Started off taking the bus to the metro station, where I took a train to the airport. Not the fast one but one of the slow ones (commuter trains) with a few stops. Good excuse to drain the rest of…
50,000 Point Southwest Airlines Cards and Fast Track to Companion Pass Return!
The big 50k offers have returned for Southwest – Premier and Plus versions of both personal and business cards. These are able to get one the vast brunt of the way to achieving the super valuable Southwest Companion Pass –…
Epic Failboat (The Vasa), Spiritmuseum, and Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm
It seems like pretty much everyone who visits Stockholm goes to see the Vasa. It’s located on the island Djurgården which is a popular spot to visit – plenty of other things to see in the area, including the Nordic Museum…
This Seems Like A Perfectly Horrible Idea
IRS Sets Sights on Frequent Flyer Miles, Hotel Points – this seems like an awful idea. Can they truly wring anything meaningful squeezing out mileage benefits? Who are the people that really benefit from these anyway? If you want to…
Why Is Airplane Food So Bad?
An interesting article over at the Atlantic. I do recall getting a little more meals on my first flights, I could have sworn some meals to Vegas were had… although long gone now. I occasionally get a meal in first…
Where to Stay in Stockholm and other Tips for Stockholm
These are my airbnb digs in Stockholm. I’m staying on the east side of Södermalm, right off the water. It’s nice although a pretty quiet part of town. If I had to recommend an area I’d probably stay closer to the center…
Computer Games Museum Berlin
I happened to be in Berlin during the Long Night of Museums (Lange Nacht der Museen) in 2012 which was a cool experience. One of the museums we visited was the Computer Games Museum, which my recent trip to the Game On 2.0…
Christchurch, New Zealand
Another Throwback Thursday to an old trip report – I was in Christchurch for work visiting Caterpillar dealerships. We had previously been places like Little Rock, AR and Boise, ID and it was quite a nice experiencing getting to bounce…
Million Mile Secrets – Gift Card Winners
As I noted from the interview feature Million Mile Secrets generously gave me, I’d be giving away a $15 Starbucks gift card to someone who hopefully likes SBUX, and a $25 Shell gift card to someone who hopefully likes gasoline.…
Flight Review: SK946 SAS A330-300 Business Class Chicago to Stockholm
I’ll make this brief as I usually don’t find these too fascinating. My taxi (mommy) dropped me off at Terminal 5 at O’Hare, for international airlines. I’m flying on a United Star Alliance ticket split between SAS Scandinavian Airlines and…
