Up In the Air: Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free
I can barely figure out how to book a flight, but this kid's been gaming the system since his early teens. He doesn't even keep a home anywhere, he just jets around the world full-time, sleeping in luxury first-class airline suites (there are showers on planes now!) or 5 star hotels in exotic locations.
Rolling Stone magazine is definitely an inconsistent read these days (did anyone see Sinead O'Connor's recent tweet in response to seeing Kim Kardashian on the cover? I nearly peed my pants. As with all things Sinead....language warning.) but this article is worth a read even if you're not into the subject matter. I suspect this guy's family would be interesting even without the jetsetting angle.
He also maintains a blog that I got sucked into for a few hours last night, just clicking from one link to another, marveling at this lifestyle so foreign to my own. Honestly, I have to take special pills just to stay on a plane long enough to actually get in the air without ripping my seatbelt off and running up and down the aisles screaming "Let me out, they're going to kill us all!" and then using the beverage cart to break one of the tiny windows and try to crawl out, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-style.
If nothing else, you may find his Tips on Joining the Mile High Club Without Getting Caught useful in your own travels. Personally, I have no use for such information. Since I live in Denver, every single time I "get some" it's a Mile High. We all feel sorry for you lowlanders, having to pay to fly around for this experience we enjoy daily (or, for those of us who've been married 20+ years---somewhat less than daily.)
I can barely figure out how to book a flight, but this kid's been gaming the system since his early teens. He doesn't even keep a home anywhere, he just jets around the world full-time, sleeping in luxury first-class airline suites (there are showers on planes now!) or 5 star hotels in exotic locations.
Rolling Stone magazine is definitely an inconsistent read these days (did anyone see Sinead O'Connor's recent tweet in response to seeing Kim Kardashian on the cover? I nearly peed my pants. As with all things Sinead....language warning.) but this article is worth a read even if you're not into the subject matter. I suspect this guy's family would be interesting even without the jetsetting angle.
He also maintains a blog that I got sucked into for a few hours last night, just clicking from one link to another, marveling at this lifestyle so foreign to my own. Honestly, I have to take special pills just to stay on a plane long enough to actually get in the air without ripping my seatbelt off and running up and down the aisles screaming "Let me out, they're going to kill us all!" and then using the beverage cart to break one of the tiny windows and try to crawl out, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-style.
If nothing else, you may find his Tips on Joining the Mile High Club Without Getting Caught useful in your own travels. Personally, I have no use for such information. Since I live in Denver, every single time I "get some" it's a Mile High. We all feel sorry for you lowlanders, having to pay to fly around for this experience we enjoy daily (or, for those of us who've been married 20+ years---somewhat less than daily.)
