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    • How I got The Wall Street Journal Interview – Apr 2018
    • My Wall Street Journal Interview – Apr 2018
    • My Reader Success Story featured by The Points Guy
    • How I landed the Million Miles Secrets Interview
    • How to save on car rentals without even trying
    • My Digital Nomad YouTube Interview
  • Our travels
    • Asia
      • Singapore
        • How to access airport lounges for free
        • How we scored a $300 mistake fare to Singapore
        • Singapore – The longest day ever
      • Malaysia
        • From Marina Bay Sands to Kuala Lumpur
        • Kuala Lumpur All the Way
        • Got sick during vacation
        • Takeaways from Singapore & Malaysia
    • Australia
      • LA to Sydney
      • Visa for Australia?
      • Unprepared Oz ever
      • Eating our hearts out in Oz
      • France, Thailand, China, Philippines = Melbourne
      • Once a year, go some place you’ve never been before – Dalai Lama
      • The mountains are calling & I must go – John Muir
      • These are the place I’ll remember
      • I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list – The Takeaways from Oz – Part One
      • Take aways and Thanksgiving
    • Canada
      • Toronto
    • Europe
      • London, Budapest, Prague (Fall 2015)
        • Day One: Flying across the pond
        • Day Two: Keep the dream alive
        • Day Three: Putting the puzzle pieces together
        • Day Four: From Notting Hill to Saigon
        • Day 5; Harry Potter, Beatlemania, Tower Bridge to Sheena’s Flat
        • Day 6: Thank you, London! Hello, Budapest!
        • Day 7: Budapest is BeautyPest – the most underrated city in Europe
        • Day 8: All Things Budapest – Cafes and Opera
        • Day 9: Thermal Bath. Outdoors. Snow. Seriously.
        • Day 10: Czech list: Prague! Check!
        • Day 11: Prague-tically perfect day in Czech Republic
        • Day 12: Imagine (Lennon) – Never in my wildest dreams that I’d be in Prague
        • Day 13: Wolfgang. Amadeus. Mozart.
        • Day 14: The Journey Back Home
        • The Takeaway: Keep on Traveling
      • Milan, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Lake Como, Paris (Spring 2015)
        • 2015: No resolutions…just decisions
        • From NYC to Milan, Italy
        • Destination: Firenze and Pisa
        • Venezia: Every turn a surprise
        • All things Paris
        • Milan -> Lake Como -> Louis Vuitton
        • Back in the concrete jungle and “the takeaway”
      • Lisbon, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris (Summer 2016)
      • Iceland & Sweden (Winter 2016)
      • Summer 2018 – Porto, Rome, Naples, Manchester, London
    • South America
      • Peru
        • How we booked 2 Business Class seats to Peru $0 out of pocket
        • Finally, Peru!!!
        • How we experienced Machu Picchu
        • Central Restaurante – the 5th Best Restaurant in the World
        • All things Cusco & beyond
        • Maido – Ranked #8 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
        • American Reps handled our itinerary from Lima to Machu Picchu
        • My 8 Takeaways from our trip to Peru
        • Astrid y Gaston – Ranked #33 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
    • New York City
      • NYC 2014
      • NYC Spring 2017
      • NYC Winter 2017/2018
    • Hawaii
      • Maui
        • Maui 2014
          • Day One: We’re getting Maui’d
          • Day Two: Maui’d with children
          • Day Three: Road to Hana Long & Winding Road
          • Day Four: Low-key Kihei
          • Day Five: Broke da Mouth
          • Day Six: Wild, Wild West
          • Day Seven: Huli-huli chicken & ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
          • Day Eight: Back to Hana?
          • Day Nine: Maui No Ka Oi & Takeaways
        • Maui 2016
          • $11 per person to Maui 2016
          • Here today, gone to Maui
          • So food to see you
          • To Hana and beyond
          • Standed! Maui brush fire
          • Kihei is home, cooking lessons
          • Wailea daze and Hamilton moment
          • Wailea R&R all day
          • 2016 Maui Takeaways
      • Kauai
        • Kauai 2015
          • No DIY, we’re going to Kauai
          • Lazy day in paradise – Kauai Day 2
          • Kids, clean mommy is coming! Day 3 Kauai
          • AirBNBeliever Day 4 Kauai
          • Poipu beach and shrimp cravings Day 5 Kauai
          • Finally the six of us- Day 6
          • Pies – Beach – Sunset – Connect Four – Kauai Day Seven
          • It’s all about the North Shore – Kauai Day Eight
          • From the End of the Road to “Caitlin’s Beach” – Kauai Day Nine
          • Hike, Jump, Swim, Eat – Kauai Day Ten
          • We Let Hawaii Happen (plus the takeaways) – Kauai Day Eleven
        • Kauai 2017
          • $6,000 4th of July trip for $11 per person
          • Day One: A vacation from all our vacations
          • Day Two: Let Kauai happen
          • Day Three: From Poipu to Urgent Care
          • Day Four: To Princeville & Beyond
          • Day Five: From North Shore to South Shore
      • Big Island
        • Big Island 2018
          • $11 per person to the Big Island with points
          • Choosing Hawaii over Cancun
          • What we did on the first few hours on the Big Island
          • Once on this Big Island
          • Hilo Daze
          • Hapuna Beach, Waikoloa, a cop, lost backpack
          • Big Island of Hawaii Bucket List: Volcano and Rainbow (check)
          • From Hilo to Hamakua Coast
          • Ranking the 4 Hawaiian Islands & my vacation takeaways
  • Travel (nearly) free
    • How to access airport lounges for free
    • Six FREE roundtrip tickets to the East Coast
    • Big Island of Hawaii for $11/person
    • Peru – Business Class seats for zero out of pocket
  • Reader Success Tales
    • Stephen & Fiona’s Trip to Japan
    • $80 Trip for 2 to Costa Rica – Vanessa’s Tales
    • $11 trip to Hawaii – Iza’s Tales
    • Last-minute anniversary trip to Maui – Bryan & Emily’s Tales
  • Travel Tips
    • My ranking of the Hawaiian Islands
    • Broadway ticket upgrades via Amex Platinum
  • Tesla Model 3
    • Getting my Tesla Model 3
    • Charging the Model 3
  • About me

Fly to NYC for $236 round trip or use 15K Chase Ultimate Rewards

new york city | August 1, 2018

How to get started in earning free travel rewards

credit card | July 30, 2018

How we booked 9 roundtrip tickets to Japan (all on points)

Japan | July 7, 2018

How to spend a day in Guimarães (outside of Porto)

Porto | July 3, 2018

Trastevere is not to be missed in Rome

Rome | June 25, 2018

A day in Naples + a visit to L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

Naples | June 24, 2018

How to see a lot of Rome in a day

Rome | June 23, 2018

How we only paid $7 at the AC Hotel Marriott in Porto (valued over $550 USD)

Porto | June 21, 2018

How we spent our first few hours in Porto

Porto | June 20, 2018

From NYC to Porto, Portugal

Porto | June 19, 2018

What we did with over 8 hours in New York City

europe | June 18, 2018

How I booked our father & daughter trip to Europe for $245 (after using points)

credit card | June 17, 2018

My 8 Takeaways from our trip to Peru

Peru | May 31, 2018

American Reps handled our itinerary from Lima to Machu Picchu

Peru | May 16, 2018

Reader Success Tale: Stephen & Fiona’s Aspirational Trip to Japan

reader success tales | May 12, 2018

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  • Home
  • Credit Cards
  • Media Coverage
    • How I got The Wall Street Journal Interview – Apr 2018
    • My Wall Street Journal Interview – Apr 2018
    • My Reader Success Story featured by The Points Guy
    • How I landed the Million Miles Secrets Interview
    • How to save on car rentals without even trying
    • My Digital Nomad YouTube Interview
  • Our travels
    • Asia
      • Singapore
        • How to access airport lounges for free
        • How we scored a $300 mistake fare to Singapore
        • Singapore – The longest day ever
      • Malaysia
        • From Marina Bay Sands to Kuala Lumpur
        • Kuala Lumpur All the Way
        • Got sick during vacation
        • Takeaways from Singapore & Malaysia
    • Australia
      • LA to Sydney
      • Visa for Australia?
      • Unprepared Oz ever
      • Eating our hearts out in Oz
      • France, Thailand, China, Philippines = Melbourne
      • Once a year, go some place you’ve never been before – Dalai Lama
      • The mountains are calling & I must go – John Muir
      • These are the place I’ll remember
      • I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list – The Takeaways from Oz – Part One
      • Take aways and Thanksgiving
    • Canada
      • Toronto
    • Europe
      • London, Budapest, Prague (Fall 2015)
        • Day One: Flying across the pond
        • Day Two: Keep the dream alive
        • Day Three: Putting the puzzle pieces together
        • Day Four: From Notting Hill to Saigon
        • Day 5; Harry Potter, Beatlemania, Tower Bridge to Sheena’s Flat
        • Day 6: Thank you, London! Hello, Budapest!
        • Day 7: Budapest is BeautyPest – the most underrated city in Europe
        • Day 8: All Things Budapest – Cafes and Opera
        • Day 9: Thermal Bath. Outdoors. Snow. Seriously.
        • Day 10: Czech list: Prague! Check!
        • Day 11: Prague-tically perfect day in Czech Republic
        • Day 12: Imagine (Lennon) – Never in my wildest dreams that I’d be in Prague
        • Day 13: Wolfgang. Amadeus. Mozart.
        • Day 14: The Journey Back Home
        • The Takeaway: Keep on Traveling
      • Milan, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Lake Como, Paris (Spring 2015)
        • 2015: No resolutions…just decisions
        • From NYC to Milan, Italy
        • Destination: Firenze and Pisa
        • Venezia: Every turn a surprise
        • All things Paris
        • Milan -> Lake Como -> Louis Vuitton
        • Back in the concrete jungle and “the takeaway”
      • Lisbon, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris (Summer 2016)
      • Iceland & Sweden (Winter 2016)
      • Summer 2018 – Porto, Rome, Naples, Manchester, London
    • South America
      • Peru
        • How we booked 2 Business Class seats to Peru $0 out of pocket
        • Finally, Peru!!!
        • How we experienced Machu Picchu
        • Central Restaurante – the 5th Best Restaurant in the World
        • All things Cusco & beyond
        • Maido – Ranked #8 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
        • American Reps handled our itinerary from Lima to Machu Picchu
        • My 8 Takeaways from our trip to Peru
        • Astrid y Gaston – Ranked #33 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
    • New York City
      • NYC 2014
      • NYC Spring 2017
      • NYC Winter 2017/2018
    • Hawaii
      • Maui
        • Maui 2014
          • Day One: We’re getting Maui’d
          • Day Two: Maui’d with children
          • Day Three: Road to Hana Long & Winding Road
          • Day Four: Low-key Kihei
          • Day Five: Broke da Mouth
          • Day Six: Wild, Wild West
          • Day Seven: Huli-huli chicken & ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
          • Day Eight: Back to Hana?
          • Day Nine: Maui No Ka Oi & Takeaways
        • Maui 2016
          • $11 per person to Maui 2016
          • Here today, gone to Maui
          • So food to see you
          • To Hana and beyond
          • Standed! Maui brush fire
          • Kihei is home, cooking lessons
          • Wailea daze and Hamilton moment
          • Wailea R&R all day
          • 2016 Maui Takeaways
      • Kauai
        • Kauai 2015
          • No DIY, we’re going to Kauai
          • Lazy day in paradise – Kauai Day 2
          • Kids, clean mommy is coming! Day 3 Kauai
          • AirBNBeliever Day 4 Kauai
          • Poipu beach and shrimp cravings Day 5 Kauai
          • Finally the six of us- Day 6
          • Pies – Beach – Sunset – Connect Four – Kauai Day Seven
          • It’s all about the North Shore – Kauai Day Eight
          • From the End of the Road to “Caitlin’s Beach” – Kauai Day Nine
          • Hike, Jump, Swim, Eat – Kauai Day Ten
          • We Let Hawaii Happen (plus the takeaways) – Kauai Day Eleven
        • Kauai 2017
          • $6,000 4th of July trip for $11 per person
          • Day One: A vacation from all our vacations
          • Day Two: Let Kauai happen
          • Day Three: From Poipu to Urgent Care
          • Day Four: To Princeville & Beyond
          • Day Five: From North Shore to South Shore
      • Big Island
        • Big Island 2018
          • $11 per person to the Big Island with points
          • Choosing Hawaii over Cancun
          • What we did on the first few hours on the Big Island
          • Once on this Big Island
          • Hilo Daze
          • Hapuna Beach, Waikoloa, a cop, lost backpack
          • Big Island of Hawaii Bucket List: Volcano and Rainbow (check)
          • From Hilo to Hamakua Coast
          • Ranking the 4 Hawaiian Islands & my vacation takeaways
  • Travel (nearly) free
    • How to access airport lounges for free
    • Six FREE roundtrip tickets to the East Coast
    • Big Island of Hawaii for $11/person
    • Peru – Business Class seats for zero out of pocket
  • Reader Success Tales
    • Stephen & Fiona’s Trip to Japan
    • $80 Trip for 2 to Costa Rica – Vanessa’s Tales
    • $11 trip to Hawaii – Iza’s Tales
    • Last-minute anniversary trip to Maui – Bryan & Emily’s Tales
  • Travel Tips
    • My ranking of the Hawaiian Islands
    • Broadway ticket upgrades via Amex Platinum
  • Tesla Model 3
    • Getting my Tesla Model 3
    • Charging the Model 3
  • About me

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  • Fly to NYC for $236 round trip or use 15K Chase Ultimate Rewards
  • How to get started in earning free travel rewards
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  • Trastevere is not to be missed in Rome