Travel

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Time to cross Vietnam off your bucket list.  Cheap flights to Vietnam for $398 round-trip. Or use it as a cheap way to get to other Asian countries like China, Japan, the Philippines, etc. These cheap flights to Vietnam are only from Los Angeles to Ho Chi Minh City for travel in March through May. But that’s okay …

  Today’s Sunday Someday is Saint Petersburg, Russia. I love history, architecture, and being active. I try to combine this love in my travels by visiting places that have all elements or staying in hotels like the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. Home to hundreds of museums, Saint Petersburg has all those elements. St. Petersburg is a …

Staying at Best Western? There’s an app for that. Download the BEST WESTERN TO GO® app for iPhone or Android and you’ll get 1000 Best Western Rewards points for every stay from June 20, 2013 through September 13, 2013, booked through the app. (HT: Loyalty Lobby) 2 Easy Steps to get 1,000 Best Western Rewards …

In case you haven’t noticed, Traveling Well For Less has officially moved to First2Board. So pardon my dust as I get situated. Pardon My Dust Things I’m Working On: 1) Getting the images back on posts. This will take some time and I’m traveling again next week so please bear with me. 2) Putting back …

I frequently hear the question, “Are you traveling again?” from family and friends.  This time, however, all my luggage is not in a pile in my bedroom, unlike my trip before I posted Might Be A Sign That You Travel Too Much. I admit, maybe I do travel a wee bit much.  Yikes, did I …

If you want to learn how to fly and travel for free or relatively close to it, consider joining hundreds of other travelers at the next FT University aka FTU. The next FT University will be November 30 – December 2, 2012 at the Sheraton Gateway LAX. What is a FT University? A FT University is a fun, …

After we schelpped our snorkel gear to Australia and Tahiti and dealt with giant, heavy bags, every trip since then we’ve rented snorkeling equipment when we travel. We’ve found that renting is better than traveling with our snorkel gear. If you’re vacationing in Oahu, here are 5 reasons why you should rent snorkel gear in Oahu …

I’ve traveled with my kids from when they were a month old to now, their old bad teenage selves. So I’ve learned a few tips on flying with a baby or toddler. And while I always look fondly upon a child when they board a plane vs. cringing and wishing you and your child were …

Mark your calendars because the Star MegaDo 4 bookings open July 9th.  If you’re asking, “What is a Star MegaDo?” then you’re in luck because you’re about to find out. A MegaDo is “a once-in-a-lifetime field trip for the world’s ULTIMATE travel junkies.” A chartered plane where: 1) All the passengers are mileage/point junkies (and a …

From now through September 30, 2012 you can earn up to 25,000 bonus miles flying Chicago to Helsinki on American Airlines. Booking Class Bonus Miles for Round-Trip Travel Business Class (booked in J, D, R or I) 25,000 Full-Fare Economy (booked in Y, B or H) 20,000 Discount Economy (booked in K, L or M) …

Yes, Virginia, there is American AAdvantage MileSAAver Award Availability to Hawaii this summer for last minute travel; not only is there Economy MileSAAver availability, I found four, yep, you read that right, count them, 4; four, as in uno, dos, tres, quatro seats. Four seats to Hawaii for July travel using economy MileSAAver awards.  SCORE! …