How do you get the most bang for your hard-earned miles? It’s a question that plagues all miles and points collectors – including one who you might be surprised to see struggle with it.
Lucky’s Perplexed? Say it Ain’t So
The Wright Brothers Would Have Loved this Thread
It’s natural after any tragedy involving air travel to pause and reflect on our views about travel. How do we benefit from travel? What do we enjoy about it? Why do we travel and why should we continue to do so?
This Week’s Top 3 Threads – July 19, 2014
The three most popular posts/thread on ThreadTripping last week, as well as a list of all of the travelers and travel communities that were featured over the course of the week.
If You Wish Upon the Southern Cross…
An Australian mom is trying to decide whether to continue the travel approach her family has been employing – namely short trips, but more of them – or splurge on one big vacation to Disneyland while the kids are still young enough to enjoy it.
Dead Clients Can’t Pay
Here I thought climbing into a cage, having that cage submerged into Great White shark infested waters and allowing people on the boat to pour chum all over you and the cage was pretty adventurous. Then TravelKane comes along and says, “Who needs the cage?”!
Where in the World is Your Favorite Food?
This discussion isn’t about your favorite dishes/types of food. This discussion is about determining what’s your favorite food served at a specific location.
A Classic Win-Win: Your Heart and Their Minds
Eat where the locals eat. Get a peek into what it’s really like to live in a place you are visiting. These are common yet elusive goals for many travelers.
If I Weren’t Such a Scaredy Pants I Would Travel To [Blank]
We all have places we’d like to visit – if only they weren’t so darn dangerous, or so darn difficult to get there. If You Only Had The Guts To Do It, Where Would You Go?
Redeeming SkyMiles Could Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health
In the previous post I highlighted a thread in which travelers are discussing Post Trip Depression (PTD) and possible cures. And now a new travel-related disease has cropped up over on Milepoint – Post Redemption Anxiety (PRA).
The Cure for Post Trip Depression
The points and miles game can be euphoric. Finding that incredible bonus offer. Learning how to work credit cards. And, of course, planning your dream vacations … And then there’s the aftermath.
