Introduction Earlier this year I needed a flight to Dublin Ireland for Easter weekend. Of course this is a busy travel time so I was surprised to see availability on Virgin Atlantic. I booked my Upper class award with 62,500 Skymiles knowing I could book another cheap award flight to Dublin using my British Airways…
So my Parents, believe it or not , are now pretty experienced travelers. They’ve been to Russia, South Africa, Hawaii, China, Alaska just to name a few places. However, most of those trips have unfortunately been in coach. They’ve flown a number times in Domestic First Class, but they only recently got a chance to…
This past September I decided to take a quick weekend trip to St. Petersburg. I had gotten a Russian Visa the year before, and was looking to maximize it given the expense and trouble it takes to get a Russian Visa. When I learned my friend Dian was planning a trip, and cheap tickets…
People who know my dad, know he’s a pretty quiet and reserved guy. So when you see a big smile on his face like this it must be for a pretty good reason. Since this is a post on the TK is plane crazy blog, you might guess it because he came back from some…
For Elvis fans, its a trip to Graceland. Baseball lovers have Cooperstown. For those who’s hobby is the glamour of flying on Airplanes, one of the Holy Shrines that must be visited at some point is the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt Germany. I had read about this place many times on different travel…
On my way home from a recent trip from China I had the luck of fairly clear weather and a flight path over Northern Virginia. Lately whenever I fly into National Airport I make sure to get a window seat. I recommend this so you can see all the great views on approach to Reagan…
So I am getting very excited for what is the craziest trip I have ever taken. I will spend the next Four days traveling around the world a total of 19,305 miles. This trip is not only most I’ve ever traveled in a four day period. Its also the biggest expenditure of miles I’ve…
So we are now exactly halfway though 2014. Time for a quick check on travel for the year. So Far 85,396 miles have been traveled by air. I’ve spent $3644.01 on Airfare Tickets along with 10,000 American Miles, 4500 British Airways Avios, and 40,000 Usairways Miles on Award Tickets. I’ve earned 44,953 Elite Miles…
So the first thing you might ask is why am I staying at a hotel that is 0.3 miles from my house. Well that would be for a mattress run. What is a mattress run? Mattress Runs are Hotel Stays for the sole purpose of Gaining Points or Status in a Hotel Loyalty Program. Does…
Here’s How to get up to $77 Discount off GAS So here in the Suburbs of Washington DC, one of the main supermarket chains is Giant Food. Giant is actually not my preferred Grocery store, but they happen to be running a very lucrative promotion right now. The are giving you 5 Gas points for…
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