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China Budget and Tips

June 15, 2015 By Lauren Leave a Comment

Our spending in China came in at a grand total of $1,112 for two people over 10 nights. Our visa costs and decision to see most of the important sites put upward pressure on that number, but cheap dinners and public transit helped us keep it still generally on the cheaper side (at $55 per […]

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Japan Budget and Tips

June 14, 2015 By Lauren Leave a Comment

We have finally emerged from behind the Great Firewall of China! Not only were Google and Facebook blocked, but our blog sites were as well during our 10-day stay. So here comes a quick succession of posts from the last two weeks! I’m going to write some summary thoughts about each country we visit in […]

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JAL First Class Suite and the Best Flight of My Life

May 30, 2015 By Lauren 9 Comments

Well, it’s finally here-departure day! One-way tickets to Tokyo! And, friends, I’m not sure we could have picked a more spectacular way to kick off our one-year RTW trip than this. Enter: the JAL First Class Suite. Japan Airlines’ website describes it with phrases like “the ultimate experience in the sky” and “unparalled in-flight comfort.” […]

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Miles and Points 103: Maximizing Credit Card Rewards

May 30, 2015 By Lauren 1 Comment

In the last installment of the Redhead Roamer Level 100 Credit Card Rewards Series, I’m going to provide some advice that has worked for us on how to maximize the value we receive from the spending we’re already doing every day. For an introduction to the types of credit cards out there, check out 101, […]

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Miles and Points 102: Earning and Redeeming

May 24, 2015 By Lauren 1 Comment

In Part 1 of this “Intro to Credit Card Miles and Points” series, I provided an overview of the types of credit cards available and which work best for our needs. In Part 2, I’m going to help decipher the complicated earning and redemption rules that go along with each type of card and illustrate […]

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