Trek the Planet with Kyle

Right now they have some great deals on flights to the Caribbean from several cities. From New Orleans the drive to Houston is only five hours and an easy drive to spend some time in the Caribbean on the cheap. Flights hover around the $300 mark. Check out this link to see which islands you can get to for this deal that won't last long. So jump on it and soon you'll be chilling on a beach in the warm Caribbean waters! Deals are valid for travel until June 12th or August 11th – December 17th or January – March, 2015 from the United States and until June 29th or August 24th – December 31st or January, 2015 – March, 2015 to the United States. You can book through Kayak or American Airlines . Some of the destinations include the Bahamas, Aruba and Sint Maarten! AA flight on approach to land at SXM. Photo from Wikipedia.com. Great Bay, Sint Maarten. Photo from Wikipedia.com

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This past weekend I took a trip to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, California. The flight, hotels and rental car only cost me $100 total and it could have ended up being a lot less! I used American Airlines miles to fly from New Orleans to San Francisco. This usually costs 25,000 miles and $10 in taxes and fees if you book before 21 days of departure. Also, if you have a Citibank American Air credit card you receive a 10% refund of points used. So it only "cost" me 22,500 points to take this flight. I didn't book before 21 days of departure so I had to pay a $75 late fee to book, which is a bummer, bringing my total amount paid for the flight to $85. Still not bad at all for a flight that would normally cost anywhere from $300-500+ depending on when you go and when you book. Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco  For my hotel rooms, I used Marriott reward points that I earned from my Chase Marriott credit card. I stayed my first night in Rancho Cordova which is just ea