Welcome to my TRAVEL BLOG

My purpose in providing info here is three fold: to share with my friends a little bit about my travels, give travelers a little pre-trip input and hopefully make your business travels as comfortable as mine. I travel over 200 days a year. Obviously, my main concern is comfort.

General Notes about Restaurants:

I have to eat. I like to eat healthy food. I travel for work. Trying to eat healthy while traveling...well that can serve as quite a challenge. I am given pricing guidelines by my company that I have to stay within daily. Those guidelines vary by city. The restaurants I list here are not all high end, not all low end. Most are middle of the road for the average business traveler. Many have impressed me by either their service, their ambiance, their food, or all of the above. I stay away from most chains & fast food. I try to find local flavor wherever I go.

General Notes about Hotels:

Hotels that I list here have impressed me by either their service, cleanliness, location, or all three. I am a platinum member of Marriotts frequent traveler program. I recommend any of their hotels and Inns, with the exception of Fairfield. While a nice place for a family to stay, it is, in my opinion, NOT up to business traveler standards.

I'm also a member of Hiltons program for frequent travelers. I highly recommend the full line of Hilton hotels and Inns.

I like Sheratons although I don't often stay at them.

I've recently discovered Radisson hotels. Clean, great service, and often well situated where I need to be, Radisson is a great place for business travelers.

I do not recommend Choice Hotels, Holiday Inns, any discount chains, or any hotels that cost less than $99 a night unless otherwise specified.