Flying

The airlines are saying that we all got fat during COVID.

I am not personally a fan of flying. I spend a lot of time looking for convenient things to make it more enjoyable or at the very least less miserable, so here's my list of five items that will improve your flight experience tenfold.

You can't get photos like this eating chips on your couch. Yesterday, during my flight from San Jose to Seattle I was able to capture this amazing image from the left side of the plane. Judging by the fact we were about an hour and 40 minutes into the flight, I'm assuming the city below was Olympia, but that's just me taking a wild guess...

Remember when you paid one price for a flight to your favorite destination and it included your luggage? Obviously those days are long gone. Discount airlines offer amazingly cheap fares (eg. Allegiant Air to Vegas) but to recover part of the revenue they lose by offering such cheap fares they charge for seat selection, soft drinks and yes, even carry on luggage...

I wish I had money because I would buy a plane and do this exact thing. Fly everywhere and forget all the bad stuff!

Buying airfare shouldn’t be as complex as trying to handicap a race horse, but the truth is sometimes it’s trickier.