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Insights & Adventures
My thoughts and opinions on the broader travel industry, plus extra glimpses of my personal journeys.
Latest Insights
![Off to Malta tomorrow!](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- August 7, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![Quick mileage run update](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- August 6, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![Answering a few reader questions….](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- August 6, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![The fun begins!](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- August 5, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![My flights so far this year](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- August 2, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![I did it, I did it (convinced a captain to turn on Channel 9)!](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- July 29, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![How I find the time/resources to travel](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- July 29, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![Hello from Shanghai!](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- July 27, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![Surviving the redeye…. in a lounge](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- July 27, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
![Hello from Bali (yet again)!](https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-content/themes/omaat/src/images/CardArt-Generic.png)
- July 25, 2008
- Ben Schlappig
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