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Lufthansa First Class 747-8 Review:  Chicago to Frankfurt
13 May. 2018
Lufthansa First Class 747-8 Review: Chicago to Frankfurt
Splash Cashing in fancy award redemptions in up front cabin space seems like a right of passage within the travel hacking community.  Facebook posts, Instagram pics, major blogs posts, and articles in various magazines and other media sources and have an assortment of first class cabin selphies complete with champagne toasts while lounging luxuriou...
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Lufthansa First Class Lounge Frankfurt Review
12 May. 2018
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Frankfurt Review
Homeward Bound After 2.5 weeks in Eastern Europe it was time to return home.  I didn’t want to go, and neither did my buddy that I was traveling with, but we can’t always get what we want.  If I could make it happen, I’d still be over there now.  Which reminds me, I should probably
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“Saving” Over $20,000 on My Last Trip
8 May. 2018
“Saving” Over $20,000 on My Last Trip
Saving? I just burned through 585,000+ points in the 2.5 week trip to Eastern Europe with a good friend of mine.  Those were points well spent as we had a good trip.  My buddy hadn’t been out of the country for well over 10 years, so having some comfort along the way in the form
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More Free Points:  Office Max/Depot Promotion
7 May. 2018
More Free Points: Office Max/Depot Promotion
Tip of the Cap A hat tip to reader Ma Barker for pointing out a deal yesterday that I missed:  more free points at Office Max/Depot with another negative cost Visa gift card promotion. The promotion is pretty standard:  get $15 off (instantly at checkout) $300 (or more) worth of Visa Everywhere branded (debit) gift
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Fee Free Visa Gift Cards at Staples Today
6 May. 2018
Fee Free Visa Gift Cards at Staples Today
Free Points For many this isn’t breaking news, but more of a friendly reminder.  Starting today, through May 12th, Staples is running a promotion that waives the $6.95 fee for $200 Visa gift cards.  More details can be found at a post from DoctorofCredit and the offer from Staples.  The deal apparently is limited to
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Why Travel Has Made Me More Conservative
5 May. 2018
Why Travel Has Made Me More Conservative
Interest With Age History has grown on me, and travel has helped that growth.  When I was younger, I had no interest in history as it seemed really boring.  But as I’ve aged and hopefully matured, world history has become much more appealing, especially as I travel to different countries and learn more about them.
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Travels in Kiev, Ukraine
3 May. 2018
Travels in Kiev, Ukraine
Ooo-Kraine In over 30 countries of travel throughout Europe, I had never been to Ukraine.  Even though I’ve been to other former Soviet block countries in the area, the violent conflicts with Russia over the past several years brought some big questions marks up for me.  Although I wasn’t sure what to expect, I didn’t
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New Music Playlist:  May 2018
1 May. 2018
New Music Playlist: May 2018
We Jammin’ One thing about traveling to other countries is new music, and Europe has tons of it.  Every time I go overseas I try and find some interesting music, and this trip has been a good one for new tunes.  I’m currently in Poland on a 2.5 week tour of cities in Belarus, Ukraine
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