One thing you may or may not know about me is that I studied in Indonesia when I was in college. It’s true. I spent two summers studying monkeys in a jungle on a remote Indonesian off the southwest coast of Java. These experiences changed me for several reasons, which I wrote about in a previous issue of InFluential Magazine. But overall, this experience helped…
I’m about to share something with you that is going to blow your mind. And it is so easy, you’re going to say to yourself, “Gee, how did I NOT know that?” You know that feeling. You are running late to the airport and you remember that you still need to refill the gas tank in your rental car. You know that as you get…
When asked to describe my travel habits, I would say I am a weekend warrior. Yes I travel a lot. Yes I have a full-time job. So in order to fill in my passion to travel into my work life, I tend to take a lot of weekend trips. Los Angeles is a fun weekend getaway from Austin. Southwest, United, American, and Delta all have…
Since this summer, I’ve been pretty good about sticking to my Tuesday/Friday posting schedule. All day yesterday, I had been drafting this post in my mind. I had an idea of what I wanted to write about, but I couldn’t conceptualize the direction to take. So I shelved it and went about my day. Like most Fridays (when I’m at home, that is), I came…
My job takes me to the Texas coast a couple times a year. That entails a 4+ hour drive from Austin, through a bunch of small Texas towns including Lockhart, Luling, Gonzales, Cuero, Goliad, and Refugio, and ending in Port Aransas, a small island town due east of Corpus Christi, Texas. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Aransas is the hotel I’ve been staying…
It’s no secret that I love plane food. In honor of #FoodPornFriday, this post is dedicated to the food I’ve enjoyed in the air over the last couple of months. Hope you enjoy as much as my belly did! To start, some warm nuts and cocktails: Now on to the main course: And for dessert… Are you an airline food foodie? What are some of your…
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…
