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I have been searching for a new carry-on bag for a while. Unfortunately, I have not had much luck finding a good replacement for my Rimowa. Last week I finally purchased The Carry-on from Carl Friedrik. I didn t care that... Read more Is there any good luggage out there?
My four going on five year-old loves riding bikes. He won t always admit it or talk about it, but get him on the bike and he has a blast. He loves pump tracks, riding on trails, and just riding in... Read more This bike is an adventure
From Foreign Affairs A danger sign that a small war or military action might expand into a middle-sized war is when there is too much talk about geopolitics and not enough about local cultural and political conditions. The historian... Read more Middle-Sized Wars
United sent out a notification to MileagePlus members that earning redeemable miles on United will be changing. As of April 2, 2026, MileagePlus members will earn fewer miles per dollar spent, unless they have one of the United MileagePlus credit... Read more United s latest MileagePlus changes lose the plot
I find airline status most helpful when it comes to irregular operations (IRROPS) and try to keep status on at least one U.S. based airline. I have lifetime Gold status on United and it s helpful but only somewhat. I qualified... Read more My airline plan in 2026
There was an announcement in November that United will end Dakar, Senegal service on March 5, 2026. I wanted to try and get on the flight before it went away and started searching in February for a potential trip but... Read more United appears to end Dakar-Dulles service early
I can sum up this post in a sentence: The overall experience for customers has degraded over time and is, in my opinion, the worst it has ever been. Need to talk to an airline representative during a delay or... Read more The user experience is awful
There has not been a lot of reporting on this that I can find but I think it is worth a discussion. Last year there were whispers of the Port of Portland, who runs Portland International Airport, looking to get... Read more Port of Portland s fixation on a flight to South Korea
After a recent trip, I am more convinced than ever that the necessity of airport lounge access, especially domestically, is a fallacy. I have been an airport lounge user for years; For a time I was flying weekly to New... Read more The lounge fallacy
Apologies for missing last week. Meta allegedly bypassed Apple privacy measure, and fired employee who flagged it (9to5Mac) Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival (TechCrunch) Delta/Aeromexico JV Termination Finalized by DOT (PaxEx.aero) This trucker built a scale model... Read more Tuesday texts to read 10