What to do in Germany in your 20s

Get drunk at Oktoberfest.



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Traveling On Points and Miles Once the Kids Start School

Traveling with kids has its own set of challenges, but it gets immeasurably harder once the kids enter school. Up until this last year, we were able to travel during off-peak times (think spring break in early May) and travel on optimal days to save on airfare (imagine flying Tuesday–Tuesday). Then, last fall, my oldest […]



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20 Scotland Instagrams to drool over

There are several reasons Scotland is high up on the list of places to visit for me. Here are 20 of them.



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Even Billionaires Love Points!

Last July I wrote about the Chinese art collector, Liu Yiqian, who used his American Express Centurion Card to pay for a HK$281 million (US$36 million) ancient Chinese ceramic cup.

Well, Liu Yiqian is back in the news again today, this time for his purchase of a US$45 million 15th century Tibetan embroidered silk thangka.

The best part? The focus of the story isn't even the purchase, but rather the points he's earning... and that he used points to fly to Hong Kong to make the purchase!

Via Bloomberg, it looks like he's paying more attention to points since the last story was written about him:

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Taber, Alberta banned swearing

"The corn capital of Canada might now also be the most polite town in the country."



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Virgin America Offering 2-for-1 Flights (It’s Like a Dallas Companion Pass, Without the Work)

Airline seats are mostly sold as commodity products. The genius of frequent flyer programs has been to take what is essentially an interchangeable thing — a seat one from city to another connecting in a third city — and create differentiation and brand loyalty. What hasn’t historically worked in the US market is to offer […]

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Reader Recs: Alternative Spring Break Spots

Nat Geo Travel just unveiled its list of this season's best trips, so we asked our Nat Geo Travel Facebook fans to share spring break escapes that go beyond the warm-weather clichés. Here's what they had to say.



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Why Seoul is Asia's coolest city

Tokyo is yesterday's news.



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Review: American Airlines First Class 777-300ER Los Angeles To London

After a day running around Los Angeles with a Silvercar rental, it was off to London for the next portion of the journey. I was oddly excited about this segment, since I'm so used to taking flights from the East Coast to London, which are so short that you can't really get any sleep.

We arrived at the airport right as boarding began, and turned left into the first class cabin. I won't talk too much about the cabin itself, as I covered that extensively in the installment for the flight between London and New York.

I quickly settled into 2A, where all of the amenities for the flight were already waiting for me -- Bose headphones, bottled water, the menu, the amenity kit, slippers, and even pajamas.

On one hand that seemed efficient, on the other hand it quickly became clear why the service was so thorough upfront -- the crew's sole goal was to limit interaction with passengers.

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Reader Request: Plan My 500,000-Point Honeymoon

A friend and reader of the blog, Huendy, reached out to me a few weeks ago asking for some honeymoon planning advice. When I booked my honeymoon for my wife and I, the only points or miles we used were for two coach tickets on Delta to St. Lucia. Don’t get me wrong, it was […]



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5 uncomfortable truths about living in Hawaii

The struggle for Hawaiian sovereignty is alive and well.



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You'll Find World-Class Food At These Airports

In contrast with many airplanes, a few airports are not culinary wastelands.



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The State of Quintuple Dipping on Your Travel Purchases

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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Uber Offering Free Rolls Royce Rides In NYC Starting Today

Via the Uber blog:

"In anticipation of Sunday’s series premiere of The Royals, we’ve teamed up with E! to bring lucky NYC riders FREE rides in exclusive Rolls Royces this Thursday, March 12, through Sunday, March 15.

Catch a sneak-peek of The Royals on your car’s iPad while you ride, and adorn yourself in a selection of regal bits and bobs. You’ll enjoy the grand opportunity of parading around town in noble fashion, so you’d best start practicing your royal wave."

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50 states of USA slang

Here's a little fun with the language of all 50 states: what we say, how we say it, and what the heck it means:



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