Where are you going next?
Jan 17, 2022, 5:19 pm
#4486
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Posts: 3,223
I’m at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito. Head home Wednesday. Next stay will be longer!
In Creek Cottage, middle price range in their offerings
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https://www.sanysidroranch.com/cottages/creek
In Creek Cottage, middle price range in their offerings
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https://www.sanysidroranch.com/cottages/creek
Jan 17, 2022, 10:29 pm
#4487
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,048
Will be interesting to see how this year plays out. I was starting to plan a trip to Italy/France for this summer. However, based on some quick online searching, I think that without a recent booster it is not worth going and for personal reasons, that may not be doable for us.
Jan 18, 2022, 4:37 am
#4488
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Will be interesting to see how this year plays out. I was starting to plan a trip to Italy/France for this summer. However, based on some quick online searching, I think that without a recent booster it is not worth going and for personal reasons, that may not be doable for us.
So I am "stuck" in France until I can test negative again and get on an airplane. The fine dining will continue for a while. I'm planning Coq au vin tonight, paired with a Burgundy Grand Cru.
Jan 20, 2022, 3:08 pm
#4489
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: GOT
Posts: 1,168
For my wife's birthday I'm sweeping her of to Hotel Bristol in Warsaw. There's surprisingly little information on this board about the property considering its deep history. From what I understand the Raffles is regarded as slightly better but I was there last year and while very pleasant didn't wow me.
Jan 21, 2022, 9:28 am
#4491
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
Last minute booking to head to COMO Parrot Cay next week for the Le Sirenuse Pop-Up and mostly, enjoy my favorite two bedroom beach house to escape the cold.
Anyone going to be there by chance? If so, let's grab a drink!
Anyone going to be there by chance? If so, let's grab a drink!
Jan 22, 2022, 9:56 pm
#4492
formerly known as deathscar
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Virtuoso | Four Seasons Preferred Partner | Rosewood Elite | Hyatt Prive - and more
Posts: 2,096
Still in HK for last just over 2 years now, but will be doing the Maldives in April/May if all goes to plan. Will likely be a long trip too as it's been a while and so many places to check out.
Any special requests for reviews? Will try to see if I can fit in.
Any special requests for reviews? Will try to see if I can fit in.
Jan 26, 2022, 5:36 am
#4496
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Update. I tested negative 5 days later and am now in New York. Planning a stay at the Willard in D.C. soon. My favorite hotel in that town.
Jan 26, 2022, 11:55 pm
#4497
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Posts: 3,223
Pandemic vicissitudes permitting, I am off to Panama for three weeks in February. Itinerary looks like this (could change, covid rates not great, plus cruise). I was born in Panama (mother did not want U.S. Army obstetricians …) and raised with my older brother in Balboa, Canal Zone at the Pacific mouth of the Canal, and adjacent to the vibrant metropolis of la ciudad, Panama. My tenure there: 1949-1967
— Fly SFO-PTY 11 Feb
— One day to recover from jet lag, American Trade Hotel in the Casco Viejo neighborhood of Ciudad de Panama
— 13 Feb Board Nat’l Geographic/Linblad 8-day cruise transiting canal and sailing up the west coasts of Panama and Costa Rica
— 20 Feb fly SJO- PTY, 5 days in la ciudad and the reverted territories. Balboa and Ancon, Gamboa waterhole, Las Cruces Trail, Chiva Chiva road, birding, ex-Summit Gardens, Taboga, the causeway, San Blas excursion, other old haunts
— 26 Feb fly Albrook (PAC) to David, Chiriqui, rent car, trundle around the Highlands: Boquete, El Volcan, El Hato, coffee estate, birding, more old haunts; staying Boquete Garden Inn
— Fly back to PAC for three more days in la ciudad. Do what we didn’t get to do earlier. Squeeze in overnight trip to Santa Clara and El Valle de Anton
— Fly PTY-SFO 4 March, or so
American Trade Hotel
https://www.americantradehotel.com/
Balboa Inn — day rate for birding on their patio (also three blocks from my home 1949-1967)
https://www.balboainnpanama.com/
Boquete Garden Inn
https://www.boquetegardeninn.com/
— Fly SFO-PTY 11 Feb
— One day to recover from jet lag, American Trade Hotel in the Casco Viejo neighborhood of Ciudad de Panama
— 13 Feb Board Nat’l Geographic/Linblad 8-day cruise transiting canal and sailing up the west coasts of Panama and Costa Rica
— 20 Feb fly SJO- PTY, 5 days in la ciudad and the reverted territories. Balboa and Ancon, Gamboa waterhole, Las Cruces Trail, Chiva Chiva road, birding, ex-Summit Gardens, Taboga, the causeway, San Blas excursion, other old haunts
— 26 Feb fly Albrook (PAC) to David, Chiriqui, rent car, trundle around the Highlands: Boquete, El Volcan, El Hato, coffee estate, birding, more old haunts; staying Boquete Garden Inn
— Fly back to PAC for three more days in la ciudad. Do what we didn’t get to do earlier. Squeeze in overnight trip to Santa Clara and El Valle de Anton
— Fly PTY-SFO 4 March, or so
American Trade Hotel
https://www.americantradehotel.com/
Balboa Inn — day rate for birding on their patio (also three blocks from my home 1949-1967)
https://www.balboainnpanama.com/
Boquete Garden Inn
https://www.boquetegardeninn.com/
Last edited by KatW; Jan 27, 2022 at 2:42 am
Jan 27, 2022, 2:37 am
#4498
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 1,644
We loved the American Trade Hotel and hope it's as good as it was five years ago. So much more congenial than the chain high-rises which dominate the city. It's also right in the middle of the UNESCO listed old quarter. I can still taste the best octopus dish I've ever eaten at the hotel. I hardly ever take photos of food but this was so good I wanted a record of it. Looks like a great trip you are about to embark on.
Jan 27, 2022, 3:15 am
#4499
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Posts: 3,223
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We loved the American Trade Hotel and hope it's as good as it was five years ago. So much more congenial than the chain high-rises which dominate the city. It's also right in the middle of the UNESCO listed old quarter. I can still taste the best octopus dish I've ever eaten at the hotel. I hardly ever take photos of food but this was so good I wanted a record of it. Looks like a great trip you are about to embark on.
We loved the American Trade Hotel and hope it's as good as it was five years ago. So much more congenial than the chain high-rises which dominate the city. It's also right in the middle of the UNESCO listed old quarter. I can still taste the best octopus dish I've ever eaten at the hotel. I hardly ever take photos of food but this was so good I wanted a record of it. Looks like a great trip you are about to embark on.
Yes, Casco Viejo, the old colonial town of Panama. The current city is off by a few miles of the first Panama city founded in 1517 by Spanish “conquistador” Pedro Arias Dávila and burned in 1671 by Henry Morgan, infamous English pirate (however sanctioned by official British sources). Is it mere coincidence that my home in Panama (Balboa) is on Morgan Avenue?
Last edited by KatW; Jan 27, 2022 at 4:00 am
Jan 27, 2022, 7:19 am
#4500
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Yes, Casco Viejo, the old colonial town of Panama. The current city is off by a few miles of the first Panama city founded in 1517 by Spanish “conquistador” Pedro Arias Dávila and burned in 1671 by Henry Morgan, infamous English pirate (however sanctioned by official British sources). Is it mere coincidence that my home in Panama (Balboa) is on Morgan Avenue?