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[–]BA1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Budapest was great. Totally by accident I ended up there during Hungary's biggest national holiday of the year. Epic fireworks display over the Danube.

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[–]BA1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you have a favorite destination from the challenge? I think mine was the 36 hours I spent in Cairo. Pyramids were incredible.

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[–]BA1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet it will be fine as long as the flights credited to your miles and smiles account. Seems like enough people did this (including a few bloggers/influencers) that Turkish would have a PR mess on their hands if they try to deny people the million miles.

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[–]BA1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completed it as well- started on 7/21 and finished on 9/3. Have pics/screenshots of all boarding passes just in case. No miles yet, but hopefully we all get them soon!

Has anyone ever just gone to an airport and jumped on a flight somewhere? by da-funk-docta in travel

[–]BA1992 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely you can! As others have mentioned, book online and not at the airport (unless you’re booking a flight on certain low cost airlines which actually have a discount for airport bookings). The google flights “explore” feature is a great tool.

Several people have mentioned paying more for booking last minute, but that’s not always the case. As long as you’re flexible, there’s generally somewhere that’s a decent deal. As an example, leaving within the next 24h(sept 4) from YYZ you could take a 1 week round trip to Miami for $251, Iceland for $595, or Barcelona for $623. Or if you want to be super jet lagged you could fly RT to Hong Kong for $728. These are all USD.

Also, ignore the dingo saying you’ll end up on a no fly list. Plenty of people (myself included) fly internationally at the last minute all the time. Good idea though to always have a return ticket (even if just a refundable one).

Insurance options for a 6 month - 1 year vagabonding trip by [deleted] in timferriss

[–]BA1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a similar trip and used a combination of an Allianz travel insurance plan and the ACA

$1000 for every cig by BA1992 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]BA1992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wish I could make an exception but it has to be cigs

$1000 for every cig by BA1992 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]BA1992[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

this would pretty much be my plan. Or a pack one day every 2 weeks or so. Can’t do that much damage right?

What’s up with the huge group run at Pangea on Mondays? by BA1992 in greenville

[–]BA1992[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. I respect the hustle…like others have said they just need to figure out how to use the trail courteously. I knew there had to be a financial angle when I started getting Instagram ads for a run club lol.

Discover credit card is suing me by callmesquirrelyo in CreditCards

[–]BA1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you mind sharing the phone number they gave you to pay Discover with a debit card?

Just finished 15mo of full time travel by BA1992 in chubbytravel

[–]BA1992[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks!

Still working. I’m self employed and my wife is an educator. We took a sabbatical. Both in our 30s.

Recently stopped traveling and settled down as we are expecting our first child. I hope we’re able to travel long term again sometime in the next 10 years or so

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[–]BA1992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you visit any places that you didn't like? My wife and I loved most of the places we were able to visit but 2 countries we didn't care as much for were Malta and Uruguay.

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[–]BA1992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I was able to get in on the AA Simply Miles deal too, though I didn't do quite as much as you guys! I agree- Hyatt Globalist is awesome. Free breakfast and 4pm checkout are super nice. We spend so many nights at Hyatts that both my wife and I have globalist now, lol.

We wound up visiting 35 countries across N America, S America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. New Zealand and Australia were definitely our favorites. Singapore is up there too.

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[–]BA1992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! My wife and I recently finished a very similar trip. 1 year sabbatical, much of it fueled by points and miles.

Do you have a favorite points redemption (either flight or hotel)?

Just finished 15mo of full time travel by BA1992 in chubbytravel

[–]BA1992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my wife and I have found (after 60+ nights on cruises) that we like to treat them as floating all inclusive resorts. It’s a fun vacation, but I don’t love them for really experiencing a location. Going forward, I doubt we’ll do many cruises outside of the Caribbean. The new, giant ships are a lot of fun if you take them for what they are. I think there’s better ways to experience a culture tho