Category: Travel

  • Joy

    Joy

    Upon returning to my home airport this past week I glanced at my TripIt app and thought it must be having a problem syncing. Joy is checking your TripIt app and finding no itineraries. Usually there’s 1-3 in there. Then I remembered that I actually didn’t have a trip planned…yet.

  • A Starbucks tip for International Travelers

    A Starbucks tip for International Travelers

    It’s my privilege to travel internationally on a regular basis and I frequently visit multiple countries on a single trip. I’ve gotten pretty good at most aspects of international travel, but one of the things I’ve struggled with is currency exchange when departing a country. I try to go cashless, but frequently find myself using…

  • It’s a small world…travel like it is

    It’s a small world…travel like it is

    I’m on the last day of a 10 day trip in Europe and am spending the evening in the Movenpick Hotel at the airport  in Stuttgart, Germany.  BTW…staying in an airport hotel on a Friday night anywhere sucks, but it’s also cold, rainy and foggy in Stuttgart tonight. Sitting at the bar (empty except for those without…

  • Traveling thru Charlotte…stop for the best shoeshine

    Traveling thru Charlotte…stop for the best shoeshine

    Though you might accuse me of some bias here, if you’re ever through Charlotte you should plan to get a shoeshine while there. Having traveled much of the world, I can honestly say that I’ve never had a finer polish job. Wearing black?…be prepared for a torch to allow the polish to flow in. Don’t…