Category: Traveling

January 22, 2012

How to Book a Dream Trip to Mauritius on Delta Skymiles

Yes, I realize that I am way behind on my last trip recap, but I just wanted to bring up a few tips for booking international flights on Delta Skymiles (or any program for that matter). Amanda and I have decided ...

Beef Tenderloin with Rissoto and Broccoli
December 12, 2011

4 Nights in Europe – Delta Business Class from JFK to PRG

Posts in this series: Delta Business Class from JFK to PRG Prague Day 1 Prague Day 2 Vienna Christmas Markets Amsterdam Delta Business Class from AMS to MSP In October my brother told me he wanted to go on a "mileage run" to secure Platinum status.  Needing ...

Jeff's Mustache
November 30, 2011

Mustache Update

I did it!  I grew a mustache for 30 days and tomorrow morning I am going to gloriously shave it off.  I hated that sonofabitch on my upper lip (Amanda hated it even more), but I did it for a ...

JeffDitka
November 8, 2011

The N in November is for Mustaches

Somehow I became the office mustache guy.  It probably started with my Ditka costume for halloween, and my insistence on wearing a prosthetic mustache on multiple occasions thereafter. It has since escalated to links of Tom Selleck, Ron Swanson, a mustache ...

Let there be lights
August 1, 2011

A Weekend in Alexandria, VA

For years I have heard the references to the city of Alexandria, VA and thought nothing of it.  I had no idea if it was a big city, a suburb or where it was located in the state of Virginia. ...

Jeff_DC_Run_7-6-2011
July 6, 2011

Morning Run Along the National Mall in Washington, DC

I have been using an iPhone app called RunKeeper to track my running activity for the past 3+ years.  It is a handy app that uses either the GPS in my phone to track my location and distance on a map ...

IMG_5875
July 5, 2011

Washington, DC for a Week

I will be spending the next week in Washington DC, visiting my fiance and working from her apartment.  I also plan on taking in some of the scenery, warm weather and food that the city has to offer.  After spending ...

June 14, 2011

Boston and Newport, RI – New England Summer 2011

I had been meaning to visit my friend Amber since she moved to New England several years ago.  Things finally worked out with a trip to Boston for the weekend.  The goal was to spend some time in both the ...

June 10, 2011

Living Abroad

It seems like every time I post on this site lately, it's a heady introspective on life and goals.  Not sure why that is, but I think that because I have only been writing here 2 times a year, I ...

April 10, 2011

Achieving a Goal: Traveling to 6 Continents before 30

At some point in 2005 I wrote down a list of goals for myself.  Some were short term goals, and others were longer term.  Some were realistic, while others are a stretch.   One of the items I wrote down ...