June 14, 2018: Emergency rides in an ambulance can easily exceed $1000+++, and many aren’t covered by your insurance. Insurance companies now recommend that if you’re not in a hurry to get to the hospital (non-life threatening) … then dial up Uber or Lyft for transport. And many ambulances are required to take you to a pre-designated hospital while UBER and LYFT can take you to YOUR hospital of choice. And taking it one step further, in Phoenix, fire and emergency service dispatchers offer users a taxi voucher rather than a more costly ambulance ride. Enjoy your trip to the hospital — and maybe a stop at Starbucks along the way?
Author: Travel Curmudgeon
Forget about a Family Cruise — Charter Your Own Yacht!
June 13, 2018: Yup — for $65,000 to $100,000 — why not gather a group of friends and charter your own private yacht for a week — of course sharing the cost? The yacht goes for about $82,000 a week, sleeps 10, and sails the western Mediterranean. Sounds very civilized and you set your own schedule!
Dream Travel on the Upswing
June 12, 2018: If you’ve got the money — and the time — look for “dream travel” programs that can offer everything from food and sightseeing tours of Vietnam (for as little as $1,000 a day) to Grand Slam tennis finals at Wimbledon ($10,000 – but that includes a room for 3 nights and all the perks from court-side afternoon tea to centre court tickets).
Home Sharing Goes Upscale
June 8, 2018: The TC most unfavorite room booking service, Airbnb, has added a new upscale category to its booking services — Airbnb Plus — that features more “stylish homes” that have actually been “verified” (or so they say) by their inspectors. Prices start on the low end at $250 per night and go up — and can include everything from Wi-Fi to upscale linens. For an additional cost you can even have a private driver. The TC would rather stay in an upscale hotel that has access to everything — even room service!!!
Zurich Airport Knows How to Get Your Attention
June 7, 2018: Switzerland is famous for chocolate and the retailers at the Zurich Airport know how to grab your attention and chocolate taste buds!
Still Lots of Snow in the Swiss Alps!
June 6: 2018: The Travel Curmudgeon heads to Zurich on his way back to the ?? USA after a week in Italy and a private meeting with the Pope? (Well trying to meet with the Pope!)
Dinner in Tuscany
June 5, 2018: How about we invite a few friends to our castle in Tuscany?
World’s Oldest Fast Food in Riga, Latvia
June 4, 2018: Hidden away inside the old walled city of Riga is—according to Viking legend—the oldest fast food location in the world — Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs—a Latvian favorite for thousands of years!
Riga Runners Hit the Cobblestones in Baltic Countries’ Largest Family Marathon
June 1, 2018:TC stumbles into finishing line with longest run time in race history—honored with ancient cobblestone street named after him — “Hobble cobble Out Of My Way”!
Travel Curmudgeon Explores Baltic Countries on Baltic Air
May 31, 2018: The Travel Curmudgeon was welcomed recently in Riga, Latvia, where he was guest of honor and designated “starter” for the largest marathon in the Baltic’s — and tossed the opening spear that sent over 100,000 runners – and walkers – on their way through the cobblestone streets of Riga.
