Traveling the world is an adventure that isn’t meant to be done perfectly, but sometimes a tip or two can make a big difference.
This page starts with the Just Carrying On Miles and Points Beginner’s Guide. This is not a comprehensive guide, but if you’re looking to understand the basics of how miles and points can be leveraged for travel, this guide is for you.
And farther down the page, you’ll find a running list of our Travel Tips posts. They vary widely from travel hacks to packing lists to advice. We hope you find them useful.
Just Carrying On Miles and Points Beginner’s Guide
Beginner’s Guide Part 1: Earning Miles and Points with Credit Cards
Earning Miles and Points with Credit Cards is Part 1 of 4 in the Just Carrying On Miles and Points Beginner's Guide is an introduction to ...
Beginner’s Guide Part 2: Is Miles Chasing Right for Me?
Is Miles Chasing Right for Me? is Part 2 of 4 in the Just Carrying On Miles and Points Beginner's Guide, an introduction to the world ...
Beginner’s Guide Part 3: Leveraging Redemptions for the Best Value
Leveraging Redemptions for the Best Value is Part 3 of 4 in the Just Carrying On Miles and Points Beginner's Guide, an introduction to the world ...
Beginner’s Guide Part 4: Coming Out On Top
Coming Out On Top is the final part of the Just Carrying On Miles and Points Beginner's Guide. This guide is an introduction to the world ...
Travel Tips Posts
Ten months traveling around the world and the 16 experiences we will never forget
A year of travel is so many things. When we sat at the Británico Mirador on the W Trek in Patagonia, Jason started laughing this ...
Women’s Carry-On Packing List for 5 Months in Central and South America (including Patagonia!)
After traveling in Asia for 12 weeks, we went home for the holidays in December to celebrate with family. Luckily, I had some old sweaters ...
The Best Travel Coffee Setup (in our opinion)
We love good coffee. A lot. We don’t, however, like bad coffee. At all. So our travel coffee plan was one of our most important ...
How To Research and Stay Organized When Visiting a New Place
I realized the other day that we've settled into a travel routine. It used to be we planned far in advance but this year, while ...
Mens Carry-On Packing List for 12 Weeks in Asia
Olivia wrote a post about what she's carrying-on through Asia a few weeks back so I figured it is time for me to do the ...
The Best Tuk Tuk Driver for Visiting Angkor Wat in Siem Reap (and sample 3 day itinerary)
If you’re looking for a wonderful and sweet tuk tuk driver in Cambodia, ask your hotel to call Bong Thoo (pronounced Two) at +855964556699. We ...
Women’s Carry-On Packing List for 12 Weeks in Asia
After traveling around Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana and Morocco we landed back in the US for a month. It was a time to ...
17 Best Smartphone Apps for Travel
We’ve been on the road over 3 months now and it is time to recommend our 17 best smartphone apps for travel. The smartphone (in ...
Why I Love Using Airport Lounges When Traveling
For most of my life I thought airport lounges were for wealthy people who traveled “all the time” and flew first class. Not any more ...
Top 5 Travel Tips for Saving Money While on the Road
The following are our Top 5 Travel Tips for saving money while on the road. The biggest advice I can give is to begin chasing ...
Carry On Packing for 6 Weeks in Africa
Many of my dear friends know I have a fascination that borders obsession with packing; specifically the 'minimal carry-on only' style of packing. It is ...
Top 5 Travel Credit Cards (no longer updated)
Signing up for credit cards and earning the sign-up bonuses is the fastest way to travel more often and more cheaply using miles and points. In ...
Favorite Sites and Resources
Favorite Sites and Resources is a list of my favorite Miles and Points blogs and websites. There is so much on the web about this topic. My recommendation ...
Miles and Points: Top Travel Credit Cards by Bank
Signing up for credit cards and earning the sign-up bonuses is the fastest way to travel more often and more cheaply using miles and points ...
Traveling with friends
We keep talking about how much we have loved our international adventures with friends. As I thought about sharing what we enjoy so much about ...