Travel Hacking
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Tales from the Economy Class Cabin
Tales from the Economy Class Cabin As part of our honeymoon trip to Alaska, we had to book flights from Jacksonville to the Last Frontier. Since the Last Frontier was expensive, we opted to use what points we had, and long story short, we ended up using our American Airlines points. Alaska Airways is a partner of American Airlines, so there, our route was set, we were going to fly American wherever they took us and take Alaska to well, Alaska. One snag in our plan: there was only one saver seat on economy on the day we needed, but there was a business saver economy seat for the next…
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A Guide to Havana Cuba From the USA
Peter and I both live in Florida, so when direct flights became available from Florida to Cuba, we both decided to make our bucket list dream come true by booking a trip. This article is based on our own personal experiences of visiting Havana, from booking our flights, to the places we’ve seen in Havana, where we stayed, and maybe even feature a Q&A as well in the end. Note that we might be making this in different parts, the articles of which will be linked to this original post. A Guide to Visiting Havana, Cuba (from the USA) Resources/Additional Reading: First Impressions of Cuba – an article Peter wrote…
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Costs, A Guide, and Travel Hacking Memphis Tennessee
Another impromptu trip which started with cheap airfare and led to a quick weekend adventure. As part of our travel hacking, weekend wanderer series, we explore Memphis, Tennessee. We detail how much we spent on our weekend, where we went, our recommendations and how we saved. Costs, A Guide and Travel Hacking Memphis Tennessee Here’s the details of our trip & how much it cost in terms of miles and cash. Below the table is also a breakdown per segment on how we managed to pull this trip off for not so much cash out of pocket. This trip was only for a quick weekend. Fly out Friday afternoon and…
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How To Explore USVI on a Budget
The Caribbean is a region that one considers expensive to visit, and the USVI is no exception. Here is how to visit the US Virgin Islands on a budget so you can travel more without paying top dollar for experiences. How to explore USVI on a budget under $1000 Here’s how we visited Water Island, St Thomas, and St John for a grand total of $883 for two people. That’s a total of $442 per person on average for the 4 day, 3 night trip, or around $150 per person per night. That $150 per person includes flights, hotels, food, transportation, activities, and even small souvenirs! More USVI Posts: 4…
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Helen Georgia Trip Planning
During the pandemic, our small traveling family decided to visit the little Alpine looking town of Helen, Georgia. This post is an introduction to how the Helen trip was planned and how our family travel hacked our way there. You can also read our post on how to travel with a baby. Other Helen, Georgia destination posts: Holiday Inn Express Helen Georgia Review Things to do in Helen Georgia A road trip to Helen Georgia Traveling with a family to Helen Georgia We have a baby in tow for this trip, and if you haven’t read our traveling with a baby post yet, we outline in more detail how we…
