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Norwegian Airlines adopts the Ryanair model

Posted on November 18, 2017November 19, 2017by Kyle Bell

In September we took an impromptu trip to Ireland, partially to take advantage of the Labor Day weekend and to visit my aunt and uncle. The other factor was the price: $304 round-trip, per person, though it came with a catch: the flight was from Stewart Airport near Newburgh, NY, roughly 1.5 hours northwest of […]

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Norwegian Airlines Post-Mortem / Review

Posted on March 15, 2017March 15, 2017by Kyle Bell

I wrote this after our trip to Europe and forgot to post it until now.We had a full-fare experience at a discount-fare price on Norwegian and I hope you will too. Norwegian Air competes on price and their planes are new, plus your seat still reclines. Your biggest hassle will be the ticket line prior […]

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Hopping cheaply across Europe by air and rail

Posted on August 13, 2016by Kyle Bell

Here’s some good news about your dream trip across Europe. With a little advanced planning, and carry-on luggage, you can get there and get around fairly affordably. After months of planning and procrastination, our full Europe itinerary is now booked. Here are the details of our grand tour with some super secret discount tips at the […]

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How I got 21% back towards travel (Really)

Posted on March 16, 2016March 25, 2016by Kyle Bell

I signed up for the Chase Sapphire Preferred (referral link) card this past year to take advantage of the 50,000-point sign-up bonus, plus an additional 5,000 for adding an authorized user ($1155 at 2.1 cents per point !). It’s a good card that I use on a daily basis for most purchases, and it gives […]

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Experiments in Extreme Weekend Travel

Posted on March 12, 2016by Kyle Bell

We just returned from a weekend getaway to Barbados, and I wanted to share impressions on what I’ll term our first experiment in “extreme weekend travel”. To fit nearly a week of travel time into one weekend, all you need are the following: two vacation days that connect to the weekend or a three-day weekend […]

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