When a Home Game Feels Like Part of the Road Trip and Getting Ready for 6 Nights in Sweden for Under $600

Feels nice to be home for a bit.

Hi everyone.

First off, I want to apologize for the long delay in posts. I actually started the draft of this post during Toronto’s lone home game last week before going right back to Boston. It really did feel like the game against the game against the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 31 in Toronto was just a stop on a seven-city road trip.

Maple Leafs captain John Tavares referred to the five-game, 11-day jaunt through Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Washington, DC, Dallas and Nashville as the longest of his NHL career.

Some outlets have the luxury of splitting that trip up to have different reporters. Some only did a part of the trip. We were there the whole way.

Although I didn’t get to do much in Boston, only being in town for one game, I did enjoy it. I have a pair of neighbours who help look after my six-year-old Siberian Husky named Shelby and in exchange, I always ask them if I can get them anything from the States.

This time, they took that opportunity and asked me to pick up some George Howell Coffee that is exclusive to the Boston area.

Not knowing what the fuss was about, I decided to get a cup of drip coffee (black) and a couple of bags of espresso beans to bring back to my neighbours. It was really good and worth the walk to the Boston Public Market.

When I’m on the road and in the city for a short time, I’ll usually end up staying near the airport. I’m usually at the rink all day for a morning skate and game so it makes the most sense. I can then walk around the downtown in between if I so choose. Sometimes if the airport is too far (Pittsburgh for example), I’ll stay downtown or somewhere else that makes sense.

But Boston has one of the better media meals in the NHL. And although I was disappointed this time around that they didn’t do the usual pasta bar, the pizza was delicious and it was topped up with two different protein choices. A nicely seasoned chicken and meatloaf.

@davidalter35Media #meal in Boston tonight featured some good chicken, BBQ meatloaf and a nice homemade pizza. $10US and good value. #Leafs #Bruins #NHL #Hockey #foryou #foryoupage

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Not bad for $10

Gearing up for Sweden

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading out to Sweden and I’m very much looking forward to this one-of-a-kind trip for the club. I’ll be using the chat to interact with paid subscribers throughout the trip. If you are planning to attend the games overseas, please reach out.

How I only spent $600 for

Since 2018, I’ve been leveraging my points to travel at little to no cost. I don’t accumulate points in the traditional sense. I use a method called “churning” which essentially allows me to collect various types of travel reward currency at a hyper-accelerated rate.