Ah… it feels good to be back in the saddle – or first class seat if you will. It was a five day whirlwind – seven air segments, two car rentals, three hotel rooms. And I still slept in my own bed for four nights. But that’s only a tiny bit of my weekly recap……
Welcome to the first weekly recap for Jetsetter’s Homestead for 2015. I’m both excited and nervous about a new year starting, especially as I’ve adopted the concept of “change” as my intention for 2015, in lieu of a traditional resolution. Change means many things as I look towards the next twelve months. To start, I…
2014 has come and gone – and another milestone passed with New Year’s Eve that I failed to recognize at the time – my first six months as part of the Boarding Area & Prior2Boarding family of blogs. When I set out to write again (my original travel/life blog – “Another Glass of Champagne Please” was…
I hope all my readers enjoyed some holiday downtime this week. I had a fabulous time spending Christmas at home with my family, a switch from some of my past years. I always believe that Christmas is wherever you are, but this year it was right where I needed to be. I took a bit…
I cannot believe it is three days until Christmas. Or rather, I refuse to believe it… mainly because I’m not done with my Christmas shopping (or decorating… or baking… or wrapping). I need to watch Love Actually at least 17 times in the next 72 hours and drink massive quantities of eggnog. And caroling… there…
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…
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…
What a week! I’ve been on vacation onboard Seabourn Odyssey since November 23, cruising down the eastern coast of Indonesia (from Singapore to Bali). It has been a grand adventure so far. I’ve visited the ancient temple sites of Prambanan and Borobudur (both UNESCO World Heritage Sites), the busy industrial cities of Jakarta and Surabaya, and trekked…
Happy Monday! For those in the US, it’s an especially happy one because it is a three-day work week for many. Me? I’m not working at all. In fact, while you are reading this, I’m enjoying a sea day on Seabourn Odyssey as I begin day two of my Singapore to Bali cruise. I left…
Brrrr…. That one utterance could sum up this past week. I am decidedly NOT ready for winter. I left for a quick trip to South Carolina last Monday to see a client. When I landed in Columbia, I was sweating. But when I took off from Charleston the next morning, I knew that it was the last…
Happy Monday! I’m having one of those weeks where I was happy when the alarm went off this morning and I could jump back into my routine (which today saw me catching an 8 am flight to the east coast). This is a two trip week so I’ll get to sleep in my own bed…
Hello sunshine! I’m waking up in a sun-filled hotel room in Northern California this morning after a lovely wine-soaked celebration last night hosted and attended by a few of my long-time friends originally met through FlyerTalk.com almost 15 years ago. It was a wonderful reminder of one of the best things about all these years…