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Dec 15, 2015, 2:23 pm
#616
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Interestingly, I posted some sentiments similar to the blogger's on Omni. I get what this blogger's saying, and I don't think she comes off as snarkish, spoiled or bratty.
Face it, a good percentage of us are over-extended. We have a zillion things competing for our attention. And, when it comes down to it, we have to prioritize who gets our time....and something, that means giving ourselves permission to have our own personal downtime.
Face it, a good percentage of us are over-extended. We have a zillion things competing for our attention. And, when it comes down to it, we have to prioritize who gets our time....and something, that means giving ourselves permission to have our own personal downtime.
Dec 28, 2015, 11:52 am
#617
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 1,141
I've got a fairly critical eye and, trust me, Jettsettershomestead is one of the better blogs out there with a very distinctive voice.
Credit cards are never mentioned, and road-warrior hell is described with even some humor.
It's still not my cup of tea -- "homebody vs. road warrior" isn't really my thing -- but it's generally well done.
If I absolutely had to find something to dislike, it would be the series of posts this past year about the comped Mediterranean cruise.
Credit cards are never mentioned, and road-warrior hell is described with even some humor.
It's still not my cup of tea -- "homebody vs. road warrior" isn't really my thing -- but it's generally well done.
If I absolutely had to find something to dislike, it would be the series of posts this past year about the comped Mediterranean cruise.
Dec 29, 2015, 5:30 am
#619
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
I agree, I like her blog too and I'm very critical of blogs.
Now, Points, Miles & Martinis on the other hand...
Now, Points, Miles & Martinis on the other hand...
Dec 29, 2015, 11:00 am
#621
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SFO
Programs: AY Plat, LH FTL
Posts: 7,374
I'm going to respectfully disagree. This blogger has a fresh voice. I thoroughly enjoyed her posts about Uber. She drove for it in spare time and she analyzed the economics. I've never seen the like elsewhere. She dealt with an issue here that many of us have. I'm careful what I post on social media because I don't want to offend friends who find out I'm in town but haven't contacted them. There's not always time for everyone. I don't read her every day but when I read her, she has found unique things to cover. She stands alone and doesn't cover all the promos and credit card options that so many others cover. She is a true traveler.
Jenn's blog is the only one I read in its entirety.
Dec 29, 2015, 5:13 pm
#622
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere above the Mason-Dixon
Programs: DL Ham Samich
Posts: 1,661
I swear, if another blog starts their conclusion with Big Black Bold Letters "Bottom Line", I'm gonna lose it! But not really... But maybe... Get some originality
Jan 2, 2016, 5:52 pm
#624
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Fort Worth TX
Programs: Earned status with AA, DL, SPG, HH, Hyatt, Marriott, Seabourn, NCL, National, Hertz...I miss my bed!
Posts: 10,927
Definitely not on Jetsetter's Homestead... I've never been comped a cruise (or flight or hotel) for my blog. My only travel comp in the two years I've been blogging was a free day with Silvercar - and I'm now a business travel customer with them.
Jan 3, 2016, 7:12 am
#625
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
I just want to be offered a comped something for a change. Just for the sake of it so I can say "I am an important blogger, vendors are trying to woo me like a Titan". Only thing I have been offered so far is some suspiciously "organic" remedy to cure hangovers #...!
Actually I have never responded to some other offers...
Actually I have never responded to some other offers...
Jan 5, 2016, 10:29 pm
#626
Moderator, Amtrak & Spirit Airlines
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: EWR :rolleyes:
Programs: AC 50K, AS MVP, AA Plat Pro, DL Plat, UA Silver, IHG Spire, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 9,625
This one is kind of comical. She wrote that she enjoyed her run along the Atlantic Ocean in Peru...Which only has a coastline along the Pacific.
http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.....uLsPqScW.dpbs
http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.....uLsPqScW.dpbs
Jan 6, 2016, 1:18 am
#627
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 8,460
This one is kind of comical. She wrote that she enjoyed her run along the Atlantic Ocean in Peru...Which only has a coastline along the Pacific.
http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.....uLsPqScW.dpbs
http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.....uLsPqScW.dpbs
Jan 6, 2016, 4:10 am
#628
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 390
This one is kind of comical. She wrote that she enjoyed her run along the Atlantic Ocean in Peru...Which only has a coastline along the Pacific.
http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.....uLsPqScW.dpbs
http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.....uLsPqScW.dpbs
thank you!
Jan 22, 2016, 2:18 pm
#629
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Heels First Travel
http://heelsfirsttravel.boardingarea...comment-431235
I think she's replaced TPG as the blog with the worst photo quality. It looks like she's taking her photos on a first generation iPhone.
http://heelsfirsttravel.boardingarea...comment-431235
I think she's replaced TPG as the blog with the worst photo quality. It looks like she's taking her photos on a first generation iPhone.
Jan 22, 2016, 2:47 pm
#630
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Heels First Travel
http://heelsfirsttravel.boardingarea...comment-431235
I think she's replaced TPG as the blog with the worst photo quality. It looks like she's taking her photos on a first generation iPhone.
http://heelsfirsttravel.boardingarea...comment-431235
I think she's replaced TPG as the blog with the worst photo quality. It looks like she's taking her photos on a first generation iPhone.