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<\/a>Jungle Villa in Costa Rica<\/p><\/div>\n
As excited as they were with the waterfall hikes through dense jungle, the thrilling surfing waves, and the delicious food, there was something about staying in a 6 bedroom jungle estate for a fraction of what you’d expect to pay that really stuck with them.<\/p>\n
So when later we explained the concept of using credit cards responsibly to build up a stockpile of frequent flyer miles, you can imagine that they were also similarly thrilled.<\/p>\n
Our family trip to Colombia was an inspiration to them, and within 6 months they were booked to Uruguay with less than $300 out of pocket – thanks to loads and loads of American Airlines AAdvantage miles from the Citibank AAdvantage cards. \u00a0They had a great time exploring the wonders of Uruguay and living like locals – something you can read about on their Uruguay Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, unable to escape the Costa Rican infatuation, Spence and Brittney are embarked on another adventure – a family trip to the jungle and ocean paradise. \u00a0Booking travel is always exciting… you get a little adrenaline rush as you anticipate the wonders you’ll discover – but add the element of booking flights with frequent flyer miles and you get a kind of “bank-robber-adrenaline-rush.”<\/p>\n That’s all great, but every once in a while, it gets even better. \u00a0You know about airlines overbooking flights to account for people who don’t show up, right? \u00a0And do you know about the magical “bump”<\/a> fairy who sometimes visits WorldWanderlusting flyers when they’re en route to amazing\u00a0destinations to give them big travel vouchers<\/a> to fuel future flight fantasies? Well that’s exactly what happened to our friends Spence and Brittney. \u00a0Go ahead and let your jaw drop as you read this Facebook post.<\/p>\n The “Bump” fairy visits!<\/p><\/div>\n Oh yes, that’s for real. \u00a0Next year’s epic vacation costs are already covered – and they’ll get miles when they travel! \u00a0I’ll admit that I have a little bit of envy. \u00a0It’s a healthy envy, though, the kind that will inspire me. \u00a0Now that’s nice… being inspired by the people who we inspired in the first place… we love WorldWanderlusting with you!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three years ago, I planned a quick 6-day Costa Rica getaway. \u00a0I had been campaigning for a city council election and the idea was to celebrate a victory and reward Nicole for dozens of hours of selfless mothering while I … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Brittney-Vouchers.jpg\" "\\"travel")
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