travel stories

Everyone has their tale of woe that happened during their travels. Or if they don’t have one themselves, they know someone who does. The family who got caught in an…

When you hear stories about gate agents, let’s face it; they’re usually not good ones. They’re usually more along the lines of gate agents telling passengers their carry-on bag is…

Flying first class is fun. You get a bigger, comfier seat, more legroom, better food, and a wide selection of adult beverages. That fancy alcohol doesn’t come cheap, of course.…

Sometimes a person discovers something new and it’s a whole new world for them. They reach out on social media and people like it. They share it. It goes viral.…

Way back in the mid-90s, before Sharon and I were dating (we’re married now) — and before I had any thoughts about miles and points — we booked a trip…

Travel friends, I have to be honest – a part of me loves a good story about petty revenge. No one getting hurt, no one psychologically scarred for life, none…

See that title? Flights can become un-delayed and re-delayed? Yeah. My wife and I have experienced this situation on two separate occasions, so I’m sharing it with everyone. Not knowing…

At some point in our lives, we’ve all made some sort of mistake when it comes to travel. Joe once miscalculated when we would get to our ryokan in a…

Joe and I have been writing this blog for just shy 7 years. During that time, we’ve wound up with several thousand posts under our belt. Some of them, we…

Sometimes you go on vacation and things just go wrong. Maybe the credit card you planned to use the most during your trip keeps getting denied. Or perhaps you lost…