Still being recorded in the beautiful home office Chateau Relaxo.

Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction, ain’t that the truth!

It’s almost as if the last 12 months was written by Stephen King and directed by Quinten Tarantino.

• Australia basically burst into flames


• While Indonesia flooded


• Kobe, no one ever imagined that


• A volcano erupted in the Philippines


• Murder Hornets


• Oh yeah, the COVID

Plus I didn’t even touch anything politically related.

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Still being recorded in the beautiful home office of Chateau Relaxo, FL.

Guess who got to go to the airport yesterday? This guy, but it wasn’t for a trip

The 5 Things:

1. The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten also known a


2. Loyalty Counts


3. Track Your Travel


4. Travel Experiences Begin Outside Your Comfort Zone


5. Get Your Undergrad In Packing

Link to my laptop bag from EVERKI

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Still being recorded in the beautiful home office of Chateau Relaxo, FL.

My favorite episodes are those that feature gear, travel, outdoor, kitchen or home office, I have no preference I enjoy well-made gear. Since Father’s Day is right around the corner there’s no better time than now to talk about gear.

We cover Dad gifts for:

• EDC


• Grilling


• Booze 


• Kitchen

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The CEO has been sheltered in place for the last few months, and it's time to check in on her. We discuss Chateau' Relaxo life and some of the challenges all five of us face.

• Challenges with Technology


• Challenges with Pets


• Do you feel as if you’re working too many hours


• Do you feel obligated to do chores


• Have you become overwhelmed?
  
  

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Still being recorded in the beautiful home office of Chateau Relaxo, FL.

A quick follow up to last weeks Inspect what you expect episode.

My American Express Hilton card is paying off a bit even when I’m not traveling - Hilton points for May 2020 17,721.

Within hours of last week’s episode where I talked about credit card points, the Points Guy posted 13 expenses that you should not put on your credit card. I should say Katie Genter posted her take.

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Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

Close to the halfway point of the year, it's time to check out progress on my 2020 travel resolutions

• Get out a bit more in the evening, especially when traveling alone.


• Create and post at least one travel themed video.


• Adding a bit more to our family trips.


• I am no longer allowed to bring home souvenirs from my trips.


• Do a better job of monitoring my travel reward programs.
  
  

Hertz Rental cars is having a fire sale

What's the new normal when it comes to hotels?

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Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

Who doesn't like a good quote?

"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical." - Yogi Berra

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spent the night with a mosquito.” - African Proverb

"Sometimes good news is hard to absorb." -  James Lapine

“The slower we move, the faster we die. We are not swans. We're sharks." -  Ryan Bingham

"All the things you probably hate about traveling - the recycled air, the artificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, the cheap sushi - are warm reminders that I'm home." -  Ryan Bingham

How about a show based on quotes?

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Still..... being recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

• Florida is emerging from COVID-19 with a few "soft openings"


• Using travel gear at home


• Consider taking a road trip


• Quarantine food

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We are a solid 2 months into the craziness, and there’s only so many puzzles you can work, NetFlix only offers so much and the latest quarantine recipe is giant sous vide bag of suck.

Don’t get down, more on that in a bit, there are still plenty of ways to keep yourself entertained.

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This is part two of a two-part interview.

Dick Pieper is a 35-year road warrior veteran, who has seen all kinds of changes when it comes to travel. This portion focuses on COVID and the changes that we've all been through.

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