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I’m going to follow my 2019 summary template, both for consistency and because it’s a quick-and-dirty way to catch up my blogging. Starting with 2021 travel statuses earned: American Airlines, Executive Platinum United, Silver (via Marriott) Marriott, Titanium Hyatt, Globalist Hilton, Diamond IHG, Platinum Choice Hotels, Gold Honestly, earning status in 2021 was a no-brainer.…

Ah, 2020. The year started off promisingly: January: South Africa with friends (Jo’berg, Cape Town) January: Vegas, baby! also with friends February: I’m pretty sure we also visited Orlando We had so many epic trips planned for 2020: March: Singapore, Indonesia, Tokyo (ANA First class!!!!) July: Tokyo again (JAL First class!!! I was going to…

NOTE: This was written in December 2019 and never posted. Instead of improving/updating, I’m publishing this little time capsule.  Have I blogged this year? So many travels, so little time… But to sum up this year, I’ll start with elite statuses earned this year: American Airlines, Executive Platinum United, Silver (via Marriott) Marriott, Titanium Hyatt,…

Chris had a work trip to Europe and I had time in my schedule to join him for a long weekend in Berlin, where his work trip ended. Since we have some friends there, our primary goal for this trip was to catch up with them; sight-seeing was a secondary objective. Flight details: Chris flew…

We’re not really sentimental about our wedding anniversary, but it’s a great excuse (not that we need one) to plan a trip! It’s in March, so Chicago’s weather is typically “meh” and I usually want to get away. We have a strong preference for direct flights when planning short trips (not exactly unusual, I know),…