Lessons from the Journey: Everyone has a calling. Follow your (own) passion

From my own 193-country journey to the stories of many other people who were kindly willing to share, The Happiness of Pursuit attempts to extract and convey the lessons of modern-day quests. This series explores some of these lessons. Lesson: Everyone has a calling. Follow your (own) passion. Pay attention to the things that excite…



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Free Points, a Suggestion for Every Hotel, and a Huge Congratulations!!

News and notes from around the interweb: Former Frequent Traveler University speaker Chris Guillebeau’s new book on quests and lessons learned from visiting every country in the world, which I wrote about two weeks ago, has debuted at number 3 on the new York Times’ bestseller list! Congratulations Chris! Definitely check out The Happiness of […]

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Drummers and Dancers in Lobito, Angola

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/21/drummers-dancers-lobito-angola/

Top10 adds Instagram for real-time view of hotels

Hotel comparison site Top10 is looking to take personalisation to the next level with the integration of Instagram functionality. The service is ...



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The best food and brews in Utah

From family-run roadside institutions to the cutting edge of modern cuisine and brewing.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/guide-best-food-brews-utah/

Yes, There IS a Limit on How Many Credit Cards You Can Get

How many actual credit cards have you owned? One of the credit scoring agencies lists 87 credit cards in my record over the last five years. Another agency that keeps longer records suggests that I have had 109 since I started this game and Katy at 108. That means we have received over 200 credit […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/there-is-a-limit-on-credit-cards.html

Berated for a screaming baby – do I deserve a full refund?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/berated-screaming-baby-deserve-full-refund/

The Earthmelting Truck

Grunge HDR If you’ll notice, I haven’t been doing much grungy HDR stuff lately. I never did that much back in the day, but I did dabble in it. I could do more, I suppose, but I don’t really seek out all those abandoned kinda places. I don’t know why. I know some people really […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/09/22/the-earthmelting-truck/

Sharing Economy Faces Patchwork of Guidelines in European Countries

For technology start-ups like Airbnb and Uber, efforts to gain a stronger foothold in European countries have been complicated by varying regulations from different governments.

















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Hurricane Odile damages Mexico

Please take some time to think about how you can help relieve the stress inflicted on these areas of Mexico.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/devastating-footage-aftermath-hurricane-odile/

~$1,500 West Coast To Europe Business Class Tickets!

Over the past several weeks we've seen several business class fare wars to Europe, which are always exciting. For example, a few weeks ago we saw ~$2000 fares between the West Coast and Europe. Last week we saw similarly good fares between the East Coast and Europe.

The best part of both of these offers was that they were stackable with some other great promotions -- you could receive a $400 discount when booking through AARP, and then save a further 10% when paying with the British Airways Visa Signature® Card, as long as all flights are operated by British Airways.

The good news is that it looks like some similarly good fares are back for travel on oneworld -- I'm seeing business class fares of ~$2,100 for travel between Las Vegas, San Diego, or Seattle, and Amsterdam, Milan, and Rome. I'm sure there are other markets where it's available as well, though those are the ones I came across.

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Tons Of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Award Space!

A couple of weeks ago Virgin Atlantic announced some pretty major operational changes, which mostly involved them adding routes to the US and eliminating routes to destinations in the East (including discontinuing service to Mumbai and Tokyo Narita).

Their expansion plans included additional flights to Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. The odd thing is that while the new routes were announced a while back, they hadn't actually been loaded into the schedule. I had been checking on a near daily basis, as new flights and routes tend to result in more award availability.

While they haven't loaded all of their new routes into the schedule yet, they have loaded the following new services, and for the most part, award availability is excellent:

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I’d Like to Share Some Personal Thank You’s — and Related Observations

The Samsung Galaxy S5 really does take good photos, even in low light and even with someone at the controls who cannot do more than point and shoot (and isn’t great at holding steady). And Las Vegas is beautiful at night… from a distance. View from Mix at the Delano Many thanks to Randy Petersen […]

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The Happiness of Pursuit Is a NYT Bestseller! (Because of you!)

Yep yep, it’s true… because of our great readers, The Happiness of Pursuit debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list this weekend. I’m so excited! Debuting on the list is harder than ever these days because paperback, hardcover, and ebooks are all combined into “one list to rule them all.” The same…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/the-happiness-of-pursuit-bestseller-thanks/

Amateur Traveler Interview: The World Heritage Sites of Canada

Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Episode 437 I recently had my 9th appearance on the Amateur Traveler podcast. This time I spoke about the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Canada. There are 17 and as of 2014 I have been to all of them. Nahanni National Park (1978) L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/21/amateur-traveler-interview-world-heritage-sites-canada/