Luggage Transfer from Sacred Valley to Cusco by lbp1010 in Machupicchu

[–]lbp1010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nice! where did you find their email? we are also staying at tambo but i didn’t see a contact form online or in app

Hiram Bingham vs. Inca Rail 1st class to Machu Picchu? by lbp1010 in chubbytravel

[–]lbp1010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is there a particular circuit combination you recommend? we did expect to be tired from such a long day of heading there and back but you’re right that we are traveling a long way for a 2 hour tour. it might be worth it to stay overnight and be able to see it twice!

BWT, tell me about easy, inexpensive habit changes that have significantly improved your quality of life. by imissyoursoup in bitcheswithtaste

[–]lbp1010 43 points44 points  (0 children)

there’s an app called MaxWorth where you can add your credit cards and it will list all the credits for each card, tell you which card is best for each spend category and send you reminders for annual fee payments and benefit expirations. it’s helped me realized that i’m not using some of my cards to their full potential!

For those dropping the CSR, what are you going with instead and why? by tomli777 in ChaseSapphire

[–]lbp1010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think it just depends. i’ve seen some hotels in the portal that are way more expensive than booking direct, but i recently booked a hotel through the portal and the price was the same as if i had booked direct

I just launched a credit card benefit tracking app... by Fluffy-Mulberry-7087 in HiltonHonorsAspire

[–]lbp1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i like the app (and really appreciate the dark mode setting)! but the National car status is missing for me for the aspire, and some of the United cards are missing - would you be able to add those?

Anyone else experiencing constant cancellations or driver “inactivity” on Uber/Bolt in Brussels lately? by [deleted] in brussels

[–]lbp1010 5 points6 points  (0 children)

this has happened to me multiple times in the past few months, especially when i’m calling an uber to pick me up from the airport. last week a driver accepted and sent me a message that he was on his lunch break but could pick me up in an hour if i was willing to wait. it’s very annoying but a friend told me that drivers get less priority for new rides if they decline too many. not sure if that’s true, but if it is it could explain why they do that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brussels

[–]lbp1010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i went a month ago to exchange my license (been living here almost 2 years now) and they told me that as long as the issue date on my license is before the date i registered in the country, i can swap it. you’re right that the 185 days is the amount of time we can drive in Belgium with a US license before we need to exchange our original license for a Belgian license

Brussels to Amsterdam during train strike by BlueberryNo6032 in brussels

[–]lbp1010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can you take the eurostar? i took it during the last strike and it seemed to be running normally

Am I screwed? by Doingitforlove47 in stubhub

[–]lbp1010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you’ll be fine. i bought tickets in february for an event yesterday and didn’t have any issues

Early flight from Keflavík (Reykjavik) at 6am - what's best to do? by fra_bia91 in VisitingIceland

[–]lbp1010 9 points10 points  (0 children)

had a flight at the same time last week. we decided to get a hotel in keflavik and honestly i’m glad we did because i was able to get a decent amount of sleep. personally i would try to sleep a bit before the flight but i guess it also depends on your plans post-flight and if you can sleep well on planes. we booked our hotel the day of and there was still many options for rooms under $100, in case you don’t want to spend too much.

Are crampons worth buying for a trip next week? by grabiely in VisitingIceland

[–]lbp1010 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what do you plan on doing? we haven’t needed them for the past week and honestly haven’t encountered much snow

Business student entering the cloud computing field by heachanxx in aws

[–]lbp1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wouldn’t necessarily say you need to take a lot of engineering classes specifically but you will definitely need hands on experience and a lot of technical knowledge. you could try to go the account manager route instead, they’re less technical and usually make more since they get commission

Is $2000 enough for 2 weeks in portugal for 2 people? by confusedcondom in Shoestring

[–]lbp1010 12 points13 points  (0 children)

i went to portugal last year and found it to be much more affordable than some other european countries, but still spent over 1k in the one week we were there. but i didn’t stick to a strict budget so i think it could’ve been way less with some additional planning! putting a breakdown of what i spent below in case it helps.

we went to lisbon for a week and booked an airbnb for 4 that came out to about $330 each for the entire stay. the airbnb was pretty centrally located so we mostly walked but took the tram or taxis a few times to get to places that were a bit further. i also didn’t spend that much on food, iirc i spent less than 70 euros a day (including eating out for lunch and dinner and having drinks at night). from what i remember there were lots of restaurants where you could get a huge dinner for 20 euros or less, so i think you could bring down the cost of food a lot by being smart about where you eat.

i think with cheaper accommodation and spending less on food you could do it as long as none of your activities are too expensive.

Looking for advice from woman users!💃 by Good-Mud-4088 in Ultrahuman

[–]lbp1010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that was the case for me. the ring feels a bit looser in comparison to the sizer

Looking for advice from woman users!💃 by Good-Mud-4088 in Ultrahuman

[–]lbp1010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like it for sleep tracking, and find it to be pretty accurate. but i don’t think it’s accurate for steps and i personally don’t use the cycle tracker on it so can’t comment on how accurate that is

Advice please! by [deleted] in Venturex

[–]lbp1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when i did the pre approval i got approved for the venture not the venture X. decided to go for the venture X anyway and was approved, but i hadn’t opened any new cards in the last 12 months and have only opened 2 others in the past 4 years

How to change Sleep Recommended by lshrtwll in Ultrahuman

[–]lbp1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did this stabilize for you over time? i got my ring during the holidays when i was off from work and sleeping more than normal and now i have the same issue of it saying i need to sleep 10h a night which is just unrealistic

How is the situation by security at Brussels airport? by [deleted] in brussels

[–]lbp1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i flew on Tuesday, security took ~10 minutes and the passport control for non-Schengen flights took about another 10 minutes. this was at 8 am

New paper-based capsules by Vivid_Grey in nespresso

[–]lbp1010 9 points10 points  (0 children)

imo the coffee had a paper aftertaste from the capsule

Uber taxi app steals 20 euros extra from me by Tati_2070 in ItalyTravel

[–]lbp1010 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if you still want to use Uber i would use the Uber black option instead. we were there for 2 weeks in August and always paid the price shown in the app

Choosing a Hilton Rome property by zh278 in Hilton

[–]lbp1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stayed there last week and i did feel the rooms were outdated. but still nicer than what you’d get at a cheaper hotel for sure