Category Archives: Travel Articles

Woman Moves Over For Hiker, Falls To Death At Grand Canyon

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A woman posted a photo of herself at the Grand Canyon on Instagram with the caption “Those views tho” and then fell to her death just hours later in a tragic accident.

According to USA Today, a friend said that Colleen Burns “was, like, stepping out of the way for another gentleman to kind of squeeze in, and unfortunately Colleen just kind of got tripped up on her own feet and fell backwards, fell into the canyon“. Continue reading Woman Moves Over For Hiker, Falls To Death At Grand Canyon

SPG Points Transfers, TSA PreCheck, Wyndham Retention Offer, FREE Slurpee, Plane Lands At WRONG Airport, Contests, The Habit Burger & More- The Rehash!

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Lucas and I are heading off on our second Father- Son Trip. This will be Lucas’s 32nd country visited and sadly not a new one for me! 🙂  I’ll share more details about it in a future post.

After getting the confirmation e-mail for the JetBlue points match with Virgin America, I’ve been considering various flight options to earn my points. Do I make this a true mileage run (not really my thing) or attempt to make it into a short (few hours to a day) trip? Tough decision here…

How has your week gone when it comes to miles, points and travel? Continue reading SPG Points Transfers, TSA PreCheck, Wyndham Retention Offer, FREE Slurpee, Plane Lands At WRONG Airport, Contests, The Habit Burger & More- The Rehash!

Uber Suing NYPD, Tim Tebow Helps During Flight, Wow & Allegiant Coming to NYC, Kellogg’s Restaurant, Chase Ink Plus Retention & More- The Rehash!

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I recently received my newest credit card and am currently working towards completing the spend required to earn the bonus. At the mid-point of 2016 I’m on track to earn a solid amount of miles and points thanks to credit card bonuses once again.

After a small delay, I received the e-mail from JetBlue letting me know that I was registered for the Virgin America points match. Now I need to book a flight before the end of August.

How has your week gone when it coms to miles, points and travel? Continue reading Uber Suing NYPD, Tim Tebow Helps During Flight, Wow & Allegiant Coming to NYC, Kellogg’s Restaurant, Chase Ink Plus Retention & More- The Rehash!

Uber Driver Suing NYPD Detective For Harassment

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image: screen capture from youtube

Last year an Uber driver got harassed by an NYPD detective after he let the cop know that he wasn’t using his signal when parking.

The incident was captured on video by the passenger in the back of the Uber. The video got over 4.5 million views on YouTube. It also has led to the driver Humayun Chaudry feeling “humiliated“, according to Gothamist. Continue reading Uber Driver Suing NYPD Detective For Harassment

TSA Spending $28 Million, Lots of Contests, FREE Points, Father’s Day, Ridiculous Signs & More- The Rehash

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My summer travel schedule is taking shape and I should be going on three trips with Lucas in July. We’ll be visiting a couple of new states and one country which will be a new one for Lucas. Between these trips we’ll probably be doing some driving trips with Kim.

Next I need to decide on where and when to use some remaining free Radisson hotel nights. Have you used your free-nights which were given out when the credit card’s stay 2 benefit went away? Continue reading TSA Spending $28 Million, Lots of Contests, FREE Points, Father’s Day, Ridiculous Signs & More- The Rehash

Father’s Day Gift Ideas For The Traveling Dad 2016

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 Father’s Day is just a day away so I know this post is a bit last minute…
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Last year I shared Father’s Day Gift Ideas For The Traveling Dad. I feel that my gift ideas are still very good suggestions for 2016!
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Rather than just repost what was suggested last year, I wanted to add a few items that I feel could make great gifts!

Continue reading Father’s Day Gift Ideas For The Traveling Dad 2016

Bourdain Market, Shark Plane, Traveling w/ A Chicken, Russia Competing w/ Boeing & Airbus, Ink Bold Retention, Citi ThankYou Bonus & More- The Rehash!

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There isn’t much to report about on a personal note when it comes to miles, points and travel. I still have some trip ideas for the summer which I need to decide on and finish booking.

Otherwise, I’m hoping to find some other big credit card offers to apply for soon. With 2016 just about half over, I need to increase my miles and points earned due to sign-up bonuses!

How has your week gone? Now it’s time to take a look back at some of this past week’s posts in a recap that I like to call, The Rehash! Continue reading Bourdain Market, Shark Plane, Traveling w/ A Chicken, Russia Competing w/ Boeing & Airbus, Ink Bold Retention, Citi ThankYou Bonus & More- The Rehash!

Man Travels the World With An Awesome Sign!

travels the worldYesterday I wrote about a man traveling the world with his pet chicken. Definitely not the most likely travel partner, but a chicken does make for a great story and conversation piece!

Some of you may have realized that I like signs, especially funny one that I come across during my travels. Check out some Ridiculous Street Signs here.

I just came across the story of a man who travels the world with a pretty interesting (and somewhat funny) sign. Continue reading Man Travels the World With An Awesome Sign!