Archives for July 2013

I was surprised to learn of the additional redemption options offered by Choice Privileges program.  Typically I view this chain as a lower end solution – good for business stays or in those unusual locations where the more familiar brands aren’t so prevalent.  If you look at their family of hotels you see many well […]

OK before everybody starts harping on about how this is a poor use of points I want all you Travel Hackers, and especially all you ‘People who enjoy traveling for almost free but don’t have a cool name for what it is you do and yet refuse to acknowledge people use the word Hacker sometimes’ […]

Recently I have been reflecting on this hobby of ours, and wondering about the harm it could do on several levels, to both the companies who are being ‘leveraged’ and the people who are being handed the keys to the Ferrari without a driving permit.  As a blogger in the ‘Hacking’ side of Travel and […]

This is my first ‘meet another blogger’ post, I have been a big fan of Paddy for some time now, his escapades bring a smile to my eye, and are a pleasure to share through his trip reports; they remind me that some of life’s best memories start out with a sense of adventure and that […]

I started a survey here some time ago, aimed at the Travel Hacking community, and have been waiting for the number of respondents to increase to a sizable number before publishing as drawing any sort of accurate conclusion is not possible with a small representative sample.  Unfortunately, in the end I didn’t get too many […]

I am pleased to announce the addition of what could be the most amazing piece of plastic to your wallet – the NFL Branded Credit Card from Barclaycard US.  These cards appear to the untrained eye to be like any other card you could fit in your wallet, indeed they are the same dimensions as […]

You have 5 more days to sign up for Etihad Business Connect Program, doing so will earn you 5,000 Etihad Guest Miles.  Many of the large carriers have a Business  Frequent Flyer programs that work in tandem with the personal accounts – as a Small Business owner this means we get to double dip when […]

By some bizarre twists of award booking fate, we ended up with tickets to Zurich in December.  We thought it might be neat to see some of Europe instead of our frequent trips to Asia and South America, and a Winter Holiday sounds like a fun (I keep telling myself…)I was also very excited to […]

Once you have your Open Water Certificate there is nothing better than diving in your own Gear, though as with any new hobby I would recommend slowly building your collection of specialized equipment in order to manage costs, and to ensure that this is something that you will get value out of.When purchasing Scuba Dive […]

As a Martial Artist, travel provides an opportunity to get deep inside a culture, by connecting with people on a very elemental level.Martial Arts have been a passion of mine for years, my first encounter with them was in the form of Karate, Kickboxing and Kung Fu as a youngster in the UK, but after […]