Overview: Work trip to Austin, TX March 21st through the 23rd 2018. Flew Southwest, rented a car from National and stayed at the Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake The Good: No problems with the Southwest flight in either direction. Automatic room upgrade; didn't even have to ask. Rainey Street Craft [...]
Overview: Quick work trip to Dallas, TX February 6th through the 8th. Left KC and it was 10 with a windchill below 0. Dallas was kind of chilly as the front had passed through just before arrival. It was still in the forties with a lot of wind and off [...]
Omaha Bound In early April I took a trip to Omaha for work. I don’t mind travelling to Omaha, it is a pretty decent place and it’s not a bad drive up I-29 from Kansas City. I stayed at the Holiday Inn at the Ameristar Casino across the Missouri River [...]
Riu Enjoyed a little morning beach time before we head back to KC. Southwest didn’t panic and cancel our flights two days in advance this leg. So the flight home should be on time, unlike our flight to get here. In case you missed that rant you can read about [...]
Start the morning with a slushy and a splash of rum. A little breakfast and then a trip to the beach! Another beautiful day in Jamaica, the weather is perfect. Spent the morning relaxing on the beach! Occasionally having a sip of Red Stripe from the room and strolling out [...]
Scotchies Slept in a little and had a very relaxing morning before meeting Shane again for a trip to Scotchies. I had read about Scotchies in a couple of the travel books and it is nearby. Shane approves that this is a good place where both locals and tourists enjoy [...]
Meeting the driver Day five starts with a light breakfast and meeting our driver for the day in the lobby. I must say I’m a bit worried about hiring a stranger in Jamaica to drive us around for the day. Especially since we’re headed quite a way from our hotel. [...]
Finally on the beach First full day and we’re spending it relaxing on the beach. Got a decent night’s sleep and heading off to breakfast around 9:00 after a really good shower. No complaints at all about the room while getting cleaned up for breakfast. Good water pressure and a [...]
Finally Flying Got up at 3:00 am after watching the KC Chiefs lose a playoff game to the Steelers the night before. At least we finally made it out of KC. Not a bad flight to Houston, thank you TSA PreCheck for the (barely) shorter line and the no hassles [...]
This was supposed to be our first full day in Jamaica. Nope, still sitting at home in the cold. Southwest cancelled more flights this morning while everyone else was pretty much on time. Luckily everything looks good for getting out of town tomorrow morning. If tomorrow’s flight is cancelled then [...]
