This is the second part in our Line Cutter series describing some of the programs available to speed up your wait at airport security. We started with Global Entry and a brief overview of other DHS Trusted Traveler programs. Clear is another option for those interested. Clear Away The Hassles Clear Plus allows you to get through security at mo... Read More

An Interesting Travel Hack This topic came up in an article from The Independent. No comment yet from Trent Crimm for the Ted Lasso fans out there. Hidden city ticketing is simply buying a ticket where you don’t plan to fly all the legs. People do it to save money because airlines will price a flight not terminating at a stopover for less if it... Read More

This is the first post in our Gear series describing some of the travel products we love to use for traveling and have been using around the world. I’ll follow this up with some other categories in the future covering items we use on the plane, focused on technology, and focused on organization. Nothing on this list is something we haven’t touch... Read More

This is the first part in our Line Cutter series describing some of the programs available to speed up your wait at airport security or even customs depending on the program. I’m starting with the Global Entry program because I believe it’s a sweet spot for value and utility, and I’ve been using it since 2015. I like to talk about what I know... Read More

One of the things I love about Disney World’s Epcot is the ability to sample cuisine inspired by countries from around the world. It certainly doesn’t hurt that there are alcoholic beverages for each nation as well. On a recent trip during January 2023, I had the chance to sample the cuisine and beverages at the Regal Eagle Epcot after hearing ... Read More

A really common thing that comes up when I start talking to people about the excellent rewards you can harvest from credit card offers and programs is “Won’t that hurt my credit score?” There are a lot of misconceptions among people about what will help or hurt their credit score including the belief that having too many cards or accounts is a b... Read More

This IHG credit card is the first card we considered featuring in our post series on keeper cards because it’s one that’s been in our wallets for years. The version of IHG’s card we prefer is called the IHG One Rewards Premier credit card. We’ve used it to stay in hotels around the world for very little money, and it is my favorite hotel card fo... Read More

Welcome to my blog! Many years ago, my wife approached me after work and said “Hey, I read about this thing called churning where you get deals from credit cards and use them for free travel. You wanna try it?” I was immediately enticed, and then a short time later we found ourselves traveling both domestically and around the world getting to e... Read More