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What to Expect When Visiting Lima
Lima is a city I’ll probably never stop visiting. I have family here, which means Peru’s capital has been part of my travels for years. I love that I can return again and again and still have a reason to come back. But I’m also the first to admit that I haven’t always given Lima…
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I Added One Extra Night to My Flight Home—I’d Do It Again
Three weeks. That’s how long I had been traveling through Europe by the time it was finally time to head home. The first two weeks were solo, making my way through Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina. I was moving every few days, taking trains and buses between cities, checking into another hotel,…
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How I’m Trying to Fly a Family of Four to Japan With Points
Two years ago, I finally realized that if our family trip to Japan was ever going to happen, I needed to stop vaguely collecting points for it and start figuring out how we were actually going to get there. There would be four of us traveling together, and my original wish list wasn’t exactly modest:…
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100,000 Points: Across the Ocean – Peru
Booking an international flight with points can feel intimidating, but you don’t need a perfect business-class redemption to make it worthwhile. In my 100,000 Points series, I explore realistic ways to put that balance toward a trip, starting with flights. When round-trip airfare uses less than the full budget, I’ll look at what’s left for…
