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Category Archives: Musings

Musings

How Travel Nearly Bankrupted Vin Scully

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2022August 6, 2022 17 Comments

Vin Scully, a baseball legend among legends, passed away earlier this week at the ripe age of 94. Like millions of other Angelenos and grateful fans around the world, I am deeply thankful to have enjoyed his magnificent voice...

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Musings

The Enigma Of Flying Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022 62 Comments
Economy Class enigma

I make a conscious effort to fly in the forward cabin on every flight I take. But sometimes, it doesn’t work…and somehow I am thankful for it. That’s the enigma of economy class. Enigma: The Satisfaction Of Economy Class...

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Musings

Crocodile Tears Over Kylie Jenner’s Private Jet Use

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 21, 2022July 22, 2022 40 Comments
Kylie Jenner Private Jet

Have a problem with Kylie Jenner’s private jet usage? Maybe you stop idolizing her and trying to have your cake and eat it too. Oh yeah, I’m preaching to you Gen Xers. Kylie Jenner, Private Jets, And The Hypocrisy Of...

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Musings

The Rockets’ Red Glare

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 4, 2022July 4, 2022 37 Comments
Free Speech Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to my U.S. readers and to all readers, a point of order: let us count our blessings and not let our pursuit of a more perfect union blot out the blessings of liberty that we still...

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GermanyMusings

Haunting: Police Chase In Frankfurt Leads To Horrific Crash

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 7, 2022June 7, 2022 36 Comments
Car Crash Frankfurt

For all the fear-mongering headlines about airplane crashes, your chance of dying while driving versus flying is magnitudes higher. I sadly witnessed the scene of a serious car crash in Frankfurt. Witnessing A Car Crash Scene In Frankfurt –...

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Musings

The Beauty Of Travel In The Jet Age

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 4, 2022June 4, 2022 7 Comments

This week made me realize how incredibly thankful I am to be able to travel the world so freely and the amazing gift we enjoy to be whisked around the world in the comfort and speed of modern jetliner....

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GermanyMemorial DayMusingsTrip Reports

The Utter Pain Of Visiting Dachau Concentration Camp

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 30, 2022May 30, 2022 27 Comments

Visiting Dachau Concentration Camp proved to be one of the most emotionally-wrenching experiences I have ever encountered. Dachau Reflections I made it a point on my Germany trip to visit Dachau, one of the most notorious of all Nazi...

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Musings

Land Of The Free, Home Of The Gunned Down School Children

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 26, 2022June 4, 2022 105 Comments
Mass Gun Shootings

Alas, we pivot to politics today, because the latest school massacre in Texas requires our sober attention. My Thoughts On The American Problem Of Mass Gun Shootings At the outset, I will note that I try to steer clear...

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Musings

On Russia, Ukraine, Bias, And The Importance Of Travel

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 21, 2022March 21, 2022 26 Comments

I conducted an experiment on Saturday and it worked according to plan – which has left me somewhat dismayed as we try to piece together fact and fiction in search of truth concerning the war in Ukraine. Bias In...

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Musings

The State Of Travel & Points Blogging (In Defense Of Clickbait)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 2, 2022March 3, 2022 30 Comments
Travel Blogging 2022

My friend Ben from One Mile At A Time recently laid out his thoughts on the state of travel and points blogging, seeking to explain the prevalence of clickbait, its audience, and why that plays an increasingly central roll...

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MusingsUkraine

The Battle For Kyiv Is Now

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 26, 2022 71 Comments
Battle For Kyiv

Just a short pause from our regularly scheduled content to point out that the battle for Kyiv is currently underway and control hangs in the balance. The Battle For Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the fate of...

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Musings

It’s Time To Unmask Fear And Start Traveling

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022 92 Comments
Fear Traveling

I read a very depressing opinion column this week in the New York Times by Charles Blow, who argued that there will be no post-COVID return to normal…that our lives are forever transformed: Covid has made us reconsider everything, the...

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Musings

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022 13 Comments
Martin Luther King Eastern Airlines

Travel may be my main gig, but I am a student of U.S. history at heart. As Martin Luther King Jr. day is observed today, I recount an anecdote about his last commercial flight. J. Edgar Hoover, former director...

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MusingsYear in Review

The Airplane Flight Of Life, Circa 2022

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022 4 Comments
Airplane Flight Life

Our life is like an airplane flight, isn’t it? We take off, we climb, we cruise, and then we land, so to speak. Some people have remarkably smooth flights while others encounter turbulence along the way. Some cruise at...

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ChristmasMusings

Born To Die. My 2021 Christmas Reflection

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 25, 2021December 26, 2021 22 Comments

Death has stared us in the face in a particularly pernicious way during the pandemic. Not only has it made us value what we often take for granted, it has drawn our attention to the death of many things...

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Musings

Ciao Bruno! Farewell To A Hairstyling Legend

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 24, 2021December 25, 2021 21 Comments
Bruno Meglio

Today marks the end of an era for a very dear friend. Renowned hairstylist Bruno Meglio is retiring and my life has been so richly blessed for knowing him. Bruno and I first met almost 25 years ago. He was...

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Musings

Reflections + Photos From Bob Dole Funeral

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 11, 2021December 11, 2021 23 Comments
Bob Dole Funeral

I was thankful to attend the funeral for Senator Robert J. Dole at the Washington National Cathedral yesterday. His life was a testament of public service that we would all do well to emulate.  Senator Dole Funeral Reflections Dole’s...

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Musings

My Thanksgiving Blessing At New Orleans Airport

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 25, 2021November 25, 2021 19 Comments

It was 2015 around Thanksgiving time. I was trying to get home from Chicago and routed through Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. That turned out to be a big mistake, but led to a moment I will...

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MusingsUnited Airlines

How United Airlines Thanked A Ramp Worker For His Service

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 11, 2021November 11, 2021 35 Comments
United Airlines Honor Ramp Worker

It is Veterans Day in the United States and a day of remembrance marking the end of World War I in many nations the world. This day is also a reminder that public service is the lifeblood of a...

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Musings

Traveling From Halloween To All Saints Day

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 1, 2021November 1, 2021 12 Comments
All Saints Day Traveling

Just a small break from our regularly scheduled travel programming to consider death on All Saints Day. It’s one of the most difficult subjects to face, but an important one. All Saints Day – We Are All Traveling Down...

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