http://www.starling-travel.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:56:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our snowy stay in West Yellowstone was made more pleasant by our hotel. We stayed at the Comfort Inn in West Yellowstone. Here are the photos of the Hotel SWAG as it was presented on 04-19-08: Here is the coffee setup. This Quattro razor was also on the counter. I don't know if ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/23/hotel-swag-comfort-inn-west-yellowstone/ Our first foray into Yellowstone this spring was greeted with snow and baby buffalo. With the snow piled higher than our ears, we waited for Old Faithful to erupt. For more photos: * Yellowstone Park 04-20-08 on Flickr http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/22/yellowstone-photographs/ Every time we go to San Diego, we make sure we set aside time to visit Leucadia Sushi Bar. The best feature of the place is the conveyor belt and constant stream of sushi. I filmed a little clip of it back in 2007: Download this video for your iPod You pay ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/14/encinitas-ca-leucadia-sushi-bar/ Megan Wallent and her family recently went to Disney World in Florida and has come back with recommendations for eating there. * Disney Food Experience « M( ) > Yes, you can find reasonable food in the Disney parks (Reasonable: not all fried, some greens or at least fruit, not ultra fatty). ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/11/florida-m-talks-about-the-disney-food-experience/ Fail by Nicole Lee from Flickr She commented, "Upside down door hook, in the MGM Grand restroom." Actually, the downward sloping part is a device meant to prevent theft of your purse or coat. You're supposed to hang your items on the metal hook below below it. http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/10/upside-down-coat-hook-at-the-mgm-grand-hotel/ You may remember my unpleasant stay at Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino back in November of last year. If not, you can read about it here: * Starling Travel » Don’t Stay At Buffalo Bill’s Hotel and Casino A few months after posting that entry, I received a call. I didn't recognize ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/09/buffalo-bill%e2%80%99s-hotel-and-casino-apologizes/ We made reservations to stay at the Luxor Hotel, but when we arrived, I was heartbroken. They were tearing out everything I loved in the hotel and it was all blocked off by big walls. It was 1996. They had already removed the Nile River Ride on the lower level and ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/08/luxor-hotel-remodel-1996/ I have never been one to pack light. I'm always the one who has aspirin and band-aids in her purse just in case, so you can imagine what I'm like when I pack for a week. Zen Habits, on the other hand is packing light for his trip to Thailand. * ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/07/zen-habits-packs-light/ Miss Rogue went to BarCampNYC and stayed at the Hyatt Bellevue. Imagine her surprise when she found this note from a previous guest at the hotel: Awesome note a previous guest left for me to find at the Hyatt Bellevue by miss_rogue from Flickr She also took a picture of it with ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/04/a-note-from-a-previous-guest/ Edinburgh city center by Jer_GlobeTrotter from Flickr NakedJen's sister, HalfNakedRobin, sent her an email from her latest wanderings with the imperative, "Get ye arse to Scotland!" I love this description of Scotland: > I am one that favors warm climates and white beaches so this is a huge for me to ... http://www.starling-travel.com/2008/04/03/get-ye-arse-to-scotland/