Continental 1648; Dep. PHX: 10:11 a.m, Arr. IAH: 2:43 p.m.; Coach, 1,009 miles After a nice 24 hours in Phoenix, and a great free breakfast at the hotel, it was back to Sky Harbor International. Despite a very sloooooow security line (Yes, the announcements to remove everything from your pockets… Read more »
I headed straight from the airport to Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter residence, studio, and school. The drive up to Scottsdale was a good orientation to the sprawl of the Phoenix metro area, and then to Scottsdale itself– which struck me as a slightly less Jewish and hillier version… Read more »
Continental 1576; Dep. EWR: 7:00 a.m, Arr. PHX: 8:51 a.m.; Coach, 2,126 miles My trip to Phoenix this weekend started out a little harried. For some reason, I thought 4:35 a.m. was an early enough wake-up time to get on a 5:00 a.m. bus to Newark from the Port Authority…. Read more »
I really wanted to attain elite status on Continental/United this year. I had had United status for a year, and really enjoyed the free Economy Plus and found upgrade availability to actually be fine at the lowest tier. And without trying very hard, it looked like I would make it: … Read more »
People love whining about airlines. Particularly on Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook. In the past year, Delta has been accused of being anti-semitic and anti-military . Schedule changes, charging for food and baggage, and weather delays are often the targets of the masses complaints. One blogger, Chris Elliott, has a feature… Read more »
I had an experience last night dealing with Delta that demonstrates four basic lessons for flyers, that many ignore on a regular basis. A few weeks ago, I bought a ticket to go to Warsaw and Amsterdam for Martin Luther King Day Weekend in January. Delta was having some crazy… Read more »
One of the main ways to earn miles and points cheaply is through credit card sign-up bonuses. For me, this is a method I’m not 100% comfortable with. I do not generally “churn” – a practice by which people engage in a pattern of signing up for cards and cancelling… Read more »
I’ve always loved traveling. But I’m not someone who grew up a globetrotter. To the contrary, my travel experience was fairly limited until I reached college. Growing up in a middle class family in New York City and its suburbs, my travel was pretty much limited to road trips throughout… Read more »
“Like” American Airlines on Facebook, watch a 30 second video, answer 3 questions, get 100 miles. http://on.fb.me/AANCSH They will email you a code at the end of the promo Through the end of the year, and only til then, all AAdvantage miles count to Million Miler Status.
Welcome to You Went Where? A blog devoted to my largely random adventures in the pursuit of enjoying the world in a high-end way on a backpacker’s (or a civil rights lawyer’s) budget. In this blog, I’ll aim to do three things: (1) Document my travels and travel-related exploits: This… Read more »
