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2024

48 hour First Class Round the World

Our Week in Italy

F1 Weekend in Baku Azerbaijan

Edmonton Game 6 Stanley Cup Finals

30 Foodie Hours in Singapore

JAL New A350-1000 First Class

Two Days in Tokyo

Taipei, Brussels and around the world

Manchester Derby at Etihad Stadium

Kuala Lumpur and Saigon

2023

Paris, Bali, Auckland, round the world

Private Jet Weekend in Hawaii

F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Private Jet Weekend Trip

Two Nights in Bangkok

Private Jet to New York

Paris for our Anniversary

Weekend in Paris and Cape Town

Private Jet Day Trip to California

London for Tottenham-Chelsea

24 Hours in Tokyo

2022

Weekend in London and Budapest

Baton Rouge and LSU-Alabama

Foodie Day in Singapore

Edinburgh and St. Andrews

My Day in Bangkok

Geneva... the long way

Weekend in Johannesburg

2021

Egypt and the Pyramids

Dinner at Guy Savoy Paris

Air France Denver-Paris inaugural

Moving Back to Colorado

Mexico City to Chicago... via Paris

2020

36 Hours in Dubai

San Diego and Catalina

Arizona Dude Ranch

Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Coast

Weekend in Denver

2019

Christmas 2019 in Paris

Cabo San Lucas

A Few Hours in Bermuda

XPs, Tier Points and BA segments

Singapore, Bangkok, a blowout RTW

Sydney, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo

2018

Tasmania and the Great Barrier Reef

Glasgow, Cairo, Mileage Running

Four Days in Beautiful Santorini

Emirates New First Suite

Petra, Cairo, More Mileage Running

jetBlue vs. Delta One Transcon

Our week in Israel

2017

Thanksgiving in England

Beijing, Xi'an and Chengdu

The Pan Am Experience

Mileage Running for 2018 Status

A380 First Class Marathon

JFK-LAX Just Got a Lot Better

To London for Dinner

Seoul, Round The World First Class

House Hunting in Manhattan

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the desert

Montréal and New Orleans

2016

New Years in Rome and Malta

72 hours of nonstop First Class

Wine in Bordeaux, Shopping in Paris

Our Week in Ireland

Fishing in Alaska

Back to Cleveland

Weekend in San Francisco

Exploring Colorado to California

My Day at The Masters

House Hunting in SoCal

NY to LA on a Gulfstream-IV

Five Days in India

AA First Class, again and again...

Weekend in the Bay Area

2015

Christmas in New Zealand

Weekend in Las Vegas

Day Trip to LA

Bergen, Oslo and Paris

Honolulu and the Halekulani

Private Barge Cruise - South of France

AA's Inaugural 787 Dreamliner Flight

Weekend in California with the kids

Cleveland Cavaliers NBA East title

Shop 'til U drop weekend in Florence

Date night in LA by private charter

Cape Town and the Cape Winelands

Mileage Running for Air France

New Years in the South of France

2014

Weekend in New York City

Going home to Cleveland

Kathmandu and trekking in Nepal

Weekend in Aspen

Our week in Beijing & Shanghai

Around the world in 72 hours

Weekend in Orange County

Our Week with the Grandkids

Sunday at the Grand Canyon

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Valentine's Day in Paris

AA Inaugural JFK-LAX 321

New Years in Buenos Aires

2013

Thanksgiving in Maldives

Three Days in Moscow

Six day South Africa Safari

Five days in Milan & Lakes

Five days in Poland

ANA and Thai First Class

Weekend in Santa Fe

Six days in India

New Years in Spain

2012

Christmas in Paris

Burma: RGN Mistake Fare

Amazing Sicily and Tuscany

Montreal to Palm Springs

Australia via Hong Kong

New Years in Salzburg

2011

46 hr AA EXP mileage run

Weekend in Memphis

Las Vegas & The Mandarin

St. Petersburg & The Baltics

Eight Days in Thailand

2010

Round The World in First

Five days in Istanbul

Four days in Marrakech

Three days in Barcelona

2008

Two Weeks in London

Athens & the Greek Isles

The Amalfi Coast of Italy

Weekend in Amsterdam

Our Month in Paris

Spectacular Alaska

Round The World with Dad

Prague, Vienna & Budapest
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