Month: August 2015

SPG Lifetime Platinum

Yesterday I was starting on my second martini, lazily setting my fantasy football draft rankings while watching the sail away from Livorno (I am on vacation – 1/3rd of the way into my Grand Mediterranean adventure) when I received the most delightful of frequent travel emails – I finally achieved SPG Lifetime Platinum Status! I consider this…

Weekly Update – Heathrow Arrivals and Other Realities

Greetings from Barcelona.  I’m at the start of a 2+ week holiday in Europe and working my way into decompression mode. I’m traveling with my friend “The Princess” and we are here for preliminary touring before joining a 12 night Grand Mediterranean cruise on NCL Spirit. Decompression is something that takes a little bit of…

Things AvGeeks Do – Book Unnecessary Flights
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Things AvGeeks Do – Book Unnecessary Flights

There is no denying that I’m one of those AvGeeks (aviation geeks). That behavior leads me to do some crazy things – fly on weekend mileage runs to spend 18 hours in Taipei.  Or Beijing solely because of a $400 first class fare.  Changing my flight and working in the airport so I can meet up with…

The Weekly Recap

Welcome to the weekly recap for the Jetsetter’s Homestead.  For those of you who stumbled here via my featured stint on BoardingArea this week… welcome!  I’m a management consultant who spends most of my weeks on the road.  On the weekends I split my time between fun side trips and my hometown of Fort Worth, Texas…