Tag Archives: JetBlue

JetBlue 25/25 Challenge Flight #2: Farewell to Presque Isle, Hello Boston

While I loved my time exploring Aroostook County, I couldn’t help but feel that I was being watched. Or, more accurately, violated due to the Presque Isle airport incident.  As a result of that incident, I had a tense feeling the entire trip and really couldn’t enjoy it the way I wanted to.  My conversations […]

JetBlue 25/25 Challenge Flight #1: Boston to Presque Isle Disaster

Flight #1 of 25: The Presque Isle Nightmare That Almost Ended My JetBlue Challenge Who would have thought that my innocuous choice to visit Northern Maine for my first JetBlue challenge trip would turn into one from hell? Definitely not a great start. First flight down, airport security flagged, and an Air Marshall called. My […]

The Smart Traveler’s Guide to Booking Flights to Australia with Airline Rewards

So you want to go to the land down under? Well first brace yourself for the—no not the cost—the flight duration. Even from LAX to Brisbane it will be around 14 hours. When you add your origin flight-in my case Seattle–that’s adding an additional 3 to 4 hours to your total trip time. So realistically […]