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  • 2019 Weekends

    As I’ve mentioned before, one of the joys of the points/miles hobby is extending our travel budget to include lots of little trips. In 2019, we managed to: see friends in Orlando a few times (May, August, November 2019) visit friends in Traverse City during peak tourist season (July 2019) spend time with family in…

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  • When mileage running was still a thing…

    November 2019: I was close, but I didn’t have enough flights to get to Executive Platinum status that year. The fastest way to rack up oodles of miles was a PE route on Cathay Pacific, so that’s what I did: November: ORD-HKG-JNB-HKG-ORD First leg I was upgraded from PE to business. Quite nice! Then I…

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  • 2024 Weekend Jaunts

    Among our longer trips, we also enjoyed a few weekend jaunts in 2024. March 2024, Toronto: James Acaster is a favorite comedian of ours and he only had 4 dates in North America in 2024. The only weekend date we could go to was in Toronto, around our wedding anniversary, so off we went! We…

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  • An Argentine Xmas and Chilean New Year

    When you find friends who are also amazing travel companions, you find lots of reasons to explore the world together. I wish I could remember how and why we decided to go to Argentina and Chile with our friends Jordan and Edward, but I’m so glad we did. This was not a normal trip for…

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  • The French/German border: wine, history, EU… and making sure points don’t go to waste!

    Chris’ notes: https://recordofm.org/2025/05/14/alsace-and-munich-2023-a-journey-through-french-and-german-delights/ Pre-pandemic, I either bought or transferred bank points to Lifemiles, Avianca’s frequent flyer program, in Chris’ account. The thing about Lifemiles is that it’s an amazing program: both amazing in terms of possible (outsized) value and in terms of frustration. The pros and cons of this program have been recorded elsewhere, but…

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