While I’ve taken a short break from the blog, I’ve not taken a short break from traveling and planning trips (for the record, I DO plan on posting about my round-the-world trip). I’ve returned to the blog to share an upcoming trip as well as get some tips on what to do, should you happen to have already been where I’m going. What I learned planning…
A few months ago, I wrote a post described how I am flying around the world with the caveat, “for now!” Because I have Executive Platinum status with American Airlines, I can make free award ticket changes on award tickets. As a result, I have been regularly constantly checking for different airlines and routings for my trip. I even reached out to y’all for your help! With my trip right…
I previously wrote about how I’m returning to SouthEast Asia in 2015. While the primary purpose of this trip is to serve as a guest instructor in an annual field course that is held on a remote Indonesian island, I figured since I was half-way around the world I would do some exploring. With this in mind, I had two goals: Visit places I have not been to. Fly around…
I’m not a big international traveler. I would love to go abroad more, but time and money just doesn’t let it happen. Friends of ours invited us to join them on a western Mediterranean cruise in mid-November, which sounded like a lot of fun and the price was right. Problem (good problem) is that other friends are also getting married in mid-November. So obviously we couldn’t…
I recently wrote about why you should always check your flight status, and if possible, the status of the inbound flight/aircraft. Last month, I was scheduled to fly on United Airlines from Vail/Eagle, Colorado to Austin, Texas. The morning of my flight, I checked my flight status to see that my flight was on time. The inbound aircraft, however, was showing a 2 hour 45…
American Airlines is running a promotion where you can earn 500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles by liking AA and AAdvantage on Facebook and taking a brief survey. The free miles will be awarded to the first 200,000 entries or though December 17, whichever comes first. Even if you don’t fly American very often, you should take advantage of this offer. Free miles are free miles! Plus,…
