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Wanderlust Wednesday series – Travel Hacking – Overwater bungalow in the Maldives for free

Wanderlust Wednesday series – Travel Hacking – Overwater bungalow in the Maldives for free

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Updated 1/22/22: Using points and miles to book free flights and and get free hotel stays has allowed me to travel more often and to more places than I could have ever imagined. While I do travel for work and earn miles and points from my regular travel, a large majority of my miles and points come from travel hacking. Travel hacking even allowed me to stay in an over the water bungalow in the Maldives for free – something…

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Wanderlust Wednesday Series – Flight tips from a frequent flyer

Wanderlust Wednesday Series – Flight tips from a frequent flyer

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Recently one of my friends commented that basically all of the Snapchats that I send are out plane windows. While this isn’t entirely true (I do send tons of Dex, my dog, as well), I am constantly on a plane. Not surprisingly, my social media reflects this. So far in 2019, I have flown more than 130 times. As we gear up for summer travel, here are some flight tips from a frequent flyer to make your next airport experience…

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Research Year Recap

Research Year Recap

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As they say, all good things must come to an end. That “thing” in this era of our lives would be research year. For those unaware, Austin has been on research year since July 1, 2018 and he finished his research year on June 30, 2019. He started back to official residency on July 1. While he may excited to be headed back into the operating room, I am certainly not excited to have him more busy. Over the past…

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New Zealand North Island Itinerary
Hobbits, Hikes and Cool Sites: New Zealand North Island Itinerary

Hobbits, Hikes and Cool Sites: New Zealand North Island Itinerary

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We returned from New Zealand a week ago and one of the most interesting things about the trip was the mentality that we encountered while we were there. So many people from back home were shocked that we would be gone for 19 days. We heard “how did you get so much time off?” “wow that’s a long time!” and “what will you even be doing?” (my answer was always “hiking… a lot of hiking”, lol) so many times. In…

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Living Life Large… in Kauai

Living Life Large… in Kauai

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Last month I went to see my extended family in Ohio and I got to see both my grandpa (dad’s dad) and grandma (mom’s mom) while I was there. When speaking with my grandpa, he was telling me that I reminded him of Aunt Peg. Aunt Peg lived in Pittsburgh on the Pennsylvania railroad . On Friday’s she would take the “red-eye” train out to New York City for the weekend then ride back to Pittsburgh and head straight back…

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Yes it’s been a while…

Yes it’s been a while…

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I was reminded recently that I hadn’t posted anything on here in a while. The past few months have been BUSY. Going to catch you up on a few important adventures that have happened since I last posted in November and I wanted to start with my two trips to Hawaii, especially in light of the recent volcanic eruptions and lava flows that are disrupting the Big Island. In December, I was able to go to Maui [again!] on a…

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Travelpro Spinner Carry On: My Review

Travelpro Spinner Carry On: My Review

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UPDATE July 2019: It appears that this specific Travelpro may not be available, look at this one on Amazon instead. If we are friends on Facebook, you probably saw that back in July I was looking for luggage feedback as it was time for me to replace mine. I appreciate the recommendations from everyone. I previously had a Delsey roller board bag that made it through the first 174 flights of 2017 and most of my 78 flights in 2016…

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The best way to pack your suitcase for your next trip

The best way to pack your suitcase for your next trip

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As someone who just got off her 79th flight this *year* a few hours ago (yes it is April 12, and I do mean since January 1), I certainly know a thing or two about packing a suitcase. It can be a little different packing for work-related trips compared to vacations but overall, similar principles still apply. So let’s talk about the best way to pack your suitcase for your next trip. 1.Use packing cubes Packing cubes were honestly something I…

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How to find the best flight deals

How to find the best flight deals

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After snagging two < $700 trips to Europe in less than six months, I have gotten a lot of questions about how to find the best flight deals. There are various loyalty programs for airlines and hotels as well as credit cards that you can utilize and I will write another post about those ways at some point. However, now I want to focus on the traveler who wants to know how to find the best flight deals without miles, credit card…

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Is travel an acquired taste?

Is travel an acquired taste?

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It’s no secret to anyone who is even an acquaintance of mine that I absolutely love to travel. Maybe it’s something about how vast, uninhabited and unique the west is that just invites you to explore further. Perhaps it’s the feeling when standing under the centuries old architecture from other countries and feeling the awe of creation in a time that it wasn’t so easy. Or maybe it’s that my dad was in sales and we would always go with…

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