Boarding an airplane is a crap shoot. On some airlines a back row seat – generally considered a rougher ride – gives you an option to board after the road warriors and before the rest of the crowd. Other airlines stagger this boarding to every 5th or 7th row in hopes of minimizing time you [...]

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Remember this apartment? Well I spent yesterday evening buttoning down the trip. I found round-trip non-stop business class frequent flyer tickets ONLINE through Delta.com from ORD to CDG. A few of you will understand why I consider that a miracle. I’m looking forward to trying out this app on my iPhone. If I’m reading correctly, [...]

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I’m not sure if it’s news for you, but it’s a big deal around here. It looks like service starts November 19th. Just thought I’d share.

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I have this photo from Halstaat, Austria up as my desktop right now. Every time I see it I smile, so I thought I’d share. Click on the image to get the larger version for your own desktop. (Let me know if you need help and I’ll walk you through it.)

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Bloggers read blogs. It’s kind of a given. And as you all know, I’ve been playing around with setting up a travel blog, so I’ve started reading more travel bloggers. That’s how I stumbled upon Everything-Everywhere.com. Gary is from Wisconsin. Today he found out that his blog was named one of Time Magazine’s 25 best [...]

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From Milwaukee To Baltimore for as low as $79 one-way To Buffalo for as low as $79 one-way To Cleveland for as low as $39 one-way To Columbus for as low as $39 one-way To Dallas for as low as $79 one-way To Denver for as low as $79 one-way To Detroit for as low [...]

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Oh, the tease was good. Who wouldn’t want a hotel room for under $20 a night? The harsh reality: With my geography skills I only recognized Bejing. Some world traveler I am. Clearly there are bargains to be had in Asia. The continent’s really never been on my list, though. What about you?

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I’ve certainly never had this happen before, but Delta Airlines called this morning at 4:11 a.m. to let us know the spouse’s flight was delayed by an hour. Now normally one might think this is helpful news, but 4 a.m.? That counts as a middle-of-the-night phone call. I don’t like those. Historically, they are bad [...]

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Surely I won’t be expected to pine away at home once the youngest heads to the big city. Yes, I’ve been playing with my travel calendar. I printed out 2010 and 2011 calendars, highlighted my planned trips, found the college calendar and figured out when she’ll be home, and GASP! I found a hole. I [...]

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Oh yes! I’ve found a reason to go this summer. (And no, I couldn’t decide on a Clearing week this year. Very unusual, but it happens.)

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