4 Jan. 2021
Juke-Box Eating scorpion tails on a trip doesn’t entice me, but hearing new music does. Sometimes the music is gre...
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Use loyalty points and miles to travel more often, better, and for less money. Reward points have helped me travel to nearly 50 countries and experience other parts of the world. Now I am combining my love for travel with my knowledge of points and miles to benefit others.
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11 Nov. 2020
Freewheelin’ In and outside of the loyalty and reward points and miles space, there’s plenty of talk about “free” tr...
25 Sep. 2020
Plastics It’s been awhile since I last applied for new credit cards. In August 2019, I applied, and was approved for, 7 new credit ca...
24 Jul. 2020
Back Scratch Fever You provide a service. I use that service. I pay you fees for your service. You complete the service. The cycle conti...
25 Sep. 2020
Plastics It’s been awhile since I last applied for new credit cards. In August 2019, I applied, and was approved ...
24 Jul. 2020
Back Scratch Fever You provide a service. I use that service. I pay you fees for your service. You complete the service. The cycle conti...
24 Jul. 2020
Missing You By now it should be no secret that Amex increased a number of benefits due to the Covid crisis. That bump in benefits enabled p...
10 Jul. 2020
A View To A Kill When talking to people about bad news, the phrase “well it could be worse” often arises. Sometimes it doesn...
4 Jan. 2021
Juke-Box Eating scorpion tails on a trip doesn’t entice me, but hearing new music does. Sometimes the music is gre...
11 Nov. 2020
Freewheelin’ In and outside of the loyalty and reward points and miles space, there’s plenty of talk about “free” tr...
10 Apr. 2020
Notiflyr is one of the best cheap airfare services in the world, period. Although I’ve kept tabs on the best cheap airfare websites ar...
6 Mar. 2020
Varanasi This podcast episode explores a special and unusual place in NE India called Varanasi. India’s most religious city, millions ...
2 Apr. 2020
Notiflyr Haven’t heard of Notiflyr? You might not be alone, but that will likely change in the near future. It...
14 Apr. 2019
Disclosure: I have inserted a couple of Amazon affiliate links to a few travel products mentioned in this post. Cruisin for a Bruisin It...
21 Mar. 2019
So you know, I don’t receive any commission on any product reviewed or recommended here. Intro Clothes worn on travel can be very pers...
5 Feb. 2019
Feeling It On my way from Tokyo, Japan to New Delhi, India, I had the pleasure of visiting one of (two) ANA business class lounges at the Na...
8 Jul. 2019
A New Old Song I have lots of music from all around the world, but found this song last night browsing some 1950’s...
3 May. 2019
Spirits I’m currently in Quebec City having a look around. I was in Montreal several months ago and wanted to compare it to Quebec Ci...
14 Apr. 2019
Yim Yames In about a month, Jim James (also goes by Yim Yames) will be performing here in my city. I’m not sure if I’ll go, as s...
7 Apr. 2019
Audiophilia This is a song from 2 American guys living in L.A. along with 2 guys from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The song translates into “wa...
4 Apr. 2019
New Tools I love tools that help make the cost of travel lower. When I first started my blog, I wrote about the best we...
20 Oct. 2018
Permanent Vacation Like many others in the points “hobby”, I monitor cheap flights on a pretty regular basis. I don’t boo...
1 Jan. 2018
High Tech & High Hopes Our nearly instant access to information and technology is pretty amazing. Sure there’s plenty of downside...
30 Oct. 2017
Think you miss out on deals that others get? Want to find cheap flights for your next trip? The internet is full of various websites that ...
21 Jun. 2020
Peace-Full? On May 25, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police offer while being arrested. A 911 complaint said...
12 Feb. 2020
Forward? One of the reasons that I love to travel is that I use it as an opportunity to tune out. When I travel, I usually don’t wat...
11 Mar. 2019
I took this post offline for awhile, because it seemed to be very controversial. People in the U.S., including myself, are overwhelmed with...
5 May. 2018
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...
6 Jun. 2020
Covid has slowed down things for a lot people, giving them more time for family, hobbies, and getting into things they o...
2 Sep. 2019
News Last weekend I lost a friend of mine. Death isn’t an uncommon thing, but my friend (Gary) died in a rare and freakish boat accid...
26 Aug. 2019
No Savings When I was in my 20’s I didn’t save money towards retirement. Zero, zilch, nada, zip. That period wasn’t savi...
27 Nov. 2018
Doco’s It’s getting colder in many parts of the country and for man, that means more time indoors. Along with your favorite cha...
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4 Jan. 2021
Juke-Box Eating scorpion tails on a trip doesn’t entice me, but hearing new music does. Sometimes the music is great, other times not so good. I think music helps people absorb a trip, either in memories...
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11 Nov. 2020
FreeWheelin’ In and outside of the loyalty and reward points and miles space, there’s plenty of talk about “free” travel, almost all of which doesn’t end up to actually be free tra...
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10 Apr. 2020
Notiflyr is one of the best cheap airfare services in the world, period. Although I’ve kept tabs on the best cheap airfare websites around the world, until fairly recently I hadn’t heard of the comp...
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29 Apr. 2021
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4 May. 2021
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3 May. 2021
After a year stuck at home, Americans are getting their vaccinations and hitting the road again. Fortunately, it’s not too late to pla...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped travel in the last year. Masks became mandatory on planes, airlines scrapped in-flight service and increa...
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12 Oct. 2016
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4 May. 2021
After most Americans stayed home for the last year, travel is coming back. Millions of travelers are returning to the skies every week, and ...
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