Winter brings cold weather. And cold weather brings out my itch to snowboard! Maria and I planned a weekend getaway to Vail Valley, Colorado to ring in the New Year. And for some skiing (Maria) and snowboarding (me). I asked Maria for her opinion on my picks. As you’ll see, we agree and disagree on what to do in the Vail Valley. Read about my our picks…
The holiday travel season over and I did a fair amount of traveling. What helps me when I’m on the road is my handy-dandy iPhone. These are my must-have apps: American Airlines. I’m a huge fan of American Airlines. They are my primary airline mostly because being so close to a hub, there are frequent flight options out of Austin. AA’s app is fantastic. They…
What a year 2012 was for me, travel-wise! And not to mention the launch of this blog: www.JustinDoesBlog.com (thank you so much for reading)! I took 96 domestic flights in 2012. Here’s a map: and a map of the 9 INTERNATIONAL flights I took: A few statistics: A total 74,830 butt-in-seat miles were flown – enough miles to circumnavigate the earth 3 times I spent 9 days or 216…
Let’s face it, New Year’s Eve is a lame “holiday”. So we thought it would be great to convince some friends (shout out to Jason, Erin, Scott, and Maria) to get out of Austin and spend the ‘holiday’ skiing in Colorado. Since we just got a place there, we wanted to bring the dogs, Cayman and Casey. An “easy” drive from Austin, Texas to Beaver…
There is no better weekend getaway than The Big Apple. Sightseeing, shopping, dining, theater, you name it: The City That Never Sleeps has it all. Read about some of the places and things I do every time I am in New York City over at fabisthenewblack.com! Did you enjoy this post or learn something new? Please like this blog on Facebook or follow me on Twitter. And please, share…
Two weeks ago I wrote about a huge price hike for monthly GoGo internet passes. A reader pointed out to me this morning that it appears that GoGo, the WiFi provider for many of the major domestic airlines (including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, etc.) has yet again adjusted their prices. This time, however, the prices have gone down. I reached out to @GoGo on twitter to see…
A great way to end finals week: celebrating the marriage of good friends. And in Austin! Let’s face it, a wedding invitation is a bill. You see the calligraphy. You feel the weight of the envelope. You think to yourself: $h!t! There goes at least a grand! That’s a problem with living in a city you didn’t grow up in: you rarely have in-town weddings.…
