Next Trip is to Texas

Next Trip is to Texas

This will be a multi-stop trip to visit three customers.

This will be the second trip of the year.  I've made arrangements to fly out of DSM, Des Moines International, connecting in ATL, Hartford Jackson International, and arriving into DWF, Dallas Fort Worth International.  The reason for flying through Atlanta is that a colleague of mine will be flying out of there and we want to get into Dallas at the same time.  I'll be taking care of the rental car and have selected a Full Size through AVIS.  We've completed this exact same trip last year but have some unfinished business there so figured it needed one more trip.  We have three hotels setup along the route since each stop is about 2 to 3 hours apart.  

Our first stop will be in Palestine, TX and is about a 2.5 hour drive from Dallas.  Last time we stopped at a What-a-burger along the way.  Not much in the way of restaurants along the route.  From there we're heading south and midway we'll spend the night at a TownePlace Suites in College Station, TX.  We will then continue to our next stop in Alleyton, TX.  We will spend the night in pretty much the only hotel close by, a Holiday Inn Express in Columbus, TX.  We will then head out after breakfast to our last stop in Converse, TX and spend the final night at the Fairfield Inn and Suites San Antonio NE/Shertz in Shertz, TX.  We will fly back out of San Antonio on Thursday just before noon. 

I'll fill you in on how the trip progresses and how my first flights of the year go.

Dedication of this blog...

This Blog is dedicated in the loving memory of my mother in-law Bernadette Bickert.

She had told me before her passing that with all the traveling that I do, I should write about it so others could benefit from the places I see and the things that I do.

So lets get started...

     Since this week is a holiday week, I'm evidently not traveling but plans have been set for weeks for the following week to travel.  First thing Monday morning I'll be heading to the Des Moines International Airport to catch a Delta flight to Atlanta.  From there I'll be heading to San Antonio, TX and driving to Hampton Inn and Suites in San Marcos, TX.  I'll be meeting up with a co-worker to service a costumer in the area.  It's not the first trip I've ever made to Texas but it will be my first flight into San Antonio.  My choices were Austin or San Antonio and the layover in Atlanta was a little more favorable flying to San Antonio.  Now of course I am a little bias towards flying Delta, being a Diamond Medallion and all.  For the record, I have flown the other airlines out of DSM and Delta is the best choice for getting to where I want, when I want.  My co-workers tend to fly Southwest which is fine but the flights out of DSM are limited.  They agree that I should stick with what works.  Now my boss, who lives near Atlanta, is a Delta fan since Atlanta is their main hub.  Hopefully I will still be able to contribute to some knowledge of airports, hotels and restaurants just the same.  Last year I had 151 segments of flights (sat on 151 different planes) and flew over 125,000 miles.  I've sat in the back, middle and up in first class, rode in the CRJ to the Boeing 767 and the occasional prop-job with Alaskan Airlines when flying around Washington and Oregon.  I'll keep you informed with what looks to be another busy year for me.

Cheers and Happy New Year!