I recently spent five weeks in Tennessee, and whenever I wasn’t working, I was hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. The area, home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has a ton of hiking options,…
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We’re approaching 12 long months of pandemic restrictions. But there are signs of hope like vaccine progress and dropping case counts in the US. At this point, former travel addicts have one thing in mind:…
Due to COVID-19, I’m now traveling by car & working remotely in different parts of the US. My “weekend guides” are from having spent significantly longer in each place. Hopefully, these will help you plan…
Due to COVID-19, I’m now traveling by car & working remotely in different parts of the US. My “weekend guides” result from having spent significantly longer in each place, but hopefully will help you plan…
“So… you’re like, homeless?” That’s just one of the reactions I’ve received lately when telling people about how I’m handling travel during COVID-19, and I figured a blog post around what I’m up to was…
When I went to the Philippines, my ultra-cheap flight came with a 15-hour layover in Seoul, South Korea. At first I thought, no big deal. I can entertain myself for one day anywhere, right? But…
It’s only a matter of time before frequent fliers find themselves passing through Singapore’s Changi Airport, a major stopover point for many destinations in Asia. The city-country’s incredible airport, fast + easy public transit situation…
Welcome to Weekend Finance, a series peeling back the curtain on the finances behind The Weekend Jetsetter. It’s time for my final update on 2019! (Click here for Q3, here for Q2 and here for Q1). In Q4, I majorly…
Paris is a city that many people dream about visiting, and with good reason: it’s beautiful, fascinating and filled with delicious pastries (or at least that’s one of my top reasons!). But thanks to so…
Welcome to Weekend Finance, a series peeling back the curtain on the finances behind The Weekend Jetsetter. It’s time for my third update of the year on quarterly spending. (Click here for Q2 and here for Q1). Well…
If you’re planning a winter weekend getaway, why not skip the tried and true Caribbean, embrace the snow and spend 36 hours in Oslo, Norway instead? Planning a winter weekend in Oslo, the capital of…
TRIPS FROM LAS VEGAS — The first time I visited Vegas I was 28 years old, on a work trip. Everyone always thought this was so strange: “Aren’t you a world traveler? But you’ve NEVER…