Thank you all for your warm welcome to my new blog!  Today is my official-official launch day (though I’ve been live a few days already!) Today I’ll be running some giveaways, plus will be trying some new things out, so stay tuned for those contests. And I would love to …

I love having Priority Pass, but more so than any other lounge access, I’ve come across bizarre issues. For example, I found out the lounge in Punta Cana was checking multiple people onto one Priority Pass Select card because it was easier–even people the card holder didn’t know. The lounge agent just …

When the least avGeeky part of a wedding is getting married at the airport, you know you are in for a treat. Wedding guests joined the bride and groom on an airplane after getting wed at Malta International Airport and flew in an interesting flight pattern. .@AirMalta #LoveFlight #AMC14JC is returning to Malta …

April Fools Day tends to annoy me.  I can’t trust anything.  But some sites blatantly offer joke products and ThinkGeek does a fabulous job at creating the perfect fake products. Forget about Keri’s selfie-stick, how about traveling with a whole selfie-rig?   Or, traveling someplace new? Make sure you get …

If you couldn’t figure it out by the title, our family is Catholic. When we travel we try to attend Mass in whatever country we’re in. Sometimes this has worked well for us, other times we have failed spectacularly. If you’re traveling in a traditionally Catholic country (Italy, France, Spain, …

I’ve written in the past about how you can use Twitter to get instant access to new deals from the Flight Deal, a website that curates amazing deals.  (See also, the Fare Deal). It has actually gotten increasingly easier.  Rather than use text notifications, you can have the tweets pop …

I’ve seen some luggage that were monster sized suitcases. But Bored Panda highlighted some suitcases that are truly monstrous. In the literal term.   Check out the link for a lot of her pieces. The articles suggests you can buy these in her Etsy shop, but it appears most of …

The decreasing size of seats could affect your ability to escape in an emergency and can make you more likely to develop health problems while on a flight. I originally assumed this CBS News article was going to be click-bait, but it actually makes some good points about safety standards, …

Experiencing an allergic reaction on the plane– I like new experiences when I travel, but I’ve never quite meant this. On a flight from Hawaii to the mainland, I started feeling a little strange.  It felt almost like there was a buzzing at the back of my throat. Suddenly, I …

In a few weeks, we’re heading to Ireland. As part of this visit, we’re visiting some family members who still live over there. We were brainstorming ideas of Texas-themed gifts we could bring (hot sauce, jalapeno jelly, etc) and we thought about bringing Tito’s vodka. Then the question came up, …