This week I needed to send my laptop back in for repair. Computers, the internet, and email are my life and it was very difficult to not have my “brain” with me (I’ll go back and edit my previous posts from this week for clarity after my new brain arrives). This means I spent a…
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Finally! Growlers in NC!
I had actually never heard of a Growler until I went to a Flyertalk Dinner up in Chicago so for those of you in the same boat it’s a to go jug of draft beer…so if you really like something on tap at a bar/restaurant and they don’t sell it in bottles locally you can…
Super Shuttle in PHX really works!
I take SuperShuttle periodically because I won’t need a car at my destination or I’m traveling with enough coworkers that it doesn’t make sense for me to have a car. (Heck, I took Bart/AC Transit a couple weeks ago!) Super Shuttle vs Taxi vs public transit I try to avoid public transit with luggage as…
So how should I keep my clothes fresh
Since I was running a contest I didn’t respond to comments in the thread so here are my responses: Paul said to use fresh dryer sheets. I used to do this, but since I bought a new suitcase a few months ago I hadn’t been doing that. I placed a few sheets in the bag…
Not having that fresh smell at the end of the week
Now that it’s starting to get hot again I find that by Thursday my clothes don’t smell as fresh any more (I don’t rewear shirts or underwear, but do rewear pants and blazer). What are the best tips out there? Should I just febreze and go? Should I travel with some kind of moisture absorber…
Travel Etiquette: Tipping
I listen to the Freakonomics Podcast because I always like how they look through the existing talking points and expose me to new ones for various topics. Take tipping for example. They discussed tipping in the podcast released this week. It wasn’t just the typical (but extremely valid) “You should tip because they are paid…
Stacking offers to save money – my experience
Sometimes your objective may be to get a certain award and other times your objective is just to save as much as possible everyday spending. I’m in the middle of a home improvement project and I don’t have the Chase Freedom card so I can’t get 5% cash-back this quarter from Lowe’s, but it turns…
Happy Memorial Day
Welcome to the beginning of the busy season. Although weather is often better than the winter, overall there are more people traveling so a mechanical or weather day is not as easily absorbed. Just remember to be flexible and don’t take it out on the gate agent if you are not accommodated on the next…
Don’t pull up on the wrong side again when refueling a rental
(Repost from March 23, 2010) How to figure out where the stupid fuel door is. I started my business travel career as I’m sure many of you did: shadowing someone already in the field. Like the protege in Up in the Air I hoped for a Ryan Bingham to show me the ropes. Instead I…
Welcome Back Hornets!
Although I grew up in Ft Lauderdale for some reason I liked the Charlotte Hornets. Maybe it was because Muggsy Bogues was such a star or maybe it was because I just really liked Hugo. I remember spending all of my first grade year preparing for hurricanes, especially Hugo, then he completely missed us at…