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How far can you go with 3 credit card bonuses?

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If you've ever wondered just how far you can go with points and miles, I think the Frequent Miler team has proven over the last couple of weeks that the world is your oyster....
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The 3 Cards 3 Continents Winner is….

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I knew going in that Nick was going to be tough to beat.  After falling short due to a budget overrun in the 40K to Far Away Challenge in 2019, he was a man...
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Recap: Nick’s Action Packed Adventure (3 Cards, 3 Continents)

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The past couple of weeks have been one wild ride. I have had an incredible adventure spanning 3 or 4 continents and 8 or 9 countries (what you choose to count may differ a...
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Recap: Team Greg’s Luxurious Round the World Trip (3 Cards, 3 Continents)

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Fly lie-flat business class. Sleep primarily in comfortable hotels rather than on airplanes or lounges. Book ANA’s Round the World Award (finally!).  Eat incredible food.  These are the goals that I imposed upon my...
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Recap: Stephen’s World Record Journey (3 Cards, 3 Continents)

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It was an unworkable concept for my 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip that ultimately led me to choose a world record theme for my dream trip. When coming up with ideas for what to include...
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Grand Hyatt Muscat Bottom Line Review

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During my recent stop in Muscat, Oman on our 3 Cards 3 Continents trip, I spent at night at the Grand Hyatt Muscat (before snorkeling with whale sharks and sea turtles off the coast...
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Greg’s very stressful not-so-good last leg (3 Cards 3 Continents)

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"It's impossible sir. You can't take this flight"  An hour before our final 3 Cards 3 Continents flight was scheduled to depart, Maisie was comfortably resting in the airport lounge past security while I...
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Bummed by the Bonvoy Brilliant [On Greg’s Mind]

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I was flying United Polaris business class back to North America from Norway and Nick was slumming it across the Atlantic in AA economy when news broke about new Marriott credit cards and changes...
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Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Niagara Falls & Pearl Morissette (3 Cards, 3 Continents)

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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 Europe.  But the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge demanded visiting...
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Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Bergen and the Fjord (3 Cards, 3 Continents)

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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 confident that he had landed us in Bergen, but a...
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Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Stockholm (3 Cards, 3 Continents)

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On our way to our final European destination (Bergen), we stopped in Stockholm for one night.  This gave us just enough time to do a few activities in the evening and the following morning...
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Yes, the Ritz card is now the best value Marriott card

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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 may have missed the golden nugget: the no-longer-available-to-new-applicants (but likely...
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Sweetspots realized

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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 countries over 5 days on 5 different airlines with Aeroplan,...
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Daily 3 Cards, 3 Continents Update: And just like that, the competition ends with...

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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 marks the last day. We'll have summary posts coming up...

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