Let’s start with the biggest and the baddest. Pictured above, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport hosted 101.4 million passengers in 2015 and was the most trafficked airport in the world. This is primarily due to ATL being Delta’s main hub and the…
A few days ago I changed my itinerary to remove the Bethlehem “right to movement” marathon from my race schedule. It’s with great shame I must admit that I was late to the airport and missed my flight out of…
Overview Race Name: Mt Fuji Marathon Date: November 29, 2015 Country: Japan (5th country) Start Time: 9am Cutoff Time: 6 hours Hotel: Tachikawa Grand Hotel (3.5 star) Size: 10,000 in all races Course: Big Loop Scenery: Superb Hills: Not Bad, tabletop…
Yesterday, aviation enthusiasts celebrated the launch of the new longest flight. With a time of 17 hours and 15 minutes, Emirates’ newly christened Dubai – Auckland flight appears poised to steal the title from Qantas’ 17 hour Dallas – Sydney flight.…
I recently stumbled upon the latest copy of the Mercer Quality of Living Standards report. Mercer uses surveys to determine how “livable” cities are for expats. Security concerns, oppression, and product availability all have a part to play. Mercer ranks cities…
The Races – South Korea The 2016 Seoul Marathon is on March 20th and it’s a relief to finish the registration process. Key steps in the registration process were only in Korean and you needed to download and install a browser…
Training Recap This week was a training breakthrough. The run that set this week apart was a 12 mile out and back. I ran 10:06 miles for the first six downhill miles and then neg splits for the final (uphill)…
Earlier this week, I found a fare from Washington DC to Bangkok starting at $564. Bangkok was the second most visited city in 2015 (see: 10 most visited cities of 2015), so I’m sure many of you would like to go! Travel…
Training Recap Yesterday, I did my first long run in two months. A nice and easy 13.1 miles at 10:43 pace. Total mileage for the week was just over 28 miles. Not bad for my third week back running! Marathon Plans…
There were several deeply discounted fares to Asia from multiple US cities available today. Flights leaving from Washington DC, NYC, Chicago and LA were up for grabs. Destination cities included Hanoi ($390s), Ho Chi Minh City ($390s), Bali ($460s), Jakarta ($470s)…
Earlier this week I wrote about the ten cities that received the most visitors in 2016. I want continue on that theme with the best First Class products to each cit. Part 1 will feature the first five cities and the airlines that…
If you enjoy hefty, information laden reports from financial institutions then you already know MasterCard recently published the 2015 Global Destination Cities Index data. For everyone else, I want to do a quick rundown of what I consider the highlights of the report. Let’s…