Wired Magazine article on Mileage Running [MERGED 2x - Woman Mileage Runner thread?]
Jul 10, 2007 | 7:41 am
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Wired Magazine article on Mileage Running [MERGED]
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifesty...mileage_runner
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Jul 10, 2007 | 8:30 am
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Jul 10, 2007 | 11:53 am
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just when i was about to enlist elitehelper's advice
this article runs.
great news for Viajero ^.
the timing kinda sucks for me 'cause last night i had decided to give his site a go today. oh well, since it looks like he'll have his hands full for the next ummm .... forever, i guess i'll continue to do my best to read, learn and practice my routing and fare spotting skills the hard (but fun) way.
otoh, i enjoyed the sudoku reference 'cause that's how i explain my new obsession to my friends. of course, i emphasize that imho MRs have way more benefits both in expended effort and end results wise.
great news for Viajero ^.
the timing kinda sucks for me 'cause last night i had decided to give his site a go today. oh well, since it looks like he'll have his hands full for the next ummm .... forever, i guess i'll continue to do my best to read, learn and practice my routing and fare spotting skills the hard (but fun) way.
otoh, i enjoyed the sudoku reference 'cause that's how i explain my new obsession to my friends. of course, i emphasize that imho MRs have way more benefits both in expended effort and end results wise.
Jul 10, 2007 | 2:04 pm
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http://www.wired.com/culture/lifesty...mileage_runner
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Jul 10, 2007 | 2:28 pm
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One of the better overview articles about MRs that I've seen in mainstream reporting. Definitely heavy pluggage for FT and VJ, which could be good and/or bad, I suppose. 
Of course, the reporter still has a lot to learn. But it doesn't make us all sound like "freaks" as one friend put it.
Of course, the reporter still has a lot to learn. But it doesn't make us all sound like "freaks" as one friend put it.
Jul 10, 2007 | 2:43 pm
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One of the better overview articles about MRs that I've seen in mainstream reporting. Definitely heavy pluggage for FT and VJ, which could be good and/or bad, I suppose.
Of course, the reporter still has a lot to learn. But it doesn't make us all sound like "freaks" as one friend put it.
Of course, the reporter still has a lot to learn. But it doesn't make us all sound like "freaks" as one friend put it.
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Jul 10, 2007 | 2:48 pm
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Jul 11, 2007 | 7:38 am
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Mileage Runner - a subculture of airlines hackers
a interesting difinition from an article titled "We Love to Fly and It Shows: Inside the World of Mileage Running". Other comments are: "Mileage runners are the high-tech nomadic wanderers of the air. Predominantly male, generally obsessed with flying and miles, and typically employed in white-collar careers that involve significant business travel, they scour the web for cheap flights, phoning in sick or using vacation days to fly the longest itineraries they can string together."
Jul 11, 2007 | 8:01 am
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