Tacoma has been really boring over the summer so I made a last minute decision to fly home for a couple of days. I guess I?ll have to catch Tacoma?s prized Fourth of July celebration another time. I used some left over travel credit on Southwest so the flight wasn?t too expensive. The convenient thing about booking with Southwest is the ability to cancel your reservation up to the hour your flight it set to leave. So if the fare comes down or you simply change your mind, you can cancel your reservation at no charge and receive a credit good up to a year. Plus their one-way and open-jaw flights are significantly cheaper. I hadn?t flown Southwest for over three years and not much has changed. There?s still a mad dash for the good seats, an unusual amount of crying babies, rude people (although the friendly employees make up for it), and children who seem to always spill their drinks on your lap (or laptop). I do however like Southwest?s Spirit Magazine more than any other airline magazine. It?s not saying much but it does hold my attention for an hour or so. IMHO (in my humble opinion, for you non-IM geeks) it provides interesting articles for a wide array of interests.
Oh, so I?m flying down, only so I can drive back up to Tacoma in a few days. I purchased a replacement car for the one that was totaled (see prior blog posts for my unlucky story). I?m trying to decide if I want to stop anywhere on the way or make a detour (to the Oregon Coast or something). It?s after all summer time and I?m driving back with a friend so our options are open.
I?m thinking my endless summer is getting really boring really quickly, so I?m also contemplating hopping on a mid-August flight to Asia (rather than waiting till early September). It?s significantly more expensive but it would save me from the devils of boredom.