It didn’t take long for the relaxing glow of vacation to wear off – I dove right back in headfirst a week ago. I luckily had a recovery plan in place but the pace has been as busy as ever (probably not helped by a voluntary segment run this past weekend)! But now I’m in that mode…
Ah… it was WONDERFUL to be closer to home this week after the end of my three week vacation. My travel is winding down for the year but I still have a lot of catching up to do on reviews and reports, a little bit of plotting left for my end of year status qualifications, planning…
I don’t know how I get talked into these things. I’m really NOT a mileage runner… but my friend Tom is doing a segment run on American Eagle today and since he has an AirPass he can bring a companion along for free. Sounds great, right? It is except that I don’t get any miles/segment…
Yesterday I shared details of our self-guided city tour for Surabaya using Blue Bird Taxi. Today I’d like to share more about the new Surabaya cruise port terminal itself. We were told that Seabourn Odyssey was the first ship to call at the newly finished cruise terminal in Surabaya. Because we were in a hurry to…
UberX drivers come from all slices of life. You might be surprised who drives for UberX and what they do when they are not driving. Yesterday ESPN featured a story about Matt Stainbrook, a starter for the Xavier men’s basketball team and also a Cleveland UberX driver. Matt’s story is pretty cool – he is…
I’ve never attended a Frequent Traveler University – or any other kind of organized “travel education” event. But I’ve been a road warrior for sixteen years, something that brings with it a different kind of knowledge base. I’ve briefly considered attending these events in the past but passed them over because the focus seemed more…
On my recent twelve-night Indonesian cruise aboard Seabourn Odyssey, only one port proved troublesome for advance planning (something I don’t like that much) – Surabaya. Surabaya was a mystery. Plan A was to come up with a tour or other planned activity for the day. The ship’s tours did not sound at all interesting (and were…
I gave up on running last year after yet another stress fracture stymied my attempts to train for a long race. Still, I know the importance of a recovery plan for marathon runners. Traveling is no different – whether you are returning from a long international trip like I just did or wrapping up a stretch of…
Uber is kicking off a week of special events to support not-for-profit organization No Kid Hungry – and as part of that, will offer an UberLUNCH pop-up on Thursday in nine select markets. The cities and restaurants? Atlanta – Alon’s Bakery & Market Austin – Easy Tiger Dallas – SMOKE Restaurant Denver – Rosenberg’s Los Angeles –…
If you are looking for Don Draper, you just might find him hiding out in the mid-century modern lair that is the DoubleTree byHilton Hotel Seattle Airport. From arrival to departure, I found myself longing for a sweet vintage dress that would do this property justice. No sarcasm intended – read on…. Arrival I arrived…
Oh what a week! When I sat down to do my weekly recap, my mind was blown at how much ground I’ve covered in real life as well as here at the site. I started off on Monday in luxurious style on Seabourn, touring the northern Bali highlands with Virtuoso Voyager that day. I wrapped…
2014 has been one of my rougher travel years. I’ve endured inexplicably lost luggage (that I never wanted to check to begin with), passengers behaving badly or rudely or just unchivalrously. I’ve had several separate travel days that involved numerous cancellations, shuffling between airlines, or lengthy delays. I’ve had disappointing hotel stays and times I’ve…