If you spend any time visiting other cultures, countries, or special destinations, you will eventually find a place that feels like your spirit has come home. For me, that is the Isle of Iona, part of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's a small island, easy to reach off the coast of Oban, Scotland … Continue reading Destinations – Isle of Iona, Scotland
Author: Lindley Karstens
Reformed road warrior with side interests in human rights, fuzzy creatures, great food, and a healthier planet.
Aging & Assumptions
When are we "old"? Does that depend on how others perceive us, or on how we feel?
Secrets of Frequent Fliers – Status Matching
If you are working on obtaining status with an airline, you want to “buy local” whenever you have a choice of flights and airlines. By this I mean that someone working on building status on Delta (for example and just to show no hard feelings after all) should always try to fly Delta or a Delta … Continue reading Secrets of Frequent Fliers – Status Matching
Cheap Flights
I know all those travel booking sites promise you the best prices... and they are a good place to start. However, if you are following my advice on obtaining frequent flier status with an airline, you may need to weigh the savings against the loss of points counting toward status. Also you may find a … Continue reading Cheap Flights
Expat Destinations – Decisions, Decisions
If you are seriously considering spending your retirement years in a beachy, sunny, festive, low cost location SOMEWHERE outside of the United States, you are in good company. The cost of health care (and insurance) in the US is a significant enough motivation, without adding in perks like travel discounts, exotic locations, and (sometimes) a … Continue reading Expat Destinations – Decisions, Decisions
Trust & Baggage Handling
Keep your valuables in your carry-on. Do I really have to tell you this? Am I your mother? (filed under 'lessons learned the hard way')
Retirement Planning
The Wife and I are planners. I'm a Project Manager by trade and my better half is a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer. Our plans have contingency plans, risk management plans, communication plans, and vendor management plans. We're perfectly willing to make the best of any situation, but we don't leap before looking, double-checking with … Continue reading Retirement Planning
Travel Checklists
It only takes once. One time to experience the terrible feeling of arriving 3047 miles from your home and/or office without your a) work cell phone, b) VPN token, c) eye glasses, d) medications, or e) all of the above. Seriously, getting wherever you're supposed to be working only to discover that you are missing … Continue reading Travel Checklists
Business Travel Without Losing Your Mind
Let's just start with the fact that business travel is not about you. It's about the client, the company, the boss. That being said, you will rarely be bored, you'll (probably) collect many frequent traveler points allowing you to take fun vacations on the cheap, and you'll have a great deal more control over your … Continue reading Business Travel Without Losing Your Mind
How May I be of Assistance?
One consistent experience I've had in most of my travels is that persons making a living off the travel industry are committed to having you, or someone like you, return. As a result you can pretty much count on finding people who want to make you feel special whenever you are on the road. This … Continue reading How May I be of Assistance?
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