When was the last time you were at a restaurant and people you were with ordered tomato juice? Sunday brunch doesn’t count since those are typically ordered with vodka. It pretty much never happens. I’m always intrigued by people’s behavior in airplanes. I previously discussed what people do with their feet in public spaces. Another odd thing: have you ever noticed how much tomato juice…
I travel a lot, but most of it is domestic travel. I tend to take one big international trip every couple of years. Hence why I seem so giddy and excited for this trip. This is one of the years of a big trip and I’ve previously written about the award flights I booked to Europe as well as the cruise itinerary and ports of call for…
I’ve been fortunate to see most of the United States of America. Some of my favorite places include Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Austin, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Vail. In my short 33 years, I’ve been able to visit 96% of the United States. About two years ago, I visited my 48th state: West Virginia. Since then, however, I’ve been just two states shy of…
I recently did a quick weekend trip to San Francisco (like straight to the airport on Friday after work and back Sunday evening). I booked my outbound ticket on jetBlue using True Blue points to go from Austin to San Francisco via Long Beach. Because I am currently a TrueBlue Mosaic member (thanks to a recent status match), I am able to cancel award tickets free…
A friend recently passed along an article to regarding dirty secrets of the travel industry. I spend a fair amount of time on airplanes and in hotels, so I found some of the ‘secrets’ interesting. Some interesting points from the article: Airlines lie about estimated arrival times. Airlines have to report departure and arrival statistics to the US government. One way to look good is to pad times on…
My partner and I recently ran the BolderBOULDER 10K — a decision that probably should have taken into account training, altitude, and training. I mean, it’s a pretty good idea to commit to running 6.2 miles at an average altitude of 5,300 feet, right? If you follow me on twitter, you’ll know that I was that guy that was tweeting while running. I mean if you put…
I can’t remember how I stumbled upon this video, but ever since I’ve found it, I think I’ve watched it about 100 times. I’ve done several of these on this list, and I wrote about how #4 has significantly impacted my life: In case you don’t have the two and a half minutes, I’ve listed the trips the video says should take in your twenties (although, I…
