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Ways to earn Delta Skymiles without flying

Ways to earn Delta Skymiles without flying

It’s no secret that I enjoy flying. This year marks my third year with Diamond Medallion Status from Delta and I spend a lot of time in the air with Delta. So for this week’s Wanderlust Wednesday series, I wanted to discuss ways to earn Delta Skymiles without flying. Between flights and hotels, these are the biggest costs for travel. Last week, I posted about earning Marriott points and you can see more of that here. Here are 6 ways…

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Wanderlust Wednesday Series – How to earn Marriott points fast

Wanderlust Wednesday Series – How to earn Marriott points fast

After last week’s Wanderlust Wednesday post about staying in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives for free, I got a lot of messages about travel hacking and wanting to know more details. So I decided to do a a few more travel hacking posts and get into more specifics. This week, I am going to focus on how to earn Marriott points fast. How to earn Marriott points fast Earning Marriott points isn’t just about the Maldives. In addition to…

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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

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

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

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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