Trek the Planet with Kyle

So this weekend my wife and I will be heading to Chicago for the holiday weekend. And it looks like snow! Weather forecasts have a chance of snow, but it will be quite cold in the Windy City. Hopefully us southern folk make it out alright. The flight we are on is nonstop on United Houston to Chicago. And there is DirectTv on it! Sweeeeet! Sometime early next week I'll post on the happenings of the trip and a little review of things we saw, did and ate. Hope you guys have a good (hopefully extended) weekend!

Traveling today can take you just about anywhere on the planet you would want to go that you could imagine. Getting there the regular way ($$cold hard cash money$$) might leave you with nothing on return. There are several ways to trek the planet (see what I did there!) for way cheaper. Cha-Ching! Of course it will take some time and effort to get to that point, but it is well worth it. I recently used points to book a flight from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Sydney, Australia one way. The cost for me was 80,000 points and $65 taxes for two people. Pretty good stuff if you ask me considering an average one way flight there would be around $1100! I will show you how you can fly using miles and as little cash as possible to destinations you thought you could never afford to go to. In the meantime, there are a few other websites/blogs that I read almost daily about travel deals and all the ends and outs of traveling using miles and points. Some of them are: Noob Traveler Frugal

American Airlines new livery shown on a Boeing 777-300ER. Image from American. American Airlines announced this morning of a brand new look for their planes. The new look is sleek and modern and in my opinion, looks very clean and precise. I really like what they chose for their first fleet wide update since 1968. They will also be receiving a new plane with its first flight due Jan 31 of this year. The new plane will be a Boeing 777-300ER. American Airlines is still considering merging with US Airways after coming out of more than a year of bankruptcy protection.  What do you think of the new look for American? Tell me what you think.

Hey guys, I have been going back and forth about creating a blog about traveling for a while now and here it is. I have finally started it! This whole thing will be about helping you travel to some places you never thought you could and also give you insightful information on various destinations around the world. I will be posting about rewards programs you can sign up for and utilizing these can help save you tons of money on future travel.  I will go in depth about each one out there and hopefully you will be more comfortable with the knowledge you will learn from these posts.  I am also available to helping you find and book the best price for vacations you want to take. Just shoot me an email or comment with destinations and budgets and let's make it happen! I want you to experience as much of the world as possible without having an empty wallet and bank account when you return. I will be posting pretty much daily and also relay any deals that may be out there.  Hopefully