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2019 Weekends
As I’ve mentioned before, one of the joys of the points/miles hobby is extending our travel budget to include lots of little trips. In 2019, we managed to: A friend once said “You know, you don’t actually save money with points and miles.” I replied “No, but I do more and I do it more…
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When mileage running was still a thing…
November 2019: I was close, but I didn’t have enough flights to get to Executive Platinum status that year. The fastest way to rack up oodles of miles was a PE route on Cathay Pacific, so that’s what I did: First leg I was upgraded from PE to business. Quite nice! Then I refreshed at…
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2024 Weekend Jaunts
Among our longer trips, we also enjoyed a few weekend jaunts in 2024.
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An Argentine Xmas and Chilean New Year
When you find friends who are also amazing travel companions, you find lots of reasons to explore the world together. I wish I could remember how and why we decided to go to Argentina and Chile with our friends Jordan and Edward, but I’m so glad we did. This was not a normal trip for…
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The French/German border: wine, history, EU… and making sure points don’t go to waste!
Chris’ notes: https://recordofm.org/2025/05/14/alsace-and-munich-2023-a-journey-through-french-and-german-delights/ Pre-pandemic, I either bought or transferred bank points to Lifemiles, Avianca’s frequent flyer program, in Chris’ account. The thing about Lifemiles is that it’s an amazing program: both amazing in terms of possible (outsized) value and in terms of frustration. The pros and cons of this program have been recorded elsewhere, but…
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