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.
Miscellaneous
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TSA PreCheck Test – Should There Be One To Qualify?
Should there be a TSA PreCheck test? Jetsetters Homestead argues that there should be a TSA PreCheck test to qualify for utilizing the service. We explain why we feel this way and what a TSA PreCheck test might look like in order to improve the speed and efficiency of the TSA PreCheck service. Do you agree?
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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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Crawfish Season – Enjoy While You Can!
It’s early spring along the Gulf Coast and that means it’s time for crawfish. The exact timing for the season can vary from one year to the next depending on rainfall and temperature. But this year, NOW is the time to dig in. Crawfish boils are a great excuse to have a backyard get together with friends….
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It Feels Like Groundhog Day
Every frequent traveler sooner or later experiences Groundhog Day. I’m not talking about the pseudo holiday when a toothy little mammal forecasts the weather for the next six weeks with all the accuracy of a farmers almanac. Instead I’m talking about that Bill Murray movie. The one with the tagline “He’s having the day of his…
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Have You Suffered From Paris Syndrome?
Add Paris syndrome to the list of strange maladies I hope to never be diagnosed with. I stumbled upon this previously unknown to me disorder while going down another one of my random research rabbit holes. This happens often. I intend to Google one thing. Hours later I find myself dazed, hungry, and reading about an obscure topic I had no…
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Chasing Alexander Calder
Many frequent travelers I know have certain rituals or routines that punctuate their trips. Two different friends have each amassed a large collection of Starbucks city mugs. Others collect snowglobes or Hard Rock Café pins. I collect Alexander Calder. Its not (for the most part) a physical collection – although I do own two handsigned epreuve d’artist…
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Becoming Agnostic – How I Lost My Loyalty
Agnostic ag·nos·tic /aɡˈnästik/ – having a doubtful or noncommittal attitude toward something. I used to care about loyalty. I was a slave to the loyalty programs I had chosen – sleeping in inferior hotels (sometimes changing properties in close proximity to increase my stay count), doing an occasional mileage run to top off my account…
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Instagram Sunsets and Other Random Snaps
True confession – I love Instagram. For me, it is a great easy way to share random snaps from what may be going on my life on any particular day. I am particularly fond of airplane window seat views (particularly sunrises and sunsets, as well as takeoffs and landings), food porn, and an occasional selfie. I…
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Worst Travelers Ever
Some people are the worst travelers. Ever. The reality is that anyone can be among the worst travelers on a bad day. I’ve encountered plenty in my day. There are all those folks featured on passenger shaming sites. There is that guy who threw trash at me in the airport that one time. There is that…
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Crying on Vacation
I am one of those emotional girls who does emotional things like crying on vacation. I cry when reading books. I cry when reading stories on Facebook. I cry watching movies (especially Love Actually). I cry walking through the arrivals hall at T5 at Heathrow. Every bloody time (blame Love Actually). So yes, I cry…
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The World is Flat
The world is flat. Okay, I know its not flat. But it’s small enough for me that the edges corral my own universe into a tidy package. It is a small world for me too. Never mind 24 time zones, 7 continents, or different languages. I often feel like the other side of the globe…
