Justin Does…2015 Travel Review

In 2015, I traveled more than in previous years (2014, 2013). I easily requalified for American Airlines’ top tier Executive Platinum status, even with the increased qualification requirements. While I didn’t blog as much as previous years, I’ve been working behind the scenes on a blog make-over (to be revealed soon)!

As for flights, I took 157 domestic flights in 2015:

My domestic flights in 2015.

And a map of the 11 international flights I took:

My international flights in 2015.

A few statistics:

• A total 129,829 butt-in-seat miles were flown – enough miles to circumnavigate the earth 5.21 times
• I spent 15.7 days or over 376 hours in an airplane
• I was at 40 airports in 8 countries
• My longest flight was 7,256 miles (LAX to Hong Kong)
• My shortest flight was 84 miles (Kona to Kahului, Maui)

Some of my favorite blog posts of the year (there weren’t many):

• How I Keep Track of All My Miles and Points
• Seven Hours in Alaska, or How To Do Alaska as a Daytrip
• My One-Year Duolingo Challenge
• Today is My 20th Anniversary
• My Final Round-The-World Itinerary and Plans
• Justin Does…Hawaii, Tokyo, and Hong Kong

Some of my favorite photos from my travels in 2015:

Skiing Vail’s Christmas run on Christmas!

Perfect view to finish off the Tokyo trip: Mt. Fuji and Boeing 747 engines while climbing out of Tokyo-Haneda airport.

One of my favorite pictures from my day in Kyoto, Japan: The Torii, or gates, of Fushimi Inari-Taisha.

This is how Justin Does…Dubai.

Arriving to Tinjil Island, Indonesia after over 24 hours of flying.

Do you know what’s awesome? Randomly running into your friends at the airport and scoring them an upgrade.

I was super excited for my first time on Cathay Pacific and the first leg of my Round-The-World itinerary.

I spent my birthday being awesome.

I always enjoy hiking with my girl Casey.

On a random flight cancellation and delay, I ran into my friend Susan when re-routed via Chicago.

Visiting Graceland with my friend Vanessa as part of my visit to my 50th state.

Hanging out at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail, Colorado

Thank YOU for reading! Where did your travels take you in 2015?

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