My travels for this year

It's almost the end of the year. There are 3 weeks left for the end of this year. I have decided to recount all of the places I have been to this year, and the last few places I will be going before December 31st. As I started to write this post I took a little time to reflect on these trips and recount some of my most memorable. I have been to quite a few places this year, through countless airports, flew 10 different airlines, and rented some good and bad cars. This has been a busy year. We shall see what next year holds.

Of all the airlines I have flown, I would rank Virgin America the highest. I only flew that airline once, but the seats, available food and snacks, entertainment options, and overall experience was by far better than any other carrier I flew. I would rank American Airlines next, followed by United and Delta. The worst airline I flew was Air Tran. I have never liked that airline and I still don't really like it.

The best hotel I stayed at was the Homewood Suites in San Diego, CA. Always clean, good food for breakfast and dinner, and very helpful staff. I had the pleasure to meet one of the owners of this hotel when I was there and he was very excited about his hotel. He certainly helped me to feel like a welcomed customer. The worst hotel was a Hampton Inn in Milwaukee, WI. It just felt like an upscale Motel 6. Old furniture, very little room, standard definition TV, and horrible internet.

The best rental car I had all year was a 2011 Dodge Charger from Budget in Memphis, TN. The Budget office there was great and the staff was friendly and helpful. The car itself was fantastic. Great gas mileage, powerful motor, and sleek interior. I was impressed by the fact Dodge produced a car that gets more than 20mpg. I was able to get about 28mpg while I had the car for the week.

Here is a list of all the places I saw this year by month.

January 2011
Atlanta, GA	Bellingham, WA	Tampa, FL	Garden City, NY
February 2011
Dulles, VA	Dulles, VA	Houston, TX
March 2011
Millville, NJ	Houston, TX	Broomfield, CO	Houston, TX
Houston, TX
April 2011
Plainsboro, NJ	Houston, TX	Irvine, CA
May 2011
Tampa, FL	Plainville, CT	Alexandria, VA	Milwaukee, WI
June 2011
Milwaukee, WI	Mount Laurel, NJ	St. Louis, MO	New York, NY
St. Louis, MO
July 2011
Milwaukee, WI	Denver, CO	Kennesaw, GA	Burbank, CA
Milwaukee, WI
August 20111
Baltimore, MD	Columbia, TN	Jackson, TN	Overland Park, KS
Tucker, GA	Jackson, TN	Columbia, TN
September 2011
Tampa, FL	Charles Town, WV	Topeka, KS	Tucker, GA
October 2011
Topeka, KS	La Jolla, CA	Washington, DC	Atlanta, GA
November 2011
Washington, DC	Tampa, FL	Fort Worth, TX	Washington, DC
Houston, TX	Houston, TX
December 2011
Trenton, NJ	Oakville, ON, Canada	Tumwater, WA