Thanks for a Great Week & Giveaway Reminder!
This has been another fantastic featured week on BoardingArea! I've hit a lot of goals that I set for myself and got some great feedback [...]
Point to Point Weekly: Skiing, Featured Week, and More Skiing
March 22 - 28 This week was primarily spent out in Colorado. My cousin lives in Denver, and we try to ski together at least [...]
Blogging is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
I’ve always been a sprinter… the sports I played required a ton of energy output for a short period of time and little-to-no endurance. I [...]
Beijing, China: The Planning Stage
It’s pretty bad that I am just getting to planning this trip to Beijing, China now considering that I leave in about a week. Granted, [...]
18 Packing Essentials for Backpacking
When backpacking, you learn so much about the countries you're visiting, the people you meet, and if you're lucky, you learn a little bit about [...]
My Most Recent Credit Card Churn: N00b Moves
I was pretty excited to be doing a credit card churn on a plane somewhere over the atlantic... oh, the novelty! This credit card churn [...]
Best Thing To Do In Any New City: Free Walking Tours
Visiting a new city can carry a bunch of different emotions along with it: excitement, anxiety, anticipation, frustration... just to name a few. Recently, I [...]
Top 10 Reasons Why Backpackers Should Always Opt for Hostels over Hotels
One of the most important aspects of any kind of travel is having a place to rest your head at the end of the day [...]
My Alaska MVP Gold 75K Requalification Plans
Last year I status matched to Alaska MVP Gold 75K. I think it's a great program to have miles in, and also a great program [...]
Airbnb Best Practices
Let this be said upfront: I love Airbnb. I have stayed at quite a few over the past year, and many have been fantastic experiences, and I'm sure I will stay at more Airbnbs over the coming years as well. However, I recently had a not-so-great experience with Airbnb. It really isn't worth going into the specifics about it, but it has lead me to develop my Airbnb Best Practices.