Lea Travels

It’s the last week for Daily Getaways, which is sponsored by the US Travel Association and offers discounts for hotels, car rentals, attractions, and more. There are some good deals available, so it’s a good idea to browse the list on the calendar. Each listing begins at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time/7am Hawaii Standard Time. …

Apr 30

Winner of Prize Giveaway!

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Win a Prize!

Thanks for visiting my blog! It’s been a great start to 2016, and to thank you for celebrating my official launch I want to give one lucky person an awesome prize. Everyone who qualified was entered into a random drawing using the site: randomresult.com. I Googled it online to find a fair way to randomly …

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Apr 26

My First Trip to Japan: Tokyo

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Trip Reports

I live in a melting pot that is Hawaii, and the Japanese culture is largely included in the multicultural mix. It has always been a travel goal of mine to explore the origins of the food, people, history and culture that I experience on a daily basis. And what better way than flying to …

Tags: Japan, Tokyo

Apr 24

Daily Getaways: April 25-29

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Daily Getaways is sponsored by the US Travel Association and offers discounts for hotels, car rentals, attractions, and more. There are some good deals available, so it’s a good idea to browse the list on the calendar. Each listing begins at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time/7am Hawaii Standard Time. The catch? There aren’t many packages offered, …

Apr 19

My First Trip to Japan

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Trip Reports

I visited Japan for the first time and didn’t eat any sushi! Well, I don’t particularly like to eat all the rice in sushi, but I love sashimi and I ate a lot of it. I chose Japan during Cherry Blossom (sakura) season because my mom had this on her bucket list. We decided …

Tags: Japan, Osaka, Tokyo

Apr 17

Daily Getaways: April 18-22

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Apr 15

Spring Break in Los Cabos, Mexico

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Trip Reports

Los Cabos is located on the southern tip of Baja California Sur, Mexico, and consists of two main travel destinations: Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. The two towns are about 40 minutes apart by car or taxi and offer different experiences in each location. When I used to think about Cabo, I’d …

Tags: Cabo, Cabo Azul Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico

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Apr 10

Daily Getaways: April 11-15

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Apr 08

Alaska Air Acquiring Virgin America

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Travel News

Another airline merger is in the works. Earlier in the week Alaska announced a buyout of Virgin America for $2.6 billion. This is not surprising as US carriers have been consolidating the past few years: Delta-Northwest (2008), Southwest-AirTran (2010), United-Continental (2012), and American-US Airways (2015). Post-merger, Alaska-Virgin will become the fifth largest airline in the …

Tags: Alaska Air, Virgin America

Apr 04

Daily Getaways: April 4-8

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Daily Getaways is sponsored by the US Travel Association and offers discounts from hotels, car rentals, attractions, and more. There are some good deals to be had, so it’s a good idea to browse what’s available. Each listing begins at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time/7am Hawaii Standard Time. I personally bought Hyatt points at a discount …