Category Archives: Europe

Things to do in Munich

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Brad Christensen

Let’s say you follow Sheldon’s detailed instructions and book an open-jaw with a stopover into Europe on American Airlines.  You collect 50k AAdvantage points with the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard® after spending $3000 in the first three months. Whenever … Continue reading →

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Ionian Sailing Breaks: The Island Highlights

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Brad Christensen

This is a sponsored guest post about sailing in the Greek Islands. Sailing has such an allure to me and as soon as life allows it, I intend to make it a part of my travel repertoire. I’ve always imagined … Continue reading →

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Venice to Rome Itinerary in 13 days

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Brad Christensen

The link in this post for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express offers a total of 25k bonus points after meeting the spending requirement.  We do receive a commission on applications approved from our links, but please carefully consider … Continue reading →

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Almost-Free Vacation to Europe: 2 Flights and 9 Nights, Pay No More Than $160

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brad Christensen

You’ve looked at them… longingly.  You’ve imagined it in your mind, but it hasn’t gotten much further than that. Tickets to Europe are bank-breakers… and it makes sense that people start to believe that they’ll never make their trip to … Continue reading →

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How to Book a 40k American AAdvantage Award Ticket to Europe Without Enormous Surcharges

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Brad Christensen

Your palms start to sweat. You get a little knot in your stomach. You are positively exhilarated, but you’re also nervous. No, it’s not love at first sight, it’s finding that 40k American AAdvantage award ticket on dates that work … Continue reading →

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Luxury Italian Castles and Villas: Better than cheap, free

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Brad Christensen

I was brought up to dread spending money. While most people report an exhilarating high upon making a purchase, for me, it’s more like getting stabbed. For better or for worse, this is who I am.  And, incidentally, it’s why … Continue reading →

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Winner of our Travel Photo Contest

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Brad Christensen

It’s time to announce the winner of our travel photo contest – one more way we hope to inspire you to start checking off your travel bucket list sooner rather than later. We had all kinds of photos submitted from … Continue reading →

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