Author: Edward Pizzarello

My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.

Duke’s Season Ends Early

Duke made history tonight by being the second team today to lose to a #15 seed.  It’s only happened 5 times before today.  No doubt many of Duke’s diehard fans will say that the absence of Ryan Kelly (injured) was a principal factor. For…

American Still Fighting With Unions

Really shouldn’t be a  surprise, but this Bloomberg article details the continuing struggles by American to resolve their labor issues so they can move on with the rest of their bankruptcy reorganization. American has been negotiating with some of it’s unions for 5 years…

Good News For iTunes Movie Viewers

Apple has announced some deals with major movie studios to have those purchases be accessible on iCloud.  Why is this a big deal? Well, prior to these deals, if you bought a movie on iTunes and downloaded it to your laptop, you couldn’t watch…

Should You Buy The New iPad?

Now that the dust has settled (and all the inventory for pre-selling has been claimed), if you weren’t one of the lucky ones, should you wait in a really long line to get a new iPad?  Well, first, here’s some of the reasons why…

AA Brings Back Elite Rewards

American Airlines announced bonuses for extra miles above and beyond achieved status levels yesterday. The rewards themselves are compelling, although largely unachievable for most.  AA has done this for a few years now, and the last two years the rewards have been based on…

Passport Renewal News and Notes

We’re going through the process of renewing the family passports.  With a 10-year initial term, this is actually the first renewal for Michelle and I.  Catherine’s was only a 5-year term, so hers was up for renewal as well.  If you don’t have a…