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  • 22nd Anniversary in Napa

    Reminder: we’re not actually that sentimental about our anniversaries, but these dates do provide an excuse to explore another corner of the world! Back in 2022, we were pretty much sticking to domestic travel (except for Argentina in September, and I still don’t remember how/why that happened!). So for our anniversary, we decided to revisit…

  • Theater Trips in 2022

    In 2022, travel wasn’t quite normal yet. But we did traipse around North America for some theater over a few weekends… May 2022: NYC, Music Man Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman: how could I resist? This was just pure fun and clearly the performers were having fun too. Such joy during such times was soul-affirming.…

  • BA weekend: Labor Day 2022

    We love Buenos Aires: the food, the wine, the architecture, the people. As I write this in July, 2024, I cannot remember why we decided to go there over Labor Day weekend in 2022. But go there we did! According to my records, I booked our flights using points in May of 2022. Getting there:…

  • France, J’adore

    When a friend asks if you want to join him in France, you say “yes.” July 2022 in Bordeaux… When I met Chris, he was already obsessed with Burgundian wines. Since he’s the oenophile in the house, I drink Burgundy. Of course, I’m aware that there’s another top-notch wine region in France, Bordeaux, but I…

  • 2023 Travel Review

    Courtesy of Openverse My last (maybe) catch-up summary, following my 2019 template. 2023 statuses were: After losing statuses in 2022, this list is the beginning of a come-back. 🙂 LATAM was handy for our South American trip and continues to be handy for my occasional Delta work flight. Personal trips in 2023 included:

  • 2022 Travel Review

    Courtesy of Openverse I’ll keep following my 2019 summary template! 2022 travel statuses: Not only did I drop down a level with Marriott and Hyatt, I lost United Silver, Hilton Diamond (because I canceled the Aspire card), and Choice Hotels Gold (because they canceled my no-fee card due to lack of use). Business travel was…

  • Points and Miles: Ghosts of Promos Past

    The reason I spend time learning the travel points and miles game is because I want to upgrade our travels in two ways: frequency and quality. I like lots of trips. I really like fancy-class! Every now and then, there’s an amazing deal. Sometimes it’s a fare mistake, although those are getting rarer. Sometimes it’s…

  • Venice and Rome 2021

    Pandemic travel! Chris’ post. Flight details: KLM award tickets going, LifeMiles on Turkish coming back (connecting flights — what was I thinking!) Hotel details: no hotels were planned this time around — privacy and safety were key. Detour in Amsterdam meant adding a Hyatt to the trip for 5000 points. To make this trip work…

  • Singapore and New Zealand

    If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again! I’ve been trying to get us to both Singapore and NZ for years. In fact, I had locked down Singapore for our 20th anniversary… which was in March 2020. As the pandemic continued on, I kept rebooking our flights to Singapore with the hope of…

  • Argentina 2017-2018

    Note: these notes were written in 2018; I’m publishing now for my own memory and because, frankly, I’m unlikely to ever update it!   12/26: the flights IAH-PTY UA PTY-SCL Copa 111 SCL Holiday Inn 12/27 SCL-MDZ LA Sixt car pick-up Lunch: Club Tapiz Auberge du Vin 12/28-12/30 Wineries (and the value 12/28 Andeluna at…