Make Time to Travel
As a nomad without a home or clear career path, existential crises abound. The constant chasing after, running from and just plain random living leaves this one questioning what am I doing, why am I doing it and what is…
The Science of Packing
A scene from a middle of the night packing nightmare when I was moving back to Rome. The wine helped. :-) I love to travel. I HATE HATE HATE HATE packing. I like to imagine that when I am finally…
TWB: Traveling While Black
DWB (Driving While Black) is a term that most [black] people living in America are familiar with. I have experienced DWB on a number of occasions, on one even being mistaken as a black man driving a Mercedes Benz truck…
So you want to live abroad….
During my first 24 hours in Japan For those people in my life that I have known for years, I am the friend that lives abroad and is constantly traveling the world. In fact I often get emails asking me…
Airline Loyalty
Whether you fly once a week, once a month or once a year you should be saving your airline miles. Even if you do not always fly the same carrier you should join each of the major airline partnerships to…
What to Wear When Traveling
Since I spend a ridiculous amount of time in airports and on planes, I have clear ideas about what to wear when traveling. Sometimes my outfit choice depends on where I am going, how long the flight is, and whether…
Just Ask: Waived Baggage Fees
The introduction of baggage fees in the US domestic market took all of us by surprise when it started several years ago. A trend that started with European low-cost airlines jumped the pond and made it to your favorite standard…
Reagan National Airport (DCA)
This week for the first time I had the pleasure of flying out of Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport (DCA). To my surprise I found out that you could reach the airport by Metro. Ok so some of you reading…
Are you sure that weighs 73 pounds?
So one day I was reading an online article about airline travel. I don't remember what site it was on but I do remember the subject: baggage weight. If you are like me and have a hard time discerning your…
Can I ship that?
Being a jetsetter, is often accompanied by movements between continents and by movement I mean relocation. In the last two and half years I have lived on three different continents meaning I've had to get my things to different locations…