Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD – Is Travel an Escape Route?
Reverse seasonal affective disorder makes summer unbearable for a small population. Travel provides relief. SAD sufferers live through bad seasons annually.
Author: Jennifer Moody
Jennifer is a management consultant and avid volunteer. Her career and volunteer duty travels have helped her log top-tier airline and hotel status annually for the last nineteen years. In addition, she embraces the opportunity to maximize her vacation time by planning extracurricular trips that have taken her to over 60 countries and 48.5 US states. Once an "every week" road warrior, she now only travels around 100 days a year. She resides in her native Fort Worth, Texas where she enjoys cooking, gardening, sewing, needlepoint, wine, and playing with her Border Collie/Great Pyreness mix puppy Harley Quinn.
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The Great American Eclipse: A Day Late, A Dollar Short in Fort Worth
A day late, a dollar short – musings on the Great American Eclipse from Fort Worth in 1979, 2017, and 2024 from Jetsetters Homestead.
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I Am A Lousy Tipper (According to This Study)
Who is a lousy tipper? And where are the best tippers found? This new study on tipping looks at the median tip segmented by demographic groups.
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More Sex Love and Uber
Three years ago, I decided to experiment with driving for Uber just so I could better understand the UberX platform. It was brand-new to Dallas-Fort Worth and I had yet to even be an UberX customer having only utilized the relatively new Uber car service in cities like New York and San Francisco. That mini…
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Seabourn Penthouse Suite Review with Photos
Cruising on Seabourn is a special experience to begin with. As an ultra-luxury all-suites cruise line, the baseline is high. Cruising in a Seabourn Penthouse suite elevates that experience to the next level. We had the opportunity to experience this on Seabourn’s inaugural cruise to Alaska. This ultra-luxury experience on an ultra-luxury line is a very special…
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Seven Things to Love About the Seabourn Alaska Cruises
We are in the initial week of the inaugural Seabourn Alaska sailing. While we are only at the halfway point and I have already honed in on several things our readers will love! Here are seven things I think everyone can agree are amazing about the Seabourn Alaska cruises. (You can read more about the…
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Worst Tour Guide in the World
I contend that it takes a lot to earn the dubious honor of Worst Tour Guide in the World. Two years after a tour to China, I am absolutely certain I have not only met the Worst Tour Guide in the World, but also barely survived a day with her. How Our Experience With the Worst Tour…
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Preparing to Cruise – Resources for Travelers
The start of summer travel season means beginning vacation plans in the northern hemisphere. For millions, that means preparing to cruise on one of the hundreds of voyages that will depart over the coming months. May is the seasonal start for destinations such as Alaska and the Baltics. As well, the start of summer vacations marks the rise of…
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Delta’s Disastrous Terminal Move at LAX – What Did We Miss?
Back in March, we warned travelers to steer clear of Los Angeles International Airport during early May if flying certain airlines. The big terminal move at LAX would shuffle 21 carriers over a multi-night multi-terminal logistical dance. Our advice to Delta flyers should have been more pointed. Delta’s disastrous terminal move at LAX, it turns out, was not only…
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How I Lost Miles – Thousands of Them – Through My Own Carelessness
I just made a startling discovery. Over the past two years, I lost miles – thousands of them, actually! While I cannot calculate the exact value of the lost miles, I estimate it to be at least the equivalent of a domestic round-trip ticket. At minimum. And maybe more – big ouch! Hopefully you can learn from my…
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Summer Travel – 21 Must-Have Essentials
Summer travel time is almost here. For many, that means taking a trip to somewhere sunny – a cruise, beach vacation, camping, or foreign exploration. We are just returning from a week in the sun cruising on the Norwegian Sky. Now that I’m back, I wanted to share my personal list of must-have summer travel essentials. These 21 items…
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Travel Fears, Frustrations, and Secrets
Our travel fears, frustrations, and secrets dominated this last week on Jetsetter’s Homestead. And that’s just the beginning of the coast-to-coast fun that included communism, cultural awareness, and cuisine. Welcome to the weekly recap where we catch you up on what you’ve missed, where we’ve been, and what might be in the works. We were finally back…
