John Mac's Travels

  Greetings from Evansville, Indiana.   I’m in town to scan our racks that uplink local channels to #DIRECTV and generally “Kick the tires” to make sure all is good here in EVIN.   I usually stay at the @Hyatt or the #Doubletree , and this week Hyatt won the coin toss.    Downtown Evansville went through a revitalization a few years ago and now there are some great local restaurants and bars in walking distance to the #FordCenter . My favorite restaurant downtown is Comfort by the Cross Eyed Cricket .   Love this place.   Wonderful food.   It’s a three story establishment with a private bar/room upstairs for parties and private receptions, main floor for general dining and a basement bar with food as well.   No teles here so the focus is on food, and they do a wonderful job. They have a sign on the wall as you head downstairs that says "Were so glad you are here". I am always glad to be there.  My usual M/O is to eat at the comfort and...

  Mid November finds me in Central illinois. what I love about Illinois is that there is a great mix of Americana. you want left, go to Chicago.  you want right, go to Quincy. You want to stay in the middle lane, go to Peoria.  Illinois is a microcosm of America. Please visit if you have a chance, and DON'T fly.  Drive. Take it in, trust me... I'm starting my week in Quincy.  Not going to name the hotel, but I am here, and its Monday night.  I am READY for some #MNFonDIRECTV.  This hotel is not part of any national chain and has NO Television service to the bars and restaurant. The Restaurant TVs are off.  the Bar is empty. This is because the staff do not know how to use the TVs. No training.  I politely offered to show them how to use their TVs, but the request was denied. When you tell me "no" i'm good with that. I move on, but I move on with my wallet and potential revenue for the bar/restaurant and the hotel.  I ended up at the Riv...

I am happy to report that even travel bloggers get a "Bye week". Mine was last week. It was great to watch the MLB finals at home. Congratulations to the Texas Rangers! I was also able to watch #MNFonDIRECTV and #TNFonDIRECTV from home on my Gemini device with my children.  Great times. Week 10 of the NFL Season finds me in Topeka Kansas across the street from the state capital at the Cyrus Hotel. This is a Marriott hotel under the Tribute portfolio.  Named after Cyrus K. Holliday the founder of Topeka Kansas, this is a small boutique hotel downtown with an amazing restaurant and bar.  If you happen to be passing through town this is the place to stay.  This is not a #DIRECTV property, but I have dropped hints numerous times with Kelly the Restaurant/Bar manager in the hopes of a possible sales lead in the future. I finished out my week in Wichita Kansas at the Hyatt Regency . I was able to meet tons of people from the Bombardier Safety Convention . These professi...

By the time you read this I will have been home for 10 days.  Before I hit the road again it will be 13 straight days at home.  This is very foreign to me as a career traveler who usually spends every week in a hotel working remotely. Though I enjoy my family very much, sometimes I think they are counting the days until I am back on the road so they can have peace and quiet from "Crazy Dad". When I am home I very much enjoy cooking.  This week we made pies. We have an organic family orchard locally and two weeks ago we picked some of the most amazing Gold Rush Apples.  My parents were in town and overall had a great time together. I have also started a deck expansion in my backyard to accommodate a cooking station for our Pizza oven, bbq, and smoker.  So many projects, so little time. I watch the financial shows on the tele when I work and try to keep up with finance and all things technology and business.  Of course I look for all things #DIRECTV as well. ...