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You NEED To See These Instagram Photos

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Instagram photos
Instagram: @paperboyo

I’m sure that we’ve all seen those silly photos where with a little trickery it appears your friend is holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa or kissing the Sphynx in Egypt.

While they are a bit ridiculous, I’m guilty of trying this out in the past and it can be a lot of fun! (Also, who am I to judge? I do jump for photos all over the world!)

I recently came across some amazing travel photos which remind me of the photos I’ve described above, they’re just a whole lot better. Continue reading You NEED To See These Instagram Photos →

New Passport + Global Entry? Maybe No Need To Do This

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Global Entry

Last week I wrote about something important that you needed to do if you get a new passport and have Global Entry.

The way it works is that if you get a new passport, it comes with a new passport number. You’ll need your passport number to be associated with your Global Entry account so it will need to be updated.

Or does it? Continue reading New Passport + Global Entry? Maybe No Need To Do This →

New Passport+Global Entry- Read This, No More BA 4,500 Mile Awards, Best in Travel 2016, Unusual US Attractions & More- The Rehash!

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Rehash

It’s been a good week for booking travel around here and a difficult week for baseball…

We’re pretty much done booking flights for the remainder of 2015 with two trips coming up. One of them is a quick trip, the other a bit longer to close out the year. As for baseball, it’s been a tough World Series for the New York Mets. These 8:07pm game starts are exhausting with the games ending close to midnight! With the Mets down 3-1, it’s not looking good…

Otherwise, I’m still waiting to find out if I was approved for a credit card with a big bonus that I was conditionally approved for almost two weeks back. Hopefully I hear the good news that I’m approved soon… Continue reading New Passport+Global Entry- Read This, No More BA 4,500 Mile Awards, Best in Travel 2016, Unusual US Attractions & More- The Rehash! →

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly Loves Halloween

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Gary Kelly

What’s the best part of Halloween? Is it getting dressed up or getting to go trick or treating?If we were to run a poll, my guess would be that both options would get their fair share of votes.

Based on a video I came across, I think Southwest’s CEO Gary Kelly would choose dressing up in awesome costumes. Continue reading Southwest CEO Gary Kelly Loves Halloween →

Most Unusual US Landmarks

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US Landmarks
Grand Canyon Skywalk

After coming across USA Today’s list of America’s Quirkiest Attractions, I felt it would be fun to mention a few of my picks.

Soon after, I saw a slideshow from Fodor’s about a related topic. Fodor’s writes about the 10 Most Unusual US Landmarks which I was definitely curious to check out!

Let’s see what kind of landmarks made the cut. Continue reading Most Unusual US Landmarks →

Lonely Planet Best In Travel 2016

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Lonely Planet Best In Travel

Lonely Planet, one of my go to sources for travel destination guides, also puts out a variety of more general pictorial guides. These make great coffee table books and gifts.

Over the summer I wrote about a Lonely Plant book (which came out October 6) which picks the top sites in the world. In Ultimate Travel, LP picked and ranked the top 500 sites.

I just received an e-mail that Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2016 has just been released!

Continue reading Lonely Planet Best In Travel 2016 →

Quirkiest American Attractions

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The Mutter Museum

When traveling, I always look to find some things that might be considered odd, quirky and possibly even off the beaten path.

These kind of attractions could be found as a roadside statue, an interesting/ odd museum or in many other ways.

I thought of this topic due to a slideshow that I recently came across from USA Today Travel.  Continue reading Quirkiest American Attractions →

New Passport, Have Global Entry? You Need To Do This

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Global Entry

Back in June, Kim and Lucas had their Global Entry interviews. We got lucky and didn’t have to wait long, getting in and out of the airport in less than a half hour.

Since then, we’ve saved some time due to all of us having GE, although the first time we used it, we found it impossible to get Lucas’ fingerprints to scan…

With Lucas now having been to 28 countries, his passport is getting pretty full. After our next trip in mid- November (maybe before), it will be time to get him a new passport. Continue reading New Passport, Have Global Entry? You Need To Do This →

Targeted Offers, Air Rage, 500 FREE Hotel Rooms on NYE, More EVEN Hotels, LGA Marine Air Terminal & More- The Rehash!

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Rehash

This is the final night to enter my giveaway to win 1 of 3 free Gogo passes. Find out the details in the post, Free Gogo from US Bank for me= Free Gogo for you.

I’ve been looking into some travel options for winter break but haven’t found or decided on anything as of yet. I did book a flight with Avios for mid- November which should be a fun little getaway.

A couple of weeks back I mentioned that I applied for a credit card that I found out about from Rene’s Points. I just found out that I am conditionally approved but need to send in even more info. This has been a ridiculous application process but the bonus still makes it worth going for! Hopefully I get approved and the card arrives soon. Continue reading Targeted Offers, Air Rage, 500 FREE Hotel Rooms on NYE, More EVEN Hotels, LGA Marine Air Terminal & More- The Rehash! →

Can That Item Go In My Carry On? Use This To Find Out

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Carry On

Have you ever been unsure of what can be brought along on a flight in your carry on? It can be tricky when it comes to certain items.

I think we all know weapons, large bottles of liquids and most sharp items won’t be allowed through security. But what about items like razors (no I don’t mean boxcutters), crochet needles, toy guns

Did you know that the TSA has a feature online that could answer the question of what can be brought on flights? Continue reading Can That Item Go In My Carry On? Use This To Find Out →