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February 25, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Zanzibar Prep: Getting an eVisa

General, Trip Planning

In my research for my upcoming trip to Zanzibar, I wanted to know if I needed a visa or not. Turns out that you do need a visa but you can apply for a visa on arrival. Looking through some of the travel forums, it seems that process can be

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February 13, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

250 Starbucks Stars for Signing up For A Spotify Trial

Deals

People who know me, know that I love Starbucks. Spotify Premium is one of the services I can’t live without especially when I’m traveling. Starbuck will give you 250 stars (that’s enough for 2 free items) when you sign up for a 60 day Spotify Trial. This offer is for

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February 11, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Finding a Hotel in Zanzibar

Chase, Trip Planning

When I’m planning a trip, I always book the flight first and my accommodations are always an afterthought. I find that most places I travel to, will have a Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt hotel. Zanzibar is no different. Hilton has 2 properties on the island, Marriott and Hyatt each have

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February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Travel Blerd

O’Hare is the Busiest Airport in the Country and I’m not Sure How I Feel About That

American Airlines, General

I currently live in Chicago. I love the city but not necessarily the city’s main airport, O’Hare. When you compare the amenities and the operations at O’Hare to other airports around the country, I think it’s well below par. So it was surprising to hear that O’Hare is now the

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February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Travel Blerd

My Birthday Trip is Booked and I’m Headed to Zanzibar

Trip Planning

Every year for the past 7 or 8 years, I’ve gotten into the habit of booking a trip for my birthday. The trips started small at first. The first trip I took was to Las Vegas. After that, the trips got more exotic. I managed to book trips to Panama,

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February 1, 2019February 2, 2019 Travel Blerd

It’s Cold in Chicago

General

I have been stuck in the house for the past 4 days and started to come down with a little bit of cabin fever. If you haven’t heard, the city of Chicago was in the grip of the polar vortex. Temperatures reached lows of -20 degrees with windchills of -50

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January 21, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Why I’m on the Fence about Dropping my Citi Prestige

Citi, Credit Cards

Recently, Citi has updated the Prestige. As I’ve mentioned before in my post about how I offset my annual credit card fees, the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit was a major part of that strategy. With the new changes, the $250 air travel credit is now a $250 general

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January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Travel Blerd

Flight Deal: Chicago to Beijing ~$400

Flight Deals

United, Delta and Air Canada are currently offering flights from Chicago (ORD) to Beijing for ~$400. It looks like travel is for late February through April. I tested Feb 24 -27 and was able to see fares from United for $389. I should note that these flights were not booked

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January 16, 2019June 1, 2019 Travel Blerd

My Rewards Strategy for 2019

Credit Cards

I took an inventory of all the rewards currencies that I currently collect and decided I’m going to have to change my rewards strategy for this year. At the end of 2018 I had a large collection of Membership Rewards points, from the American Express Gold sign up bonus and

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January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Travel Blerd

My Travel Plans for 2019

General

This year my travel plans are not as concrete as they were last year. This is because the nature of my job has changed between last year and this year (so long #consultantlife). Given that, there are some destinations that I want to check off my bucket list this year.

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Instagram post 2187486210845667447_5568385833 Thanksgiving dinner in Vegas
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Instagram post 2176693790885476846_5568385833 I do missing living on the west coast sometimes.
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#Westcoast #sanfrancisco #sanfrancisooaklandbaybridge #travel #travelblerd #travel_blerd
Instagram post 2174432510761918356_5568385833 I’m going to stick with #smartwater.
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Instagram post 2174349887821680229_5568385833 The #BART is a little retro but nicer than the “L”
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Instagram post 2172267903020528138_5568385833 Maybe now I can beat the Jacksonville Jaguars too
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Instagram post 2171858899953938488_5568385833 I was up at 4:30 anyway. Disappointed I couldn’t order a #GingerBreadLatte
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#Starbucks #redcups #starbuckscoffee #starbucksredcup #coffeefiend #Early #holidayseason #holidaydrinks #starbucks☕️ #starbucksholidaydrinks #bringbackthegingerbreadlatte
Instagram post 2166894436452503800_5568385833 Let it Snow! .
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#Snow #snowonhalloween #chicagowinter #winteriscoming
Instagram post 2158463666159429881_5568385833 When you’re stuck at home with a sinus infection only #haroldschicken will do
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#Sick #sickday #sickomode #FriedChicken #confortfood
Instagram post 2157418654940413192_5568385833 It’s game day. Showing support for the panthers tonight with the yellow and blue #Curry3 .
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#H2P #hail2pitt #pantherpride #curry3 #underarmour #underarmourcurry3 #uacurry3 #sneakerhead #beatsyracuse #pittsburghpanthersfootball #pittsburghpanthers #pittvssyr #blueandgold #blueandyellow
Instagram post 2157010136928352849_5568385833 #floridastyle .
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#Nike #NikeSlides #Slides #NikeHipbag #NikeHipBagSlides #Florida
Instagram post 2156003598390445357_5568385833 Why do I always get looks when I sport the pink polo?
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#pinkpolo #sweaterweather #sweater #ctaselfie #fall #fallinchicago #chicago #manlyenoughtowearpink
Instagram post 2155525520111203090_5568385833 I was inspired this weekend by @chadmoran .
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#OldBay #oldbayseasoning #oldbaywings #TheSpiceIsLife #maryland #marylandpride
Instagram post 2155373929324501103_5568385833 Had a great experience renting from @silvercarbyaudi in Orlando this past weekend. The only disappointing part was going from driving an #AudiA5 back to my #jeepwranglerunlimited
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#Audi #Silvercar #audisilvercar #Orlando #AudiA5 #convertible #oldtownorlando #caldwelleverafter
Instagram post 2154539697433766416_5568385833 Just enjoying some coffee on the roof deck while I can. I can’t believe it was in the 30s this morning.
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#sweaterweather #fall #coffeebreak #chicago #chiweather #fallinchicago #TheLoop #sweater
Instagram post 2153275619394579200_5568385833 Tuxedo by #michaelkorrs hair by @blades_of_skill .
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#suitedandbooted #zaddy #caldwelleverafter #Wedding #Tuxedo #tuxedosarecool
Instagram post 2152467957748599788_5568385833 Ballin out at the #NBAExperience
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 #DraftDay #DisneySprings #NBA #disneyforadults #Disney #CaldwellEverAfter
Instagram post 2146211683755147416_5568385833 First @nicolebicolecole ‘s wedding then #TheBachelor : BET Edition
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Instagram post 2135071321498195642_5568385833 I’ve lived in Chicago over 2 years and I’ve never been to Union Station. This place has beautiful architecture.

#imonatrain #amtrak #travel #train_nerds
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