Earning bonus miles is nifty. Many of you do that easily by applying for one credit card after another and reaping the bonus miles. That is the fun – and certainly the most effortless – way to do it. But if you are the victim of identity theft, it can also be the difficult route to go. Take it…
It has finally happened. An emotional support animal has attacked a passenger on an aircraft. Last night, a passenger traveling on a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta was mauled by an emotional support animal. The emotional support animal was identified as weighing “up to 50 pounds” and was seated on the owner’s lap. The victim appeared…
Greetings from Alaska… and Texas! ( We are one part Jetsetter and one part Homestead this week. I’m off seeing Alaska as I joined Seabourn Sojourn earlier this week for her inaugural voyage to The Last Frontier. Meanwhile, Jim is keeping things together in Fort Worth. He’s tackling some home projects that are best accomplished without…
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…
The Buena Vista Social Club is a remarkable ad-hoc group of performers in Cuba who light up Havana’s nightlife with their classic Afro-Cuban sound. Revisit a long forgotten grand age of Cuba nightly at the Sociedad Cultural Rosalia de Castro in Havana.
Ultra-luxury cruise line Seabourn returns to Alaska on June 1 after a 15 year absence from the popular cruise market. Seabourn will offer a series of 11-, 12-, and 14-night sailings between June and September this year. The voyages will offer guests the unique opportunity to experience Alaska up-close with a handpicked expedition team. Guests on…
Last fall I headed to Iceland with G Adventures. When booking flights to meet my group in Reykjavik, I came across a number of options. There were your usual suspects (Icelandair, British Airways, Delta, etc.) on Kayak. And then there was WOW Air. WOW Air was significantly less expensive. I sensed it might be a “Spirit Situation” so I conducted my research…
These three-day weekends are always too short. Usually I’m traveling at the beginning. This time I have the luxury of traveling at the end thanks to U2. I’m lucky for more than one reason – usually I would have been bound for Europe which would have put me smack in the middle of the British…
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…
We might have uttered the phrase “those kids today” one time too many around the homestead this year. We aren’t old, not by any stretch. But we aren’t getting any younger either. And we definitely aren’t millennials. But that’s okay. After all, we still feel young… and that’s what counts. We survived our 20s and…
It is not a secret that I am less than enthralled with the new World of Hyatt program. I totally understand (and even support) the change even though I think the marketing campaign is pretty lame. But I did NOT expect that I would have to watch my Hyatt Globalist suite upgrades like a hawk within the new…
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…