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In 2017, I’ve enjoyed status on the following airlines: United (Gold) American (Platinum) Alaska (MVP Gold) Each of these are “second tier” levels, but since Alaska only has three tiers, I’m “higher up” on Alaska than on American or United. I don’t fly enough to maintain status on all three airlines.  I earned my American…

Actually, I’ve never watched an entire episode of the A-Team! But seriously, I do like it when I put time and effort (and geekery) into prospective travel arrangements and then everything works out as planned. Since November 2015, I’ve been to Asia four times, for work and for leisure: November 2015: ORD-HKG-ICN-HKG-ORD Chris and I blogged about this…

I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately: after a quiet January and February, I was on six long-haul or overnight trips in March.  Most of those flights involved red-eyes from California to home, but Chris and I squeezed in a mini-break to Vienna to celebrate our anniversary. Packing for overnight flights has gotten pretty elaborate for me.…

Warning: this is one of my longest posts ever! Introduction Every winter, I need a break from the dreary Chicago weather.  So over the winter holidays, we head south.  We’ve had a lot of fun over the past few winters!   For winter 2017-2018, we’ve decided to return to Argentina: Mendoza (for six days/five nights) and…

I’m obsessed with packing lists.  I can be scatterbrained and I hate the feeling that I’ve forgotten something.  So I often review bloggers packing lists to compare against my own, looking for tips and ideas on packing even better than I already am. But my packing lists change depending on circumstances: Purpose.  Work travel requires that I…