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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…
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White Caves, White Sands, Green Cacti
Decided a few weeks prior to Memorial Day to visit Guadalupe Mountains NP, Carlsbad Caverns NP, and White Sands NM. It was difficult finding a place to camp near Carlsbad Caverns NP in New Mexico. Additionally, I invited my parents since the trails we were planning on hiking were easy. I assumed my parents didn’t…
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Super Bloom 2019- Walker Canyon
California had a rainy winter in 2018. In fact, winter lasted until April 2019. It was really great to see San Diego with green mountains for a while. What got me excited with all the rain was the possibility of a Super Bloom. I still regret missing the 2017 bloom in Carrizo Plain NM that…
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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…
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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 