All things travel.
Summer is almost over. But if you are like me, you are vacationing late. I purposely scheduled my Grand Mediterranean cruise late so that I could get to Europe AFTER most of the Americans had left and not run into the summer break for Europeans. One other bonus is that I can compile my summer…
If I’m going to be whimpering on the cold tile floor of a bathroom, I’d rather it be my own. Don’t get me wrong… the hotel floor should be cleaned daily versus the every 14 days my own housekeeper comes, so in terms of hygiene, the hotel would win. But being sick away from home blows…
True confession time – I’m afraid I may be an overpacker. Don’t get me wrong… I’m not one of those people who hauls three suitcases (one full of shoes) with me on a weekend trip. Although I try not to judge people who do that (AKA many of my friends who don’t travel frequently). But…
A friend sent me this Buzzfeed list recently and it hit a bit TOO close to my reality. These business travel lessons really sum up some of the best (and worst) parts of life on the road. I had a discussion with some of my teammates at happy hour last Friday that centered around numbers 1 and 2. Since…
If you have found yourself here at the Jetsetter’s Homestead, chances are fairly good that you landed here either because you read a lot of travel blogs already or because you are researching upcoming travel (and thus will soon be buried in the world of travel blogs). It seems like everyone has a travel blog these…
There are hundreds of websites touting free travel tips, most of which revolve around credit card tricks (sign up bonuses, manufactured spending, or the like) or redeeming points/miles for trips. But if you already travel for business, there are often many opportunities out there for free weekends. My favorite way to get free weekends is…
I’m squatting down on the floor of the casino gift shop, hoping to hell that no one calls security. I’m clutching my iPhone, set on speaker mode and mute, and giving the evil eye to anyone who dares to walk within three feet of me. Yes, I’m working. Really, I am. It might not seem…
How can it be July 4th weekend already? I feel like I was just ringing in the new year. If you follow Jetsetter’s Homestead, then you know this has been a whirlwind year for me – I’m at a new firm after an acquisition which means my travel patterns have been altered a bit as I…
This airport adventure story will give you the feels…. Boy loves tiger. Boy loses tiger. Boy misses tiger. Tiger goes on adventure. I needed a tissue because I got a bit misty. This isn’t the normal ending for summer airport adventures with children – but I wish it could be!
“It’s a miracle… They are healed!” Those are the words I expected to hear uttered on several of my recent flights for you see, we had experienced the phenomenon that gate agents and flight attendants often call a “miracle flight”. I haven’t often seen one myself, despite a couple thousand flights in the duration of my…
I’m generally skeptical every time I see one of those viral articles that claims to predict my ideal job based on my answers to a few questions or my dream home based on my astrological sign. As such, clicking on this latest one – What each Myers-Briggs type does on vacation – seemed like it would…
I am not one to jump on the fad bandwagon. And celebrity endorsements don’t make me want to try things I might not otherwise. But when I’m traveling abroad, I’m usually game to try a local treatment or two. I journeyed to Beijing for Memorial Day weekend thanks to the now infamous $400-ish business class…