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  • Four weekends, four cities

    I love the points/miles game. We get to do absurdly wonderful things, like spend weekends in other cities, for not too much cash. Over the past 5 weeks, we’ve been to 4 cities for relatively little out-of-pocket cash. Philadelphia First up was Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia. We probably overspent on airfare (30k each on…

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  • Wowsers, it’s been a while

    I’m back, for who knows how long. But I’m finding value and pleasure in revisiting past travels (both here and on Chris’s blog), so I’m going to try to keep notes and post them again. I’m going to start by updating this blog with our most recent travels, then work my way back. Most of…

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  • Another packing list, this time for Argentina

    The “Six Item Challenge” has been around for a while now and I’m trying to figure out if I can travel under those limitations.  What is it? You pick six items of clothes (not including underwear, socks/tights/hose, workout clothes, or accessories) and wear only those items for a set period of time (a month, six…

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  • So, it turns out that I think status is worth the effort…

    One day. Literally one day after I posted my thoughts on whether status was worth actively pursuing, I decided to go on a mileage run. Which I’m currently doing, three days after posting my thoughts on whether status is worth pursuing. What, you may ask, is a mileage run? For the sane people who read…

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  • Prague (and how I got hooked on luxury hotels)

    Chris does a fabulous job blogging about our adventures, so I don’t want to retread the same ground he’s covering.  But I do have a few thoughts of my own on our most recent trip. In November 2016, I took a mileage run to Beijing Hong Kong (long story short: United wouldn’t let me on…

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