After spending a full day exploring Inle Lake, we decided to spend the next day on dry land. Exploring the roads around the northern part of the lake via bicycle is quite a popular activity, and one that we enjoyed doing! Starting in Nyaung Shwe, it is possible to do a complete loop involving a transfer across […]
Have you ever wondered how much you would pay for a once in a lifetime experience? What if that experience lasted about 45-60 minutes? Is it even really that unique? On a cold clear morning in Bagan, we were able to answer this question; our hot air balloon ride with Balloons over Bagan really was […]
As you can see from our previous post, it’s possible to use your frequent flyer miles to go almost anywhere you want, all around the globe! I’d been planning to write a post about booking a multi-segment international award ticket, but amazingly, my sister decided to do most of the heavy lifting for me! She […]
Having traveled now for almost four months, we’ve experienced both quiet beaches and bustling cities, delicious food and bumpy train rides. The common thread among all our experiences was that they are all possible because we’ve been able to maximize our use of the many airline miles we’ve managed to accumulate. We hope that we’ve […]
When Anna-Lisa and I decided to go on our 8 month trip around the world, one of my plans was to take advantage of this trip to use the 150,000 American Airlines miles each of us had burning in our pockets to book what I consider to be the ultimate award booking; the American Airlines […]
The Irrawaddy River cuts a graceful path through the middle of Myanmar, going all the way from the northernmost reaches of the country down to the Gulf of Bengal in the south. Many of Myanmar’s people rely on this peaceful river is one way or another, and as such, floating down it provides a great […]
Happy New Year! We wish our readers an excellent 2014. Its been over a month since our last overview, so here is another update. Welcome everyone from sunny Krabi, Thailand!! Anna-Lisa and I have spent the past two weeks traveling back through time in the beautiful country currently known as Myanmar (formerly Burma). Myanmar […]
UPDATE: Sadly this deal is no longer available, but CapitalOne does have a similar deal currently available until the end of the day July 3rd! Check it out HERE. Hello everyone, I wish I had made a post about this sooner to give you all more time to complete, but later is better then never. […]
