by | | Emirates, First, Flight Reviews, Travel |I’ve been lucky enough to fly most of the “aspirational” First Class cabins in the commercial aviation world (some more than once):There’s just nothing like it, and I enjoy the heck out of it every time, but there was always a hole in my roster of First Class cabins.Emirates…on the A380…with the shower.  I don’t know why I have never done it, just never really been a big priority for me.But that all changed last weekend.I can hear you asking: did I use miles?  Which credit card did I transfer the points from?  Did you get any...…by | | Emirates, First, Flight Reviews, Travel |I’ve been lucky enough to fly most of the “aspirational” First Class cabins in the commercial aviation world (some more than once):There’s just nothing like it, and I enjoy the heck out of it every time, but there was always a hole in my roster of First Class cabins.Emirates…on the A380…with the shower.  I don’t know why I have never done it, just never really been a big priority for me.But that all changed last weekend.I can hear you asking: did I use miles?  Which credit card did I transfer the points from?  Did you get any...WW…

by | | Camera Gear, Photography, Travel |[disclaimer: this post is not sponsored, nor has it been reviewed by Radiant Photo.  All opinions are my own.]I’m getting really close to celebrating 10 years of taking photography “seriously”, and by seriously I mean I started purchasing crazy amounts of camera equipment and starting spending hundreds or even thousands of hours learning, editing, and, well, spending a crazy amount of money on camera stuff.I’ve been in the same habit for years and years when it comes to photo editing: import into Lightroom, do some edits, use some presets, and...…by | | Camera Gear, Photography, Travel |[disclaimer: this post is not sponsored, nor has it been reviewed by Radiant Photo.  All opinions are my own.]I’m getting really close to celebrating 10 years of taking photography “seriously”, and by seriously I mean I started purchasing crazy amounts of camera equipment and starting spending hundreds or even thousands of hours learning, editing, and, well, spending a crazy amount of money on camera stuff.I’ve been in the same habit for years and years when it comes to photo editing: import into Lightroom, do some edits, use some presets, and...WW…

by | | Australia, Travel |Ok so I haven’t mentioned a really difficult part of moving to Australia.  No no it’s not the cultural adjustment, getting used to things being more expensive, nor figuring out when to say “mate”.It’s being on the opposite side of the world from puffins.Puffins are located throughout the northern Atlantic Ocean.  A quick perusal of antipodesmap.com will show that Australia is basically on the other side of the world from the northern Atlantic.So what would happen, would my love of puffins diminish?  I don’t really think that’s possible.  But is...…by | | Australia, Travel |Ok so I haven’t mentioned a really difficult part of moving to Australia.  No no it’s not the cultural adjustment, getting used to things being more expensive, nor figuring out when to say “mate”.It’s being on the opposite side of the world from puffins.Puffins are located throughout the northern Atlantic Ocean.  A quick perusal of antipodesmap.com will show that Australia is basically on the other side of the world from the northern Atlantic.So what would happen, would my love of puffins diminish?  I don’t really think that’s possible.  But is...WW…

by | | Expat Life, Travel |Update: I moved to Sydney!I covered my thoughts on airline status in Part I of this perenially ongoing series about becoming a TExpat (I’m from Texas and I’m an Expat HAHA GET IT), today will be about my random and hilarious journey finding an apartment here in Sydney and the adventures I’ve been on since.[disclaimer: I’m about to say a lot of things about how different my experience was in Sydney versus a typical experience in the USA.  I’m not saying Sydney is weird or wrong or anything, just trying to give you my initial reactions in their pure unvarnished...…by | | Expat Life, Travel |Update: I moved to Sydney!I covered my thoughts on airline status in Part I of this perenially ongoing series about becoming a TExpat (I’m from Texas and I’m an Expat HAHA GET IT), today will be about my random and hilarious journey finding an apartment here in Sydney and the adventures I’ve been on since.[disclaimer: I’m about to say a lot of things about how different my experience was in Sydney versus a typical experience in the USA.  I’m not saying Sydney is weird or wrong or anything, just trying to give you my initial reactions in their pure unvarnished...WW…

by | | Travel |I mean what else can you say about the award-winning Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso”?  It won Emmys, it has Jason Sudeikis in it, and now everyone knows a song about a bloke called Roy Kent.More than it just being a hit show, though, “Ted Lasso” came at the perfect time.  The world was gripped in a deadly pandemic and a lonely lockdown.  It needed a smile.  In came Jason Sudeikis’s brilliant portrayal of Ted Lasso, a charming, folksy, and sincere football coach from Kansas who is hired to take over coaching duties for English Premier League club AFC...…by | | Travel |I mean what else can you say about the award-winning Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso”?  It won Emmys, it has Jason Sudeikis in it, and now everyone knows a song about a bloke called Roy Kent.More than it just being a hit show, though, “Ted Lasso” came at the perfect time.  The world was gripped in a deadly pandemic and a lonely lockdown.  It needed a smile.  In came Jason Sudeikis’s brilliant portrayal of Ted Lasso, a charming, folksy, and sincere football coach from Kansas who is hired to take over coaching duties for English Premier League club AFC...WW…