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Using Points for Hotels Instead of Flights: My Egypt and Jordan Strategy
There’s a version of travel where points and miles completely shape your itinerary. And there’s another where they simply enhance it. I sit somewhere in between. I’m not someone who manufactures trips just to maximize redemptions, and I’m also not purely cash-based. Instead, I try to balance cost, comfort, and flexibility depending on the trip…
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Petra Was Worth It—But We Planned It Wrong
Looking back, this Petra Jordan itinerary taught me just how difficult it is to experience the country properly in only a couple of days. Even as we were there, driving between the Dead Sea and Petra, trying to fit everything into barely two days, I remember thinking: this country deserved more time than we gave…
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Luxor Needed More Downtime Than We Gave It
We landed in Luxor on a short morning flight from Cairo, excited but already aware this part of the trip would move fast. We only had about two and a half days here, and even before arriving, I knew this Luxor itinerary would be packed. Luxor had been one of the places I was most…
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We Saw Everything in Cairo, But Barely Experienced Cairo
We landed in Cairo surprisingly rested and eager to start. We had a layover in Rome that helped break up the long journey, a few hours to stretch, have breakfast in the lounge, and reset before the final leg into Egypt. By the time we arrived, we were ready to actually get into the trip….
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Why Some Destinations Feel Harder to Plan Than Others
Some trips feel harder to bring to life than others, and I think even for experienced travelers, that feeling never fully goes away. For me, Europe, especially cities like London or Paris has become relatively easy to plan. Even parts of Central and South America now fall into that category after a few recent trips….
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Cartagena Felt Like the Perfect Ending to South America
My final city in Colombia and the final stop of my entire South America trip was going to be Cartagena. I spent three days in Cartagena and immediately the city felt completely different from Medellín. Medellín felt dense, energetic, fast-moving, you can read my full experience here. Cartagena felt slower, colorful, coastal, and much more…