Our next dream vacation to the Maldives is booked

We’ve been checking almost daily for when Hilton would release the 2011 reward calendar for the Condrad Maldives Rangali Island Hotel. We had almost given up checking but checked about a week ago and the calendar was posted! We booked 9 nights in March 2011 without any problem. We now had to book the flights…

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Hungary Italy and Kazakhstan Day 6

This was our travel day and unfortunately we were traveling on Malev Airlines where I have no status. We arrived at the airport extremely early and were greeted with a line that snaked around the airport. Malev had self check in kiosks at the airport but alas – all of them were out of order.…

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Princess Victoria of Sweden vacations in Bora Bora

I already knew that Bora Bora has been my absolute favorite vacation spot that I’ve ever been – but even Swedish royalty has discovered it as well. The Swedish Princess Victoria and her new husband Daniel Westling recently were married. Victoria is the oldest daughter of the current king and queen of Sweden.

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Double or Triple Miles with Delta on new routes

Link Enjoy new routes to the U.S. and up to triple flown miles in BusinessElite—or double in Economy. From Asia and Japan to the United States—we have so many new destinations to discover. Enjoy triple flown miles for each BusinessElite® paid flight (or double flown miles for each Economy Class paid flight) now through September…

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I am cheap

Or as Elaine said to George Costanza “You’re very careful with money.” My frugality does not only apply to traveling. It also applies to everyday purchasing as well. Two months ago when Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 came out on Blu Ray, Toys R Us was selling the combo pack for $15.00. The…

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