Author Archives: wpengine

What Do You Love About Traveling?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by wpengine

Mark Twain once wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner … Continue reading →

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Starwood Alpine Europe Hotel Review 1

Posted on July 25, 2012 by wpengine

It has been over a year since we discovered the incredible Starwood hotel loop in Alpine Europe.  Yeah, that’s the one that we drew up to take advantage of the lowest Starwood redemption rates and stay somewhere around 7 or 8 nights … Continue reading →

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Club Carlson Baltic Trip

Posted on July 18, 2012 by wpengine

Racking up 188,000 Club Carlson Gold Points within the last two months has started a fire in my pocket. As always, I’m looking to optimize my usage of the Gold Points with low level redemptions. I’ve put together a Club … Continue reading →

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What is a Visa and When do I need a Visa?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by wpengine

If you’ve never traveled abroad you might think that a Visa is the small logo on the corner of your credit card.  Although that is one type of visa, it is not the only kind of visa that you might … Continue reading →

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Photo and Currency Quiz

Posted on July 8, 2012 by wpengine

Can’t believe that it is Sunday again. The weeks keep rolling by, and the year is already half over. Here is another picture from one of our journeys, where was it taken and what currency do they use there? While … Continue reading →

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British Airways 100,000 time is running out

Posted on July 7, 2012 by wpengine

Chase is offering a short term promotion for their British Airways Visa card. They are offering 50,000 Avios as a first purchase bonus. You can get another 25,000 Avios when spending $10,000 on the card within the first year, and … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday America

Posted on July 4, 2012 by wpengine

With as much as you hear us talk about traveling internationally you might think that we don’t love America. That is wrong. America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. We believe in America and … Continue reading →

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