For when you don’t know what miles to use

We’ve all had times, as travel rewards users, when we don’t know which miles to use between two destinations, and don’t want to have to slog through each airline program’s award charts to figure it out. For instance, my buddy who is a doctor and who has accumulated miles in several different programs asked me…

Is This the Best Lounge in the World?

On my recent trip to Djibouti, I traveled through Istanbul both ways on Turkish Airlines.  Being a Star Alliance Gold, I had free access to the Turkish Airlines Lounge.  Now I had to literally with through the entire airport to reach it, including the duty free shops, but I kind of think this was by…

For Active duty E4 and below, check out Operation Ride Home

I just saw this posted on my FB feed, and thought I’d share it with all of you. I’d never heard of this before, but for some Active Duty E4 and below and their family, you can get help with travel home for the holidays, thanks to a partnership between the nonprofit Armed Services YMCA and…

The Places I Go – To Djibouti and Back

We all know the military sends us literally to the ends of the Earth.  One of these ends is the country of Djibouti.  My command has about 100 troops deployed there at any given time.  Their mission is to stabilize the 11 countries in East Africa as part of CJTF-HOA (Horn of Africa).   I finally…

Top 15 Best Tips for Foot Care

Another guest post, this time from Alex who writes the www.authorizedboots.com blog.  Good tips for those of us who still wear boots! Written and designed by: Alex Park   Here is our list of Top 15 Foot Care Tips Only wear shoes that fit comfortably What counts as comfortable is actually very hard to measure,…

The Complete List of Free Veterans’ Day Meal Deals

Another guest post, this time from Bobby.  Should come in really handy next week.  Hope you are able to take advantage of one of these great deals.  Thanks Bobby! 2015 Veterans Day Free Meals Veterans Day is coming up soon. To honor the sacrifice that veterans and active duty members have shown for their country,…

Enroll in the UK’s Version of Global Entry

Received an interesting email based upon being a Global Entry member.  Might be good if you travel through Britain frequently.  Personally, I found clearing London Heathrow to be a royal pain (pun intended)! You are receiving this message because you have been identified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a U.S. citizen enrolled…