You may remember my post last year telling you where we went during Jason's 1st year at Southwest Airlines. Now, it's officially been 2 years since Jason started and we've definitely continued to take advantage of the perks. In addition to the US travel, we did a LOT of international travel during the past 12 months. We are pretty much pros at flying standby on other airlines. Also, we've mastered the art of packing in carry-ons (even for a 17 day SE Asia trip).
By the numbers:
10 countries visited
57,468 miles logged
130 hours in the air
2,886 pictures taken
20 bags of honey-roasted peanuts eaten
I've added a new tab ("Where We've Traveled") to the top of the blog so you can see everywhere where we've been, so I won't be repetitive here. We've gotten pretty used to being on flights and even better at traveling together in general. We've had some great flying experiences and a few not so great ones, but the trips have always been amazing and more than make up for any annoyances. We always fly standby and didn't encounter a full flight or anything that prevented us from making it back home. We've had some serious close calls, but we've been pretty lucky so far! I feel like I could write a whole book on surviving the non-rev system...
Plans are still up in the air (yes, pun intended), for Jason's 3rd year at SWA, but we have thrown around the idea of going somewhere in Central America or Mexico with the Gold Passes or AA points. We're also planning to make a trip to England and Scotland. There will be plenty of US travel mixed in there too (including 3 traveling weddings). In addition to the confirmed trips we are taking, you can also see our wish list for all of the trips we eventually plan on taking on the "Upcoming Travels" tab.
Whale's Tail - Belize
Isle of Skye - Scotland
Big Ben - London
My next trip is to Orlando, FL here in a few days for a work conference. I'm so excited about checking something off my bucket list - visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I'll let you know how butterbeer tastes! I'll also be swinging by Magic Kingdom for a night. After that trip, it's mainly traveling to weddings to round out 2013.
Well, I'm off to plan our trips for year 3. I'm sure it will be just as amazing as this past year. Here are some of our favorite moments from Jason's second year at Southwest Airlines:
Sound of Music bike tour in Salzburg, Austria
Aggies at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany
Picnic at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Walking the Lavaux terraces in Montreaux, Switzerland
Dinner along the Danube in Budapest, Hungary
In a tuk-tuk exploring Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Cruising through the karsts in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Tasting the sour mash at the Willett Bourbon Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
Boulevard Brewing Company behind the scenes tour in Kansas City, MO
Feet in the sand in Key West, FL
Visiting the Temple of the Reclining Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand
On top of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Sante Fe, NM
Hiking in Deep Cove in Vancouver, Canada
Cheers to Southwest Airlines in Koh Samui, Thailand
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