Travel

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We LOVE to travel – it is our hobby.  Rachelle and I have traveled over a million miles each on American Airlines alone.  Some people think we are crazy to drag small children around the globe on our wild adventures.  What is crazy about exploring about the world?  Why explore behind a text book when there is a whole world filled with adventure waiting for you?  We are trying to raise good global citizens who appreciate, understand, and respect various cultures and customs.  We live by the corporate motto of The North Face – “NEVER STOP EXPLORING” – it is what we like to do and we don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.  You only live once so why not check-off as many items on your bucket list as possible.  Rachelle and I had the travel bug before we met and before I started working at Orbitz.com.  Rachelle’s love for travel started in high school with trips to Japan, China, Egypt, and Europe.  Mine started later in college on a trip to Europe to visit some college friends studying aboard with Syracuse University.  After we joined forces, it accelerated our desire to visit more places that we had not been before.  This was further expanded when I started working in the travel industry and was “technically” considered a travel agent during the time I worked for Orbitz.com.  Since we live in a colder climate, we tend to favor beach vacations and warm weather destinations with family fun, learning and education for our kids occasionally mixed in with some random business travel.  We hope you find some inspiration from our adventures and perhaps a desire to visit some of the incredible places we have been over the past 15 years.  We are also huge Disney fans and hold season passes to Disney World.  Our one claim to fame was that in 2014 Rachelle, Andrew and I have all been to every single Disney park on the planet.  Christopher still needs to go to Paris to complete his Disney passport and we will eventually explore the new Disney Park in Shanghai after it opens.

2015 Travel Highlights to date:

2014 Travel Highlights:

  • Bali, Indonesia New Years –  (Dec / Jan)
  • Hong Kong New Years + Disney – (Dec / Jan)
  • Lake Tahoe Ski Trip Weekend – (Jan)
  • Aruba – Valentines Day weekend – (Feb)
  • Atlanta, GA for SUAA Meeting – (Feb)
  • Seychelles for Spring Break – (Mar)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA Spring Board Meeting (Apr)
  • New York, NY for a weekend trip to take Andrew to Aladdin (Apr)
  • Orlando, FL Disneyworld weekend for a dental conference (Apr-May)
  • Orlando, FL Disneyworld for Star Wars Weekend (May)
  • San Juan, PR for Memorial Day Weekend (May)
  • New York City for IAB Ad Tech Marketplace (Jun)
  • Grand Junction, CO for OpenX retreat (Jun)
  • Copenhagen, Denmark & Sweden for 4th of July weekend (Jul)
  • Orlando, FL for Frozen Summer weekend at Disney (Jul)
  • New York, NY for SUAA Board Meeting (Aug)
  • Orlando, FL to test out the new Four Seasons resort (Aug)
  • Atlanta, GA for work (Aug)
  • Denver, CO for work (Aug)
  • Tokyo, Japan for Labor day week (Aug/Sep)
  • New York, NY for David Letterman taping (Sep)
  • Orlando, FL for Not So Scary Halloween Party at Disney (Sep)
  • Turks & Caicos for Columbus Day weekend (Oct)
  • San Diego, CA for Marketing Operations Technology Summit (Oct)
  • Austin, TX for Ad Monsters Publisher Forum (Nov)
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2013 Travel Highlights

  • Grand Cayman for Christmas and New Years (Dec/Jan)
  • Lake Tahoe Ski Trip Weekend – (Jan)
  • Dorado Beach, PR weekend trip (Feb)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA Meeting (Feb/Mar)
  • San Francisco / Sonoma for Ad Monsters (Mar)
  • Maldives for Spring Break (Mar)
  • Atlanta, GA to see Syracuse in the Final 4 (Apr)
  • Orlando, FL for a Disney weekend (Apr)
  • New York, NY for weekend trip (May)
  • Kona, HI (Big Island & Aluni) for Memorial Day weekend (May)
  • Wisconsin Dells, WI for family weekend (Jun)
  • Cab San Lucas, MX for 4th of July (Jul)
  • Los Angeles, CA for OMMA Display in LA conference (Jul)
  • Washington, DC family weekend (Jul)
  • Boston, MA for SUAA meeting (Aug)
  • Boulder, CO for Ad Monsters (Aug)
  • Orlando, FL for Disney weekend (Aug)
  • Dublin, Ireland for Labor Day Weekend (Aug/Sep)
  • Seattle, WA for Rachelle Dental Conference (Sep)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA meeting (Oct)
  • Orlando, FL for Andrew’s B-Day at Disney (Oct)
  • New York, NY for a quick day trip (Oct)
  • Tokyo, Japan weekend trip (Oct)
  • New York, NY for the OpenX conference (Oct)
  • New York, NY for IAB Ad Ops Summit (Oct)
  • Washington, DC family weekend and Global Entry (Nov)
  • Anguilla for Thanksgiving (Nov)
  • Maui, HI mileage run weekend (Dec)
  • Bali, Indonesia for Christmas & New Years (Dec/Jan)

2012 Travel Highlights

  • Grand Cayman for Christmas and New Years (Dec/Jan
  • Paris Weekend Get-a-way (Jan)
  • Park City, UT Ski Weekend (Jan)
  • New York, NY for SUAA Board Meeting (Feb)
  • Kona, HI for Dental Conference (Feb/Mar)
  • New York, NY for work meetings (Mar)
  • Boston, MA for SU Elite 8 Game (Mar)
  • London, UK for long weekend trip (Mar/Apr)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA Meeting (Apr)
  • New York, NY for Broadway show weekend and dinner and work trip (May)
  • San Juan, PR for Memorial Day weekend (May)
  • Anaheim, CA Disneyland cars land opening weekend (Jun)
  • New York, NY for IAB (Jun)
  • Las Vegas, NV for Rachelle Conference (Aug)
  • New York, NY for SUAA Meeting (Aug)
  • New York, NY for OpenX Meeting (Aug)
  • Boston, MA for Ad Monsters (Aug)
  • Nassau, Bahamas for Labor Day weekend (Aug/Sep)
  • Las Vegas, NV Anniversary Trip (Sep)
  • Orlando, FL dental conference and weekend trip (Sep)
  • Wisconsin Dells, WI for weekend trip (Oct)
  • New York, NY for Columbus Day Weekend and Mary Poppins (Oct)
  • Seattle, WA and Portland, OR for family wedding (Oct)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA meeting and Orange Cental (Nov)
  • New York, NY for IAB Ad Ops Summit (Nov)
  • St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies for Thanksgiving (Nov)
  • Honolulu, HI Disney Aulani Mileage Run (Dec)
  • Anaheim, CA Disneyland Holiday Trip (Dec)
  • Grand Cayman for Christmas and New Years (Dec/Jan)

2011 Travel Highlights

  • Bora Bora French Polynesia (Dec/Jan)
  • Park City, UT for ski weekend (Jan)
  • Cancun, MX to escape the cold (Feb)
  • Las Vegas for Rachelle Dental Conference (Feb)
  • Phoenix, AZ for family trip (Mar)
  • Orlando, FL for dental conference and Disney (Mar)
  • Maui, HI for Spring Break trip (Mar)
  • New York, NY for Heather and Roger’s Wedding (Apr)
  • New York, NY for Yieldex Conference (Apr)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA Meeting (May)
  • Orlando, FL for Disney weekend (May)
  • Boston, MA for dental conference and family weekend trip (May)
  • San Juan, PR for Rachelle’s B-Day weekend (Jun)
  • Los Angeles, CA for Disneyland weekend over 4th of July (Jun/Jul)
  • San Diego, CA for Ad Monsters (Aug)
  • Christopher Born (Aug)
  • Kohler, WI – post baby get-a-way (Sep)
  • New York, NY for Yieldex YES Conference (Oct)
  • Left Orbitz.com to accept Job at Gogo (Oct)
  • Orlando, FL for Andrew’s 4th Piratical B-Day Party (Oct)
  • New York, NY trip with just Andrew (Oct)
  • Syracuse, NY – SUAA meeting and Orange Central (Nov)
  • St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies for Thanksgiving (Nov)
  • Grand Cayman for Christmas and New Years (Dec/Jan)

2010 Travel Highlights

  • Bora Bora French Polynesia for New Years (Dec/Jan)
  • Vancouver /Whistler, BC for the 2010 Winter Olympics (Feb)
  • London and Paris for the EMEA sales meeting (Feb)
  • Boston, MA for family weekend (Feb)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA and WJPZ Alumni banquet (Mar)
  • Indianapolis, IN weekend trip (Mar)
  • Phoenix / Scottsdale weekend trip (Apr)
  • Syracuse, NY for SUAA (May)
  • New York, NY for weekend trip and dinner at WD-50 (May)
  • Costa Rica for Memorial Day Weekend (May)
  • Orlando, FL Disney for the 4th of July weekend (Jul)
  • Los Angeles for the ESPY awards (Jul)
  • New York, NY for weekend trip with Andrew and the Lion King (Jul)
  • San Francisco / Sonoma for Ad Monsters (Aug)
  • London, UK and Paris for weekend trip and visit to Disney Paris (Aug)
  • London, UK and Paris for work trip (Sep)
  • New York, NY for weekend trip (Sep)
  • New York, NY for work (Sep)
  • New York, NY for work (Oct)
  • Wisconsin Dells Weekend Trip (Oct)
  • Anaheim, CA for Andrew’s 3rd Birthday at Disneyland (Oct)
  • Boston, MA for family weekend trip (Oct)
  • Punta de Mita, Mexico for Thanksgiving (Nov)
  • Honolulu, HI mileage run weekend (Dec)
  • Orlando, FL for Disney Holiday Party (Dec)
  • Bora Bora French Polynesia (Dec/Jan)

2009 Travel Highlights

  • We began using Tripit in May of 2009 which has made logging our trips so much easier.  We are working to build travel history prior to May 2009 from our travel logs
  • New York, NY weekend trip to the City (May)
  • Frankfort Germany driving trip to Switzerland, France, Germany and Lichtenstein over Memorial Day Weekend (May)
  • Faro, Portugal for eBookers Sales Meeting (Jun)
  • Orlando, FL flew from Portugal to meet Rachelle and Andrew at Disney (Jun)
  • Boston, MA for 4th of July with family (Jul)
  • Grand Cayman for Labor Day Weekend (Sep)
  • New York, NY for DoubleClick / Google Meeting (Oct)
  • Orlando, FL for Andrew’s 2nd Birthday (Oct)
  • New York, NY for a weekend trip and for IAB (Nov)
  • Punta de Mita for Thanksgiving (Nov)
  • London, UK for work (Nov/Dec)
  • Bora Bora French Polynesia (Dec/Jan)

2008 Travel Highlights

  • San Diego, CA for a dental conference (Jan)
  • Los Angeles, CA (May)

2007 Travel Highlights

  • Vancouver / Whistler, BC for Skiing & Dental Conference (Feb)
  • Tampa, FL (Feb)
  • Orlando, FL (Mar)

2006 Travel Highlights

  • Philadelphia, PA for a wedding (Jan)
  • Maui & The Big Island of HI (Feb)
  • Vancouver / Whistler, BC for Skiing (Feb)
  • Syracuse, NY for weekend trip (Mar)
  • Hartford, CT for a wedding (Aug)
  • Miami, FL (Dec)

2005 Travel Highlights

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2004 Travel Highlights

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2003 Travel Highlights

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2002 Travel Highlights

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2000 Travel Highlights

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1999 Travel Highlights

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