February 20, 2015

In Transit Blog: A Tour for Introverts: Landmarks and Alone Time

Sacred Introvert Retreat Tours is offering a trip in England with a balance of group activities (including trips to meditative sites like Stonehenge) and time for travelers to be on their own.





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Deal Alert: La Compagnie Business Class NYC – London for $1,009 is Back

La Compagnie is a French startup airline that flies all-business-class flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Newark. It launched last summer with 4-5 weekly flights with its first aircraft, and took delivery of a second back in December and now plan to launch service between Newark and London Luton Airport starting April 24, 2015....



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/02/deal-alert-la-compagnie-business-class-nyc-london-for-1007-is-back/

Genealogy 101: Discover Your Roots

“No matter how successful you are or what you have seen, you can’t be jaded when you walk in your ancestors’ footsteps,” says genealogy expert Megan Smolenyak. "Getting there requires a great deal of patience and detective work, but I can assure you, it’s well worth it.” Here are eight steps to get you started from National Geographic's new book "Journeys Home."



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/20/genealogy-101-discover-your-roots/

Are Airbnb’s user reviews to be trusted?

It appears that Airbnb users themselves have bought into the kumbaya, golden halo narrative that has long followed the sharing economy’s meteoric ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/airbnbs-user-reviews-trusted/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airbnbs-user-reviews-trusted

Win a Culinary Trip to Italy, Weekend in St. Barts, Ski in Wyoming

Check out this week’s travel contests and sweepstakes to try your hand at winning a culinary vacation in Italy, a cruise through Europe, free airline tickets, a getaway to St. Barts, or a ski & music vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Win A Culinary Getaway to Italy From Jovial You can win a foodie vacation...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/02/win-a-culinary-trip-to-italy-weekend-in-st-barts-ski-in-wyoming/

US habits I lost moving to China

No more talking politics...stick to the weather.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/7-american-habits-lost-moved-china/

T Magazine: Designer Paula Gerbase Shares Her Favorite London Haunts

The 1205 founder and John Lobb artistic director dishes on where to eat, shop and relax in her adopted city.

















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One Woman Who Deserves a Place in Aviation History and Another Who Attacked a Flight Attendant, Plus the Most Important Meal of the Day and Where I Really Want to Go

News and notes from around the interweb: I’ve always wanted to go here. I’m genuinely not sure why I haven’t (including when there was a $61 mistake fare..). How An Ohio Housewife Flew Around The World, Made History, And Was Then Forgotten Breakfast is the most important meal of the day… for hotels. (HT: Alan […]


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10 Best Credit Card Offers For February

Every month I make a post with what I consider to be the best credit card sign-up bonuses of the month.


While there are several excellent long standing credit card offers, the specifics of the best offers are constantly changing (be it the annual fee, minimum spend requirement, or even amount of the sign-up bonus).


If you read my blog on a daily basis then by all means skip this post, but for me it’s a useful, “current” place to refer people that ask about which cards they should sign-up for, a question I get on a daily basis. For reference, here is my list of the best credit card sign up bonuses for January.


With that in mind, below are what I consider to be the best credit card sign-up bonuses for this month. In advance I should warn that this hasn't been an especially exciting month on the credit card front. With that in mind:


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/02/20/10-best-credit-card-offers-february/

Two words: GO CUBA

"We danced and partied at the infamous Las Parradillas Fiesta on Christmas Eve...If you get the chance to visit Cuba, GO!"



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/two-words-go-cuba/

What to do in Savannah in your 20s

"If you ever break ties with her, you'll soon find that your heart is still tangled in a bed of Spanish moss on wet cobblestone streets. Sure, she'll fuck you over, but she'll do it in the most beautiful way possible."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/12-things-need-savannah-youre-still-20s/

6 Budget Destinations That Will Save You a Bundle

Matthew Kepnes runs the budget travel website, Nomadic Matt, and is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, How to Travel the World on $50 a Day. His book features tips and advice on how to travel the world on a budget and was called “the bible for budget travelers” by BBC Travel....



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/02/6-budget-destinations-that-will-save-you-a-bundle/

Learned to drink in Germany?

You once had an awful Jägermeister phase; now it evokes nothing but nausea.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/19-signs-learned-drink-germany/

How to transform the day-of-travel experience with mobile services

What are pain points that travellers experience on their day of travel? How can intelligent mobile services significantly enhance the traveller’s journey ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/transform-day-travel-experience-mobile-services/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transform-day-travel-experience-mobile-services

North American countries quiz

How much of North America and the Caribbean have you been to?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/many-countries-north-america-quiz/