I have heard it said time and time again that “getting there is half the fun.”  All I have to say is that whoever coined that tired, old pithy bit-o-wisdom probably did not do a whole heck of a lot of traveling by plane!  While I am not so sure that I would call it fun, I would definitely label it as interesting.  However, the opportunity to spend time with like-minded folks, sharing stories and meeting new friends certainly out weighed any sort of negative.  But what fun would it be to skip over the “fun” part?  (more…)