In addition to that, I now place a premium on flights that don't have connections through US. They just seem more attractive, even if at higher price. I realiz

In addition to that, I now place a premium on flights that don't have connections through US. They just seem more attractive, even if at higher price. I realize I might need to go to US, e.g. for business, and that's fine. But for sure the random weekend hiking in the Adirondacks is now way less likely to happen.