When I mention I’ve traveled a lot for work, I get a “you are so lucky!” in response. Probably the most exciting place I traveled for work was Hawaii.  And I had to tack my honeymoon onto it to make my honeymoon plus my work trips work.  So, not so …

I’ve worked in bars that were mostly bars (and one family restaurant). One place I worked at was a club.  We started opening on Sundays for the football games.  We didn’t serve any food.  We were just a bar. Occasionally, parents would bring their small children in.  We never would …

One thing I’ve been really nervous about is eating out with friends with my new dietary restrictions.  I really don’t want to be that person, but I’ve tried to challenge myself by eating out at my favorite places and staying within the parameters of what I need to eat. Which turned …

About a few years ago, I decided to start applying the lemon law to my hotel stays. The lemon law, originally conceived, provides “a remedy for purchasers of cars and other consumer goods in order to compensate for products that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality and performance.”  (Thanks, …

I travel by myself a lot and I generally feel safe. There have been a few time, though, where my spidey-sense has gone off. One time, when I was in Vegas, I found out some friends I knew were in town the same time.  We decided to go out to …

One of the things I value the most out of my frequent travel is being able to help my friends and family.  Whether it is getting to stay in a fancy hotel suite that has a fancy horse* shoe brush or upgrading someone on the sly, I love getting to share …

I intentionally gave myself a connecting in LaGuardia so I could check out the Centurion Lounge over in Terminal B. My flight was landing in Terminal C, so I had to go to a different building to get to the lounge.  I had to leave security to do this, but …

The first time I found this out, I was so surprised that I assumed it had to have been a temporary thing–but I was wrong. When I was in college, I’d visit my boyfriend who went to college in Boston (I chose Philly).  And we racked up a lot of …

Nope, I’m not pregnant. One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to try all the different cuisines and cocktails at my destination. And take photos of everything, of course. Mmmm…. But I’ve been dealing with some autoimmune issues lately.  In my last appointment with my doctor, he …

There are a lot of ways that American Airlines’ set of processes and procedures is better than US Airways. But I still stand behind that the upgrade system on US Airways was better–and I had an experience that causes me to stand even more behind that. On  US Airways, you …