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Costco Switchover Day

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Today is the long awaited day.  It's Costco switchover day!  Beginning today, Costco official begins accepts of Visa credit cards. As you may remember, in a surprising turn of events Citi purchased the Costco portfolio from Amex.  This stunning blow cost Amex 10% of its entire portfolio.  Amex not only lost exclusive rights to Costco, but all of the cardholder accounts were … [Read more...] about Costco Switchover Day

Aulani Dining

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In my last post I went over Aulani's Accommodations, mainly the Disney Vacation Club villas, so this time around I'll be covering Aulani Dining.  Why?  Well, despite the perception that there's few options, Aulani does have a TON of different dining options ranging from quick-service to upscale fare. 'Ama'Ama To me the best and only sit-down restaurant at Aulani is … [Read more...] about Aulani Dining

Hawaiian Airlines SEA-HNL

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At the beginning of our PNW Adventure, we flew Hawaiian Airlines HNL-PDX, which was an afternoon departure with late night arrival.  For our return trip home we flew Hawaiian Airlines SEA-HNL, which was an early morning departure with a midday arrival.  This meant an EARLY start to our day and a pre-dawn Uber ride from our hotel out to SEA. Hawaiians ground staff at SEA are … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Airlines SEA-HNL

Steelhead Diner

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Our final meal in Seattle would be dinner following our final day.  We wanted something relatively close to our hotel that was more on the casual side.  After much searching, we settled on Steelhead Diner. So after we finished packing, we headed back up to Pike Place Market and slightly past Rachel's Ginger Beer at Post Ally.  Restaurant was still going on during our … [Read more...] about Steelhead Diner

Matt’s in the Market

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Before I officially close out our Pacific Northwest Adventure, as promised, I'm including our final day's dining reviews, beginning with Matt's in the Market. Matt's in the Market is a really highly regarded Seattle eatery.  They're open for lunch and dinner and is always packed.  We arrived at Matt's towards the tale end of the lunch crowd, around 1pm.  Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Matt’s in the Market