I was one of the lucky people who booked a seat on the inaugural United Airlines flight from Denver to Narita (Tokyo) on March 31, 2013 on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I booked the flight last May for $979, along with about 40 other aviation enthusiasts.  I’ve never been on an inaugural flight but heard … Read More

This has nothing to do with Travel or Running, but, I had to share this.  I’m a huge Radiohead fan!  I love Radiohead! Atoms For Peace is a  musical project consisting of  Thom Yorke (Radiohead’s lead singer), Flea (Red Hot Chili Pepper’s bassist), Nigel Godrich (Radiohead’s producer), Joey Waronker (of Beck and R.E.M) and Mauro … Read More

While on the plane in Tel Aviv, waiting for the longggggggggggggggggggg flight back home to New York to begin, I took a copy of El Al’s magazine, February 2013 edition, entitled Atmosphere out of the seat pocket and started reading (note: the magazine is also available in digital version). On pages 28 and 29, I … Read More

As I mentioned in a recent post, this past weekend, I was feeling the pressure doom excitement of the impending announcement of the newest airline merger between US Airways and American Airlines. What does a points and miles girl do at a time like that – she applies for more credit cards of course!  I … Read More

Hey! They have Vanilla in Israel! 30 Years ago, my parents took the whole family to Israel.  Everyone that is, except me.  They said they were not taking me because it was my summer after the second year of law school and it was important for me to work.  The real reason – though they … Read More

File this one under – I learn something new every day! ( http://www.digdang.com/image/fry_mastercard/10525) With the much anticipated US Airways – American Air merger announcement, many of us have been pondering how to top off the miles and bonuses we have in each of these airlines.  After all, at some point in the merger, the miles … Read More

shirt available at zazzle (photo:www.WillRunForMiles.com) On January 7, 2012, I was one of the lucky people to take advantage of a limited promotion for the American Express Platinum Card, which had a huge sign up bonus of 100,000 points, thanks to this post by Travel Summary.  This was a “deal” that apparently existed, via Credit … Read More

Superbowl 2014 will be in New Jersey in February 2014.  If you are even thinking about going to it, now is the time to book your hotel. While some people will stay near the Meadowlands, or perhaps, at airport hotels in Newark, New Jersey, many will choose to make a New York City weekend out … Read More