Five Days on the Road, Day 1


It’s turbulent at 30,000 feet today, Monday afternoon, on the way to Sacramento. Surrounded by Alaska Air navy blue, with complimentary MVP Gold  white wine in a plastic cup. Seat 6C, the bulkhead, is good, as much leg room as in first class, and you get your wine right away, quick deplaning. After 22 years…

May and June madness


This has been a travel heavy couple of months. Since May 20, 2015: Honolulu (1 night) Walla Walla, WA Hayward, CA San Jose, CA Indiana Portland, OR Back to Portland Denver, CO Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Tacoma, WA Anaheim, CA Sacramento, CA Tempe, AZ Of course between most of these I was back in Seattle,…

What an amazing 16 days!


  7 cities, 6 flights, over 10,000 air miles, over 1,000 driving miles – all in 16 days. Then throw in a hurricane warning in Hawaii, some great food, a surprise visit by good friends, and a birthday weekend that was amazing. This has been a great August!

Best Western Boulder, CO


Yes, this is exactly what the room looks like, without the flowers. This is a great place, the customer service is amazing. I must admit the exterior had me expecting a pretty average place, yet the experience at the front desk on to the first impression of the room was quite a pleasant surprise. And…