily News, Bethesda MD
Bethesda Metro Center,
Bethesda, MD
Nice place sitting in the middle of causal and nice. The menu is varied, and the decor is booths with dark wood. I've been here a few times for lunch, this was the first time for dinner, and the service was good. Salmon was cooked right, and the Chicken Marsala was very good, although serviced with mashed potatoes was a little different. Bar is well stocked - Hendricks martini was poured well.
Bethesda, MD
Nice place sitting in the middle of causal and nice. The menu is varied, and the decor is booths with dark wood. I've been here a few times for lunch, this was the first time for dinner, and the service was good. Salmon was cooked right, and the Chicken Marsala was very good, although serviced with mashed potatoes was a little different. Bar is well stocked - Hendricks martini was poured well.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Downtown Chicago
City: Chicago, IL
Chain: Hyatt
Property: Chicago
Address: Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Phone Number:
Check Out: November 30, 2006
While this should have been a top of the line hotel stay, it was unfortunately very uncomfortable. The room, high up with a great view, had a noise in the air conditioning system which woke me up all night. Maintenance came the next day to fix it, which replaced the sharp clunk noise with a tremendous smell of WD-40. I guess you can get used to anything when you're tired, but the whole experience left me disappointed - especially at the price range of this hotel.
The main lobby is a large atrium, which houses a large bar and a large "nightclub". So, it was incredibly noisy the whole time with no break.
On the good side, the staff were very nice and friendly. But, the general layout of the hotel and my bad luck with a very bad room problem is the only lasting memory of the experience.
Internet was an extra $13 a night, which is too much at those room rates.
Chain: Hyatt
Property: Chicago
Address: Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Phone Number:
Check Out: November 30, 2006
While this should have been a top of the line hotel stay, it was unfortunately very uncomfortable. The room, high up with a great view, had a noise in the air conditioning system which woke me up all night. Maintenance came the next day to fix it, which replaced the sharp clunk noise with a tremendous smell of WD-40. I guess you can get used to anything when you're tired, but the whole experience left me disappointed - especially at the price range of this hotel.
The main lobby is a large atrium, which houses a large bar and a large "nightclub". So, it was incredibly noisy the whole time with no break.
On the good side, the staff were very nice and friendly. But, the general layout of the hotel and my bad luck with a very bad room problem is the only lasting memory of the experience.
Internet was an extra $13 a night, which is too much at those room rates.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Restaurant: Gene & Georgetti, Chicago IL
Chicago, IL
312-527-3718
Downtown
http://www.geneandgeorgetti.com/
A small, old, corner restaurant in all the great ways a restaurant is small and old. A ton of character, great professional bartenders (that know "martini" doesn't mean "vodka"), and great professional wait staff. The speciality is Italian cooking in a chop house tradition. While we were eating the Monday Night Football game was Seattle-Chicago, away in Seattle where it was snowing like mad. Looking up at the TV made you think you were in Chicago in winter with the ball game going on at Soldier field.
Food was top notch, and having a good experienced waiter added a lot to the meal. He was able to guide us around the menu, adding suggestions where needed.
Valet parking available.
Map
312-527-3718
Downtown
http://www.geneandgeorgetti.com/
A small, old, corner restaurant in all the great ways a restaurant is small and old. A ton of character, great professional bartenders (that know "martini" doesn't mean "vodka"), and great professional wait staff. The speciality is Italian cooking in a chop house tradition. While we were eating the Monday Night Football game was Seattle-Chicago, away in Seattle where it was snowing like mad. Looking up at the TV made you think you were in Chicago in winter with the ball game going on at Soldier field.
Food was top notch, and having a good experienced waiter added a lot to the meal. He was able to guide us around the menu, adding suggestions where needed.
Valet parking available.
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Sunday, November 26, 2006
Flight: United #625 DCA-ORD
Departing From: Washington, DC (DCA)
Traveling To: Chicago, IL (ORD)
ETD: 04:40PM November 26, 2006
ETA: 06:35AM December 26, 2006
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Most likely my last business trip for the year, and lucky me traveling Thanksgiving weekend! Full flights, cramped seats. Got to the airport 2 hours earlier because of all th warnings about long lines, and this was completely false. Everyone got there early, there weren't long lines (at Reagan, anyway), so the waiting area was way too full because of all the people waiting for flights.
And, it was difficult to see the Redskins game on the one TV in the airport wanting area showing the game. There were a dozen TVs there, but only one on the Redskins, the others on some AFC game as if Washington was a city with an AFC team and our game wasn't on now.
Flight was completely uninteresting, except that once again it was impossible to open a laptop because of how far back United seats lean back. So I was stuck staring at the bald spot of the passenger in front of me the whole time.
Traveling To: Chicago, IL (ORD)
ETD: 04:40PM November 26, 2006
ETA: 06:35AM December 26, 2006
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Most likely my last business trip for the year, and lucky me traveling Thanksgiving weekend! Full flights, cramped seats. Got to the airport 2 hours earlier because of all th warnings about long lines, and this was completely false. Everyone got there early, there weren't long lines (at Reagan, anyway), so the waiting area was way too full because of all the people waiting for flights.
And, it was difficult to see the Redskins game on the one TV in the airport wanting area showing the game. There were a dozen TVs there, but only one on the Redskins, the others on some AFC game as if Washington was a city with an AFC team and our game wasn't on now.
Flight was completely uninteresting, except that once again it was impossible to open a laptop because of how far back United seats lean back. So I was stuck staring at the bald spot of the passenger in front of me the whole time.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Restaurant: Crabby Bill's Seafood
7700 Courtney Cambell Causeway, Tampa, Florida 33607
813-281-0566
Stopped for lunch with a colleague October 2006 for lunch after business. Grilled grouper sandwich. A little salty, but perfectly cooked. Cup of chicken & saugage gumbo - perfect.
Moderately priced, sitting next to the water attached to a hotel. Sat inside, a little stuffy in the mid day sun. But what do I know - I'm from Maryland.
813-281-0566
Stopped for lunch with a colleague October 2006 for lunch after business. Grilled grouper sandwich. A little salty, but perfectly cooked. Cup of chicken & saugage gumbo - perfect.
Moderately priced, sitting next to the water attached to a hotel. Sat inside, a little stuffy in the mid day sun. But what do I know - I'm from Maryland.
Airport: Tampa, Florida (TPA)
Airport Name: Tampa International Airport
FAA Sign: TPA
Location: Tampa, Florida USA
Airport Web Site: http://www.tampaairport.com/
Well located, with easy highway access to Clearwater, St. Pete, and down the gulf coast toward Naples.
A "hub and spoke" design, with a central check in building attached to a hotel, and electric tram cars out to 6 terminal islands, not too different than Orlando. Shopping and dining in the central area, limited dining in the terminals and a news stand.
Super Bonus! Free WiFi in the airport, no charge, a little sluggish but beats paid service in many other airports.
FAA Sign: TPA
Location: Tampa, Florida USA
Airport Web Site: http://www.tampaairport.com/
Well located, with easy highway access to Clearwater, St. Pete, and down the gulf coast toward Naples.
A "hub and spoke" design, with a central check in building attached to a hotel, and electric tram cars out to 6 terminal islands, not too different than Orlando. Shopping and dining in the central area, limited dining in the terminals and a news stand.
Super Bonus! Free WiFi in the airport, no charge, a little sluggish but beats paid service in many other airports.
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