Bummed by the Bonvoy Brilliant [On Greg’s Mind]
I was flying United Polaris business class back to North America from Norway and Nick was slumming it across the Atlantic in AA economy...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Niagara Falls & Pearl Morissette (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Our third continent: North America
Even though we had visited 6 different countries up to this point, we had "only" explored two continents: Asia and...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Bergen and the Fjord (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Bergen: Love at first site
After our visit to Stockholm, Maisie and I took a very short SAS flight to Bergen, Norway. The pilot seemed...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Stockholm (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
On our way to our final European destination (Bergen), we stopped in Stockholm for one night. This gave us just enough time to do...
Yes, the Ritz card is now the best value Marriott card
In Tim's post on Thursday, he covered the changes to the lineup of Marriott credit cards. Buried deep within that detailed post, some readers...
Sweetspots realized
We did it: Greg managed to book a round-the-world award trip for just 90,000 miles, I stretched a one-way business class award ticket to 6...
Daily 3 Cards, 3 Continents Update: And just like that, the competition ends with...
We've had so much fun following three very different journeys during this 3 Cards, 3 Continents challenge, and I'm sad to say that today...
World’s Longest Flight Review: Singapore Airlines SIN-JFK In Business Class (SQ24)
To round off my world record-themed 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip, I flew what was, at the time of taking it, the world's longest...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Istanbul (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Turkish Airlines to Istanbul
Following our visit to Sofia, Bulgaria, we kicked our taste buds into overdrive. Great Turkish food began on the plane. On...
Marriott releases its new card lineup: Is it a Bevy of Bountiful Brilliance?
Back in August, the internet was abuzz with news of a rumored shakeup in Marriott's credit card portfolio. We guessed then that September 22nd would...
Aeroplan short haul awards: a nice value in the Atlantic zone
Yesterday, I wrote about my award ticket from Manila to Doha to Dubai, which I had noted I'd booked in part because of the...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Welcome to Happy Bulgaria (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Sofia (Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon)
Our Qatar business class flight from Doha (for which, I paid only 6,000 points per person!) arrived in Sofia...
Singapore Sights & Airport Swimming: Stephen’s Sort-Of Final Day Of 3 Cards, 3 Continents
Having seen all kinds of nocturnal animals at Singapore's Mandai Night Safari, the next morning it was time to explore Singapore in the daylight...
Taking the “long route” for extra luxury: A day in the Qatar Al Safwa...
When we came up with the idea for 3 Cards 3 Continents, I immediately knew that I wanted to draft an American Airlines card....
