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Day 1 We stayed at a hotel near LAX the night before. The drive to the port was uneventful until we got to the pier itself. Then it took about 45 minutes to drive about a mile. I’ve heard from other TA’s...

Excuse the length of this trip report but I’m combining two separate aspects of the trip into one report. I’ll use headings so you can jump around if you’d rather not read everything....

The Chase Ink Case business card is one of the best cards you can possibly get. With it, you can get gift cards at office supply stores like Staples and Office Max/Depot and get 5x per dollar. Since they...

The World of Hyatt program is the absolute best hotel loyalty program in the industry. There’s a good reason why it’s an absolute favorite among travel hackers. While Hyatt is rapidly growing its portfolio...

We’ve always wanted to visit Egypt but to be honest, I had some reservations about visiting. I didn’t really know much about the people or the culture and how they treat Americans. I just knew that it...

Heidi and I would like to thank all of you for your support in 2023. We were able to donate $3,700 this year to various organizations because of your support. This was well over 100% of everything that...

You’ve learned everything, you’ve optimized your spending and you’ve gotten some great sign up bonuses. Now that you have a big stack of points, it’s time to use them. Unfortunately, this could be the...