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How I Travel Almost for Free Using Points & Miles
I travel a lot, but I definitely don’t pay full price for every flight. A huge part of how I’m able to travel as much as I do comes down to credit card points, airline miles, and knowing when to move points from one program to another. I’m not doing anything particularly complicated. I don’t…
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The Travel Credit Cards I Actually Use
I’ve had a lot of travel credit cards over the years. Some I loved. Some I eventually canceled. And a few have become cards I can’t really imagine traveling without. I’m not someone who thinks you need ten different cards and a spreadsheet just to book a vacation. For me, a travel card needs to…
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The Travel Insurance I Keep Renewing
I travel enough that travel insurance stopped feeling optional a long time ago. Flights get canceled. Bags disappear. Volcanoes erupt. That last one is not hypothetical. I currently use the Travel Guard Annual Plan, and it’s the one I keep renewing because it makes more sense for the way I travel than buying a separate…
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How to Hike the Path of the Gods: My Route from Bomerano to Positano
If you’re visiting the Amalfi Coast and want to do something besides squeezing through the crowds in Positano, hike the Path of the Gods. I did it without a tour, starting in Bomerano and finishing in Nocelle, before continuing down toward Positano. And honestly, this is the direction I’d recommend. You spend most of the…
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Bagni della Regina Giovanna: The Best Half-Day Trip from Sorrento
Just outside Sorrento is one of the coolest swimming spots I found in Italy. And it comes with a pretty wild story. Bagni della Regina Giovanna is a natural swimming pool surrounded by limestone cliffs and connected to the sea through a natural arch. But the place is much older than its name. Around 2,000…
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I’d Skip Capri for These Two Italian Islands
I know. Telling someone to skip Capri when they’re visiting this part of Italy almost sounds illegal. And to be clear, I don’t dislike Capri. It’s beautiful. The cliffs are dramatic, the water is ridiculous, and there’s a reason people have been coming here for decades. But if I had limited time and had to…