The Journey Is The Reward (dot) ORG

On episode 17, Micah and I talk about how I miscalculated the requirements for achieving 1K status this year and how I "had" to take a surprise trip to see mom in Florida.  I seem to have forgotten about the dollar requirement for 1K status and I wanted to have it for my upcoming flight to Singapore as I will have a better chance for an upgrade.  Therefore, I decided to #surprisemom. &nb...

On episode 16, Micah and I comment on listener feedback from listeners Marc-Alexandre and Lisa.  Marc-Alexandre asks about not always flying on United and the environmental impact of my flying. Lisa can't believe I don't remember Land Shark from Saturday Nite Live. Micah and I then talk about the devaluation of frequent traveler programs and the democratization of Lounges.  Then we discu...

In episode 15, Micah and I comment on listener feedback from listeners Uli and Ruben.  Uli explains the American Airlines boarding process and their tickets.  Ruben asks if we will continue the show after I reach my goal. Micah and I then talk about why I few up to Sacramento on Southwest Airlines and not United along with my bags flying for free.  We talk about the passenger experi...

In episode 14, Micah and I comment on listener feedback from listeners Lu and Vin.  We talk about our tips and tricks for flight preparation, medical concerns, and staying healthy in flight.   Micah also tells the story about how we first met ... it was through the Airplane Geeks Podcast. Then I get to turn the tables and interview Micah.  As I'm not traveling over the summer,...

In episode 13, Micah and I comment on listener feedback from Uli (Why and when is the best time to fly... what is our preferred time of the day to fly?) and Chris (Constructive criticism, German security confiscating my battery / charger device, and the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.) We then talk about my trip to Philadelphia on American Airlines.  Yes, I few on American and passed up on...

In episode 12, I finally give credit to the Madalitso Youth Choir for their opening music and song.  I really messed up by not doing this sooner and I apologize to them for my oversight.  In the show, Micah and I comment on listener feedback and then we talk about the end of Covid testing to enter the US, we discuss the use of Apple Air Tags in luggage while traveling, and then we talk a...

In episode 11, Micah and I continue our discussion of my trip to South Africa and Zambia.  We focus on the United portion of this trip as we covered the other parts of the journey in Part 1, Episode 10.  We also cover a flight segment on Lufthansa (JNB - FRA) and differences between flying in First Class vs Business Class.   In Part 2 of this African journey, we cover what went...

In episode 10, Micah and I discuss my trip to South Africa and Zambia.  In Part 1, we focus on the non-United parts of this trip as the United experience was simply too painful and fresh to cover.  We want to focus on the positives and discuss the other aspects of the trip... including some of the bookings and land activities.  This was my first trip to Zambia and seeing / experienc...

In episode 9, Micah and I discuss my surprise trip to see mom for Mother's Day, her Birthday, and her wedding anniversary.  She had no idea I was showing up and I almost scared her to death!  We also discuss the lack of ground staff at Newark and how a great trip turned into a multi-hour delay... simply because United didn't have enough people scheduled to work.  For the first time...

In episode 8, Micah and I discuss my recent flight on Southwest where I flew from Burbank to Sacramento.  It was a short flight and I learned a lesson... when flying on Southwest, you don't earn United miles...  Actually, I knew that but I explain why I flew on Southwest for this part of my Journey.  We also discussed masks, similarities of flying to Hawaii and Europe on single aisl...

In episode 7, Micah and I discuss my adventures of flying to Hawaii, twice, over 2 days.  Yes, that's right, I flew to Hawaii, two Islands, twice within 48 hours. Sadly, I wasn’t able to have sand between my toes nor dip my them in the ocean. I never left the airports coming or going.

In episode 6, Micah and I discuss my Italian vacation... 2 years delayed.  And because the flight was on United, we have to talk about the customer service / experiences in Newark, NJ. I’m sure it’s not how United would like passengers to experience Newark.

This is the second part of the show where Micah and I discuss our trip to England.  Each of us had a bit of an adventure on our next flights. Micah returned to the US and I continued on to Austria.  Because the flights were on United, we had an adventure with the phone systems… along with other issues.

In episode 5, To help the folks at Plane Talking UK celebrate their 400th show, Micah and I travel together and discuss our adventures on getting to England, the changes in our flights on United, and the Plane Talking UK 400th celebration.

In episode 4, Micah and I discuss my quick trip to South Africa. Basically, it was a long weekend, visiting with a friend. The good news, I found a very inexpensive business class ticket. As this was my first long distance flight, I thought I would treat myself.

In episode 3, Micah and I discuss my first trip to Florida... however, it had a bit of a twist as I had to return to California to cover the Norther Pacific Airways Livery reveal for the Airplane Geeks podcast.  Therefore, it was two trips in one. The best way to accumulate miles!

In the second episode, Micah and I continue to explain what the show is about along with continuing to set expectations of the show.

This is the first episode where my Main(e) Man Micah and I discuss what the show, The Journey is the Reward (dot) ORG, is all about. We will set expectation and talk about what we plan to talk about.