I was on my first visit to South American on the dream award trip to Easter Island. I would structure the award ticket to stopover in Santiago (Chile) on the way to Easter Island and return via Lima, Peru. Using points to make my luxury stays in the city more […]
Quite appropriate that the US Airways and American Airlines merger would be announced last week on Valentine’s Day – the marriage (merger) of two single parents (airlines) in a sense. Sure we should be happy that they found each other but as children (frequent fliers) of each parent, we of course are a bit […]
I joined Twitter initially to participate in my workout studios contests – Twitter Tuesdays. I figured that the odds of winning on twitter were pretty good as a small percentage of members were active on Twitter. In the past year, I have entered many contests – some involve a simple re-tweet, a […]
So while it sounds great to say “I’m going on safari in Africa with an award ticket”, the reality is that I needed to reposition myself to Washington, DC from Philadelphia via Amtrak for the SAA flight from IAD to JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa). The South African Airways (SAA) flight […]
When I talk about my miles, people usually say “I don’t fly to get miles” or “I don’t have a credit card with miles” and will tell them that they can buy miles to build up their accounts for a dream trip but also issue a bit of caution with […]
So I had my award ticket to Africa on hold (back when you could do that) and had to ask my manager for the time off. When one asks for time off by email (he is in London) always best to start with “I found a award ticket to Africa […]
Having forgotten to pick up bananas today and realizing that the nearest Trader Joe’s market is over five miles away, I decided to pop into the Whole Foods store next to my gym. Now while the bananas would have cost less than a dollar at Trader Joe’s, the trip to […]
The Easter Island Award Trip – A little over a year ago, I started following a few points bloggers to learn more ways to earn and redeem travel points. What I found is a community of engaged travelers (yes, there is a community where I can go to the relief of my friends/families […]
What’s your passion? I pass a sign a few times a week on the way to lunch that asks this question? My answer to the question depends on the day – the quick answer is travel and loyalty points, however, on stressful days my answer is simply finding the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Obviously there […]