March 27th signaled the culmination of my 8th year with my company. I know some people can travel for entire careers and that works for them, but I had reached my breaking point. My health is deteriorating, I was constantly stressed out because I felt like I was always working on the road, then when…
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Day 6: Paradise Lost
My flight out wasn’t until 8:30 PM and I was a bit sunburned so instead of lounging at the Hilton until 5 PM I decided to check out at normal time and head to downtown Victoria (or i guess just Victoria is what they call it). I checked out and had Hilton call me a…
Addis Ababa Day 2: Unexpected holidays on…holiday
I met a nice Welsh lady in the executive lounge the previous night who advised me that the tour companies at the Hilton book private 1/2 day tours for about ~$80. She advised me to use the company by the bakery. First I tried the agency by the elevators but they kept saying everything is…
Day 1 Addis Ababa: The best laid plans
As most of you who ready my blog know I like to be prepared for what the stated policies are, even if they are rarely enforced. I landed at ADD ontime at 6:45 am but due to being in the back of the plane it was around 7 am before I deplaned. I knew I…
Days 2-3 disconnecting
The past 2 days I have been at Playa Blanca in Panama. It is an all-inclusive resort about 2 hours away from Panama City on the Pacific. The hotel isn’t a hotel I would have chosen on my own, but it is an OK venue. The resort has 2 pools, one with a swim up…
Day one: surviving transit
My apologies if any of the formatting is off. I didn’t want to travel with my laptop so the next few posts will be from my phone. I had an early flight this morning and got to the airport without much time to spare. Note to self: Never book vacation flights before noon! Got to…
My experience with Passport Health
I had mentioned previously that I was going to get shots for up upcoming trips. This post is a review of Passport Health. After I scheduled my appointment on the phone I was provided a link to fill out with my immunization history, countries I’m visiting, prescriptions I’m taking, and other relevant health information. It…
Misdirected Service Recovery
Service recovery is very important in the hospitality industry, but what do you do when you didn’t actually complain? I got an email from the general manager of a hotel I stayed at last week apologizing for giving me the wrong room type and offering me a voucher. That is how things should work (assuming…
Charlotte Frequent Flyer BBQ Get Together – August 17
If any of you follow Flyertalk’s Community forum you know that periodically people schedule events throughout the world. FT member Gamecock is coordinating an event August 17th called the Carolina Que-Do. The schedule is best viewed from the event page since the agenda is subject to change at any time, but here it is as-of…
The things I miss with business travel…
Although business travel allows me to see many more things than I most likely would have seen otherwise, there are plenty of events that I miss. When I was reading my local newspaper, the Charlotte Observer, I realized Who Wants to Be a Millionaire was auditioning in Charlotte today and where was I? Syracuse, Philadelphia,…