Stories of redeeming credit card, hotel, and airline points for award travel.
Desti-Weddi, Cacio e Vino: Rome-ing the Eternal City and the Vatican City
Nice was a really nice surprise that set up our excitement for our next stop- Rome, Italy. We’re a bit conservative on airport time in new areas so we arrive at NCE about 3 hours before our departure. We killed time at the VIP Lounge which had a buffet, self-serve bar, and a pool table.…
Desti-Weddi, Cacio e Vino: No Money for Monaco and Wandering Through Eze
On the second day of the trip we planned to side quest to Monaco then head over to a town called Eze. Honestly we didn’t really have too much interest in Monaco but it was nearby and Bad Bunny had been in rotation the last few months. From Nice, Monaco can be reached by train…
Desti-Weddi, Cacio e Vino: Ça va? A Nice Rendevous
Planning for this trip was a bit exhausting. 1, there was an initial desire to plan this trip as a group but a majority of our mutual friends were wishy-washy on going. 2, flights from SAN to Italy weren’t easy to find and the ones with manageable layovers were pricey. Thankfully, I had an abundance…
The Highest You Can Get High in Texas
Not so fun fact, this was our last trip before the world shutdown. During our road-trip to Carlsbad Cavern NP and White Sand NM (it’s a designated a National Park now), we drove through El Paso on the 62. I remember asking my mom to drive because driving through this flat section was so boring…
Boozed Up and Jazzed Down In NOLA
This trip was taken on November 2019. We were still following a vegan diet and got to stay at The Eliza Jane when it was still a Category 4 hotel. My idea of traveling to New Orleans consisted of nothing but drinking, eating, and looking at other people doing the same thing. That’s it. I…
Wowee, so this is Maui
This trip was taken in January 2020. I remember I was at a friend’s birthday party a week before this trip and mentioned that Carolyn didn’t go because she didn’t want to get sick. She had just gotten over the flu and this was our first time in Hawaii, so neither of us didn’t want…
Solo Trip en España Parte 3: An Arab Bath, a Black Ship y The Best Bars en Barcelona
This trip was taken on January 2023. I originally had planned this Spain trip back in 2019 with flights, hotels, and activities booked for March 2020. Ultimately the trip did not pan out… for some reason. (get it? pan as in pandemic). I started the trip in Frankfurt. And followed it with a couple days…
Solo Trip en España Parte 2: Museos y La Comida Mejor en Madrid
This trip was taken on January 2023. I originally had planned this Spain trip back in 2019 with flights, hotels, and activities booked for March 2020. Ultimately the trip did not pan out… for some reason. (get it? pan as in pandemic). I started the trip in Frankfurt. And followed it with a couple days…
Solo Trip en España Parte 1: Flights and Frankfurt
This trip was taken on January 2023. I originally had planned this Spain trip back in 2019 with flights, hotels, and activities booked for March 2020. Ultimately the trip did not pan out… for some reason. (get it? pan as in pandemic). I started the trip in Frankfurt. And followed it with a couple days…
Chill Stopover in Oahu
This trip was taken on June 2022. We flew Southwest on our LIH-HNL flight to Oahu. I wish I could say it was uneventful, but it wasn’t. Somehow my ticket didn’t show TSA Pre-Check so I had to go in the regular security line. It was super busy this morning and the line was moving…
Eating and Sightseeing Through Kauai
This trip was taken on May 2022. Returned from a 5 night Kauai and 3 (really 2 since we had an early flight back) night Oahu trip. Our redemption isn’t the best and honestly it kills me looking at the points usage. Quick backstory, I erroneously transferred 180k MR to ANA in hopes of it…
Redemption Story- NYC
The first trip I’ve used for myself was a trip to NYC in April April 13 – 17, 2019. This was a semi-last minute trip with my aunt inviting me because she wanted company to watch her daughter perform in Carnegie Hall with her high school. I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to visit Manhattan…
Redemption Story: SAN-MNL
One of my first redemption was booking a flight from SAN-MNL for my mom. She had been shopping for flights and even called a travel agent to help her find the cheapest flights. Soo antiquated. The agent quoted her around $750. She was ready to book with the agent but she asked to use my…
Kicking Twigs 