Smoke escaping from one of the volcano craters at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Travel Tuesday Photo: Volcano Crater in Hawaii
Categories: Hawaii, North America, Picture of the Week, United States
Tags: Hawaii, Picture of the Week, Travel Tuesday Photo, Volcano
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Travel Tuesday Photo: Flower Garden in Beijing
A beautiful flower garden in Beijing, China
Categories: Asia, China, Picture of the Week
Tags: Asia, Beijing, China, Picture of the Week, Travel Tuesday Photo
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Travel Tuesday Photo: Vancouver, BC Skyline
Just part of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada skyline as seen while sailing out on a cruise ship in 2005
Lodging Review: Dakota Lodge #8494, Keystone, Colorado
When our ski club visited Keystone in February 2026, we stayed at the River Run Village but our condos were spread out and none of our condos were in the same building. My roommate and I had a 2 Bedroom unit in the Dakota Lodge, unit 8494.
Check-in was at the main center, a short ride away from our building. Fortunately our bus stopped there first where a representative from each unit checked in at the front desk. The bus then dropped us off near the ice rink (which is a miniature golf course in the summer) and is surrounded by the Buffalo Lodge, the Dakota Lodge, and Expedition Station.
Dakota Lodge (credit: booking.com)
Categories: Colorado, Condos, Keystone, Lodging Review, North America, United States
Tags: Colorado, Keystone, Lodging Review, Ski Condo, Ski Lodging
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Travel Tuesday photo: The Vukovar Water Tower
The Vukovar Water Tower in Vukovar, Croatia. It’s a well-known symbol of the city and the country’s suffering during the Croatian War of Independence. It’s preserved in its war-damaged state and is now a memorial surrounded by a park.
Categories: Croatia, Europe, Picture of the Week
Tags: Croatia, Europe, Picture of the Week, Travel Tuesday Photo, Vukovar
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Lodging Review: Hyatt House Denver Airport
(credit: hyatt.com)
I stayed at the Hyatt House Denver Airport for one night ahead of a ski trip. It happened to be the weekend the severe snow and ice hit much of the eastern US so there were a lot of canceled flights and the hotel was quite busy.
Arrival
The hotel shuttle leaves the airport every 30 minutes at :15 and :45 after the hour. It departs the hotel at the top and bottom of each hour. It’s not a 24-hour service but I think the first hotel departure is in the 3 AM hour. The instructions I’d received via email say to wait on Island 3 outside door 512 on the baggage claim level but at least for right now there is no door 512 as there’s construction in that area. So just leave via door 510 or 514 and you’ll be fine. These even-numbered doors are on the United side of baggage claim so if you flew in on another airline you’ll likely need to cross to the other side of the building. Continue reading
Categories: Award Travel, Hotel, Hyatt, Hyatt House, Lodging Review
Tags: Award Travel, Colorado, Denver, Denver Airport, Hyatt, Hyatt House, Lodging Review
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