Last night, in hopes of cramming one last Oscar nominated movie in before tonight’s award ceremony, my lovely wife Michelle…
Abe Lincoln, sharpening axes, chopping down trees, and traveling for pennies on the dollar
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] We all like to think we’re good at finding deals when it comes to travel.…
Exploiting the airline industry’s “Achilles Heel”
Whether dealing with discount airlines, or one of the big three – all airlines use extremely expensive software and algorithms…
Kids fly free on Frontier!
I love it when this awesome community of JGOOT travelers helps each other out… The Points Guy posted this news,…
Seriously???
I’m in a few Facebook travel groups, and one of them in particular is an especially active one. The average…
From one of the greats
Wayne Gretzky is among the greatest hockey players in history. When asked what he attributes to his success he quoted…
Your “Travel More” New Year Resolution
So you want to travel more, huh? Let’s get you started on your first step toward actually getting to your…
Ummmmm… Hell no.
[TL;DR? Watch a video at the bottom of this post instead.] I bargained with my sophomore son and told him…
Reach out and touch someone
. In the late 70’s – long-distance calling was extremely expensive ($.10 to $.25 per minute), rates were very…
“I wish I could travel like you”
Every time my wife & I get together with friends, they comment on our most recent Facebook travel pictures saying…
The 60 second method to finding amazing travel deals
Remember that scene from Karate Kid where the culmination of all of Daniel’s “karate training” comes together? Everything he knew about…
JGOOT rule number 3: You MUST be flexible
As you hopefully know by now, there are 3 simple rules to “The JGOOT Way” of travel. ALWAYS have at…
Travelocity did to Travel Agents what Wal-Mart did to Mom & Pop Stores
Let’s talk about travel agent commissions. Travel agents get 0% to help you book a domestic flight. (But they usually…
Traveling affordably (with no math involved)
In case you didn’t know it. I’m a numbers guy. My co-author and I wrote a book about cracking Google’s…
That feeling when you’re driving and you see a radar gun pointing at you
Have you ever been driving down the highway and have your heart skip a beat when you see a police…