Category Archives: How to Wanderlust

US Bank FlexPerks 33,150, Alaska Airlines 40,000, and Marriott 50,000 is back

Posted on August 17, 2012 by wpengine

US Bank Flex Perks Visa Olympic Promotion US Bank FlexPerks is a mediocre set of bank points. They pale in comparison to the Ultimate Rewards that Chase has constructed. This offer is in conjunction with the Olympic Games, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bank of America, Credit Cards, Hotels, How to Wanderlust, Marriott Rewards | Tagged 000, Alaska, alaska airlines, bank of America, credit card, FlexPerks, free hotels, hawaii, Hotel, hotel points, marriott 50, marriott rewards, mexico, United States, us bank flexperks | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in About us, Fun Travel Stories, How to Wanderlust | Tagged cultural travel, culture, expedia, find yours | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Club Carlson, Hotels, How to Wanderlust | Tagged Baltic countries, big night giveaway, club carlson, estonia, latvia, lithuania, park inn, st petersburg russia | 9 Comments

How World Wanderlusting’s Free Travel Ideas Really Work

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Brad Christensen

Armed with loads of miles and points, my husband and I took a vacation to Panama in June and this is how we did it. We flew on Continental for FREE, both of us got the Continental credit card (now … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, Fun Travel Stories, Guest Post, How to Wanderlust | Tagged Capital One Venture Card, free travel, Panama vacation | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in How to Wanderlust | Tagged Cambodia, facebook, foreign travel tips, foreign visa, how to get a visa, Russia, thailand, Twitter, United States, Vietnam, Visa, what is a visa | Leave a comment

When Should you Start Getting Miles and Points?

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Brad Christensen

I’m going to tell you what you already know – that you can’t wait to start piling up miles and points and then expect to get them when you need them. If you’re joining our army of wanderlusters, arm yourself … Continue reading →