The last few days have been hectic—travel from coast to coast, the Freddies, final exams, and a term paper. Thankfully, that is all behind me now and I will be taking a breather for the next week and a half.

A breather for me simply means a change venue….I'll still be working on award bookings and updating the blog, but it will be from Europe.

Tonight I fly to Germany, where I'll spend the rest of the week. Next week, I'll check out Malta and then visit a family ...

If you are flying with Lufthansa via to or from any Germany airport you will not be having a good time on Monday 22 April. Also most flights in Europe on other airlines are overbooked due to this action. 

Good luck! 

Due to the announced strike actions on Monday, 22 April, nearly all Lufthansa flights within Germany and Europe will be cancelled. Only a select few short-haul flights will operate on Monday, such as in Berlin, where strike actions should end ...

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Betcha thought this was going to be a post about the TSA. It's not. It's about Budget Rent-A-Car. And Germans. And their rules.

Last Sunday my friend and I planned to head down to the Stuttgart region for the day to visit her family. I had reserved an automatic car from Budget at Frankfurt Airport--because I don't drive stick shift--and a ...

When my brother and I decided to drive up to Hamburg for a weekend, there were many considerations that shaped our travel plans. Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is a nice change of pace from Frankfurt and it was a city I had only briefly seen on a business trip earlier in the year—my brother had never been. Hamburg boasts Binnenalster, Michel, and the famous Reeperbahn. But I would be lying if I did not say what primarily drove me to ...

While it pains me to even tell you this story, I trust you can enjoy a chuckle at my expense (maybe one day I will too…) and avoid a very carless mistake.

A couple weeks ago, I had a very special friend visit from Germany. It was her first time to the USA and I had a full itinerary planned for her 8-day trip to include New York City, Washington, and Los Angeles.

We made our plans relatively last minute and she indicated a willingness to fly standby in order to save ...

Lufthansa was once known as one of the better airlines in the world. Reliable, dependable, good service, enjoyable VIP treatment for their own and partner airlines frequent flyers. Over the past few years I have noticed some cut backs and changes that make Lufthansa just another airline. The one saving grace has been their network, in Europe and around the world. That is about to change.

Christoph Franz the Lufthansa CEO and who I think will be the man responsible for the demise of ...