Inspiration can be found everywhere if you are open to the message. Maybe you read a quote everyday (my favorite is the Holstee Manifesto that I keep at my desk) or even your horoscope and it inspired you to action. Maybe you read a story, watched a video or looked […]
This week’s theme as the summer comes to a close is Play. As an adult, I rarely get to play and have fun without a care in the world unless I am traveling. When traveling, the rules seem to fall away (or at least give me an excuse to ignore […]
My award ticket to Australia was definitely not for the faint of heart – it consisted of four flights, three airlines, thirty hours flying time and two hotels. I left on Tuesday night and arrived in Melbourne on Saturday (you miss a day over the international date line). The upside […]
One of the perks of flying international business class (even if award ticket) is access to the airline’s lounge, but not all lounges are created equal. I would visit a few on the Australia award trip (AA PHL lounge, Asiana using KLM Chicago, Singapore SilverKris lounge at Changi, Thai Melbourne, […]
As part of my award ticket, I would need to reposition myself to Chicago to get the first of three flights to Melbourne. My USAir flight from Philadelphia to Chicago, where I would stay overnight, was quite interesting. I had heard commotion from the rows behind me during the flight […]
As I look back on the Australia trip, the stars seemed to align for my day on The Great Ocean Road (the GOR) – the weather began sunny and bright on the cool side. When I was researching “things to do in Melbourne”, driving The Great Ocean Road was at […]
I knew it was wrong but I couldn’t stop myself, my body was craving chocolate at 9 a.m., so there I was eating pretzel M&Ms with my breakfast. My body had no clue what time zone it was in and how long we were staying here as for almost two […]
The flight from Lima to JFK was set to leave after midnight which made the last day in the city quite long. Having toured the Incan ruins at Pachacamac in the morning and the Magic Water Circuit at night, I was pretty exhausted and looking forward to a bit of […]
When was the last time you acted like a child on a plane? Tantrums and crying don’t count! Flying to Rapa Nui (Easter Island), I was reminded of the childish wonder of flying to a new land – the wonder of surprise, the unknown. I was flying to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) […]
My flight to Santiago would be 12 hrs and 30 minutes with a stop in Lima. I had redeemed 40k British Airways miles for the one way business class flight to Easter Island. I scheduled an allowed stopover in Santiago for three days. It was a long flight to prepare for both […]