A Guide to: Maui, Hawaii

A Guide to: Maui, Hawaii
by Eric for kristraveler.com
Kaanapali beach is always our home when we visit Maui - it is on one of the nicest beaches on Maui and some of the best snorkeling and diving on the island is right at the doorstep of the hotels.
Some of the properties have a free shuttle which has [...]

Booking Your Train Trip in China

As you will read in many guidebooks, train tickets are only sold at rail stations, and typically 10 days before the day of departure. Being used to planning my entire trip in advance and booking everything online, this became a big inconvenience for me, for two reasons: 1. the best trains / seats are generally [...]

Xitang: A ‘Picture Perfect’ Canal Town Near Shanghai

As I plan for my upcoming trip to China, I’m gathering some information on places to go (and how to get there) and tips that can help keep me out of trouble, but also add some uniqueness to the trip beyond the major Shanghai-Beijing touristic itinerary.
I had heard that Xitang could be an interesting water [...]

Eat, See & Do: Favorites in Maui, Hawaii

This is not the first post about Hawaii, as it is one of our favorite destinations. Though what makes this a special post is that it is authored by one of our readers who’s been living in Oahu for many years and knows Hawaii like the palm of his hand. I can personally say he [...]

Out of the Ordinary Lodging in Italy

I just came back from Sicily in Italy, a great trip and different from the usual, thanks to the hotel we stayed at. Granary was basically a farmhouse, but with stylish decoration – almost like a boutique hotel. The owners grow olives in their several acres of land, and we could also taste their home [...]

Eating Like the President

Where would you eat  if you were a very important person…. hummm, let’s say the president of the US…. and could choose anywhere from the fanciest table to a chili bowl joint in DC?
Here are some places the Obama himself has been to for you to feel inspired…
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Dear Mr. President
by Todd Kliman | Washingtonian | [...]

Booking an Award Trip? Here are some tools!

I had mentioned about Expert Flyer here on kristraveler.com before. Here’s another article from the WSJ that gives more details of how it works and also mentions another tool – MileageManager.
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Have Miles but Can’t Get a Seat? How to Snare One
JANUARY 14, 2010 By SCOTT MCCARTNEY
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Even though recession-weary consumers may [...]

NYC Restaurant: Blue Ribbon Bakery

Yesterday I was making a short list of places you cannot miss in NYC and I had completely forgotten about this fantastic restaurant! How could I have forgotten about it?! Though I still have such great memories of this place and thank goodness I remembered about it today (hahaha)… Blue Ribbon Bakery offers one of the tastiest [...]

NewYorkology

Going to New York in the near future? Then you have to check this website: NewYorkology
Sure, there are many (and many!) books and online guides to New York, but few are as fun or up-to-date with everything that’s going on in the city as NewYorkology is.

I’ve been following their tweets for a couple of months [...]

Expert Flyer – How to upgrade your seats

I’ve used Expert Flyer’s service before, and while I’m still not convinced it was worth my $9.99 a month for finding upgradeable seats - as with other free tools such as SeatCounter (which I talk about in this post) I can track the flights I need myself – I found it useful for other features, such [...]