Shorts on a Plane

As a child, I remember dressing up to fly, even if we were just flying to Florida or Bermuda, we’d dress up in at least khakis and a sports jacket. It was second nature, even through college, to at least wear nice pants. Then, as I got into the work force, and my masters, it…

The $20 Rule

I learned a few years ago about Chris Guillebeau’s $10 Rule, and realized that I had already been using a similar approach myself.Chris’ rule is: It only took me about 100 countries—I’m a slow learner—but I finally created a $10 rule for myself that has been rocking my world. The $10 rule is that when…

Observations from a Hotel’s Executive Lounge

This past weekend, my wife and I took a very last minute trip to Singapore, partially to partake of the Night Grand Prix excitement. I have a bunch of posts drafted and will start throwing in photos in the coming days/week. For now, I though I would offer an observation from the night of the…

Review: Fairmont Southampton – The room

A few weeks ago, my wife and I visited Bermuda, its a short 2 hour flight from the East Coast of the US, and has beautiful beaches, and is generally, a great place to visit. I talked about the place Bermuda has in my life last week. I will cover our trip in 3 parts, and…

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Boeing and ANA Roll out the R2-D2 787 Livery

I wrote about ANA Unveiling the Star Wars livery a while back, calling it perhaps the most awesome livery out there. I stand by that statement. Wandering Aramean wrote about the roll-out, but this morning, @AirlineFlyer posted a video of how the plane was actually painted. Here’s that video below:Overall, I can’t wait to see…

Review: Fairmont Southampton – Public Areas

A few weeks ago, my wife and I visited Bermuda, its a short 2 hour flight from the East Coast of the US, and has beautiful beaches, and is generally, a great place to visit. I talked about the place Bermuda has in my life last week. I will cover our trip in 3 parts, and…