Author Archives: Brad Christensen

“She Always Wanted to go to Italy” – A guest post by Jared

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Brad Christensen

This is another guest post from Jared, who has been wanderlusting with us for more than two years now. He fulfilled his wife’s life-long dream to travel to Italy, and despite some trouble with the trains, had a memorable adventure. … Continue reading →

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A Photo Journal of our $81 Trip to Europe

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Brad Christensen

I started telling some friends about our trip to Italy last fall and realized I have never really given our readers the photo-recap of our adventures. I lined out the itinerary in this post: Venice to Rome Itinerary in 13 days, … Continue reading →

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Boise State Fans Fly to Atlanta for Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game for $124

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Brad Christensen

In 2011, I thought I’d save some money by flying standby on a buddy pass with a pilot friend of mine to see the Boise State/Georgia game in Atlanta.  I should have known better, but at that point I was … Continue reading →

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Vacation Homes in Orlando

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Brad Christensen

I love hotels.  I really do.  But when I have a big group and I can make it work, there’s nothing like staying in a vacation home. Any time we have more than two couples, I try to make it … Continue reading →

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“Extra Money” for a Traveler Stuck in a Mom’s Body: A Guest Post from Christina

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brad Christensen

This is a guest post from WorldWanderluster Christina (who also happens to be my sister-in-law).  We love guest posts so much, that we’ll happily send our readers a $25 giftcard for sharing their almost-free travel stories. If you’d like to … Continue reading →

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The New Way to Get $400 in Free Travel

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Brad Christensen

Having spent the last three years signing up for a total of 39 credit cards to accumulate millions of frequent flyer miles and points that have been turned into tens of thousands of dollars in free travel, I have to … Continue reading →

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Buy One Flight, Get Four Free: A $900 Family Vacation for Five

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Brad Christensen

Sheldon wrote an excellent post about the greatest gift you can give your spouse, one that won’t wither, or be consumed and then disappear – the gift of travel and the memories that come with it.  And if travel is … Continue reading →

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