My Dad is turning 60 this year and I wanted to do something special for him. He served in Germany when he was in the military and he always wanted to go back. There are two places my mom has dreamed of going, one is Paris and the other is Milan. She’ll be going with me to Paris at the
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Zanzibar Trip report Part 1: Positioning for my Qatar Airway flight
For my birthday I always plan an international trip. Since I live in Chicago, I usually target somewhere warm. In the past for my birthday, I’ve visited Panama, Costa Rica and Peru. This year I wanted to visit some place exotic and not a usual travel spot for North American tourists. That’s why I chose to go to Zanzibar. For
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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 1. I want to be close to the beach as
Read MoreBeginners Guide: Using Shopping Portals
One the things that hurts me the most is when people buy things online and don’t use Shopping portals. Shopping Portals can be a very easy way to accumulate airline miles, hotel points and cash back by buying things that you would buy anyway.
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