I purchased the Swissgear 1900 Scansmart Backpack from Amazon in January 2017. It states on the Swissgear website that it is a TSA approved Scansmart bag. That means that you should not have to remove a laptop or tablet at airport security. This is due to one of the main features of the bag which …
A carbon footprint refers to the amount (or emissions) of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) that certain activities release into the atmosphere. CO2 is produced by almost everything that we do including travel. However, it is damaging to the atmosphere and to the ozone layer, which helps to prevent UV radiation from the sun entering our atmosphere. …
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For Marshall’s birthday we took a short trip to Washington, DC in February 2020. We decided to go the weekend of Thursday, Feb. 20 to Sunday, Feb. 23. Since Marshall is a teacher we tend to take two or three night weekend trips outside of the summer months. It is difficult for him to get …
This post is meant to be an indepth review of our time and experiences during our weekend stay at The Madison Washington DC, a Hilton Hotel. I have written a separate post that details the rest of our trip- sightseeing and meals. We spent a total of three nights at the hotel. Our first evening …
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Credit card travel rewards are points or miles that the bank issues in exchange for using their card. For cash back cards the points earning rate is usually a certain percentage (usually 1-5%) per dollar. For travel cards their earning rate is usually a certain number of points per dollar. The specific rate can vary …
Airline alliances are a very important concept for a points-driven traveler to understand. They are partnerships between airlines that allow for redemption of points for award travel between the airlines in the alliance. They usually come with some variation of reciprocal elite status and/or lounge access between the airlines in the alliance. If used correctly …
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