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…
This was my first stay at this hotel and the first Hyatt hotel stay in our Nation’s Capital (Although I’ve stayed at all other hyatt hotels in Northern Virginia). As I’ve written about before this was in fact a Mattress Run. I enjoy the perks of being a Diamond Elite Member of the Hyatt…
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…
If you live near a Giant Grocery store, you may be able to take advantage of a really good promotion. Right now you can buy Visa Gift Cards from Giant and earn Four Gas rewards points on every dollar spent. I recommend buying the $500 Visa Gift Card like the ones below to earn 2000…
So traditionally I like the aisle seat on the plane, but of late I’ve started picking the Windows seat. Especially when flying into and out of DCA (Washington Reagan National Airport). I wrote a blog post a few months back about why I feel DCA is one of the best airports in the country. I…
Pajama Party Trip In my life I have visited 6 continents. Flown well over 1 million miles. Yet this past weekend I reached a major milestone in travelling. I received my First Set of Pajamas from airline!. Now this is sounds like a pretty strange milestone. When I first started reading trip reports on the…
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…
This saturday was pretty typical in many ways. I lounged around, watched some TV, took a nap, and surfed the internet. The only difference is that I spent my entire saturday on planes and at the airport. I’m writing this post onboard an American Airlines 737 on the last leg of my trip contemplating the…
“Mr. Kim I’m going to need your seat on this Plane. I’m booking you on the next flight three hours from now.” Ok for normal people would hear this from a gate agent and start swearing. I’m stuck at this damn airport for another three hours. SHIT!! Well I’m not a normal person. This…
tk - is plane crazy! 