Trek the Planet with Kyle

I've posted a new blog poll question to the left of the page. Go answer it! Beaver Creek, Colorado

Southwest is having yet another one of its many sales. You can book as low as $59 each way from now until April 11. Travel must be done from April 16 through October 30, 2013. You can pick up a nice cheap fare depending on which destination you want to travel to and this is a wide ranging sale meaning you can book travel for the next six months. Jump on this sale if you are planning an upcoming trip. Or let this spontaneously take you to a new city to explore! However, there is a 10 day advanced purchase required and travel is only valid on Tuesdays and Wednesdays which is a bummer. But hopefully you can make this sale work for you.

Hey y'all. I want to know of some of the places you want to travel to. And then I want to try to help you figure out how to get there cheaper. And by cheap, I mean as close to free as possible. I know what you're thinking. You're saying "Get a life dude." But it's true! I can help you figure out how to travel to some awesome places for as little money as possible. This whole process starts with applying for credit cards though. So you MUST have a good credit score to apply for cards (700+). But once you take this step and earn the bonus points of the card after meeting the minimum spend requirements you'll be free to travel for almost free.  I just booked an awesome trip worth approx. $13,000 for just $1,260! $504 of that was taxes I had to pay for the flights and then the other $700 is for a flight I can't use points for. We will be flying on United and some Star Alliance partners from Houston to London. The flights were 65,000 points a piece ro...

This isn't about travel but here is a song I heard on the radio just yesterday. It has some powerful lyrics. The devil has used these tactics on every single one of us. He tells us lies to try to make us stumble. He wants us to have regrets. He wants us to think poorly of ourselves. He wants us to feel defeated. But fear NOT, because God is more powerful! And he sent his son Jesus to overcome this world. We have authority over Satan because of Jesus! I am saved and I am a child of the one TRUE King! God doesn't care what you may have done in the past. No batter what it is, you are not too far from grace! You cannot out sin the grace of God. Isn't it amazing? Things can change in an instant once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Below are some scriptures about what God wants for us to overcome the enemy:   "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." - James 4:7 "Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the ...

I just posted a new poll question to the left side of the blog. One of my favorite vacations of all time was visiting multiple national parks on a road trip out west. I got to see much of this country and amazing scenery. If you ever get the chance to take a trip out to any of our nations national parks, you won't regret it. There are many national parks for you to go to. The poll question only reveals a handful. The largest tree by volume. Image from wildnatureimages.com My favorite park that I have been to thus far has got to be Sequoia National Park in central California. You enter the park and start driving up and up until all of a sudden you start seeing these humongous trees here and there and then you reach the elevation to where they are all around. These trees are some of the biggest in the world. They grow to over 250 feet tall and are wider than some city streets. Insane! While the Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world, the Sequoias are the biggest volume wis...

Today I will show you how to join the Club Carlson rewards program. It is an easy process that only takes a few minutes, if that. You start out by going to this  site . Once you enter your email address it will take you to a page where you fill in your name, address and password etc. Once this is done, you will be issued a rewards number. Write this down so you will not forget it. Now you are ready to start earning rewards! Club Carlson hotels consist of the following brands:     The Radisson Blu hotels are the top notch out of the bunch. These are your four and five star properties in prime locations such as Cape Town, South Africa, London, Paris, Sydney and well, you get the picture. Nice cities bring out the nice hotels. Here is the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront in Cape Town: I've never stayed at a Club Carlson hotel, but reward redemption begins at just 9,000 points.  Here is their award chart. You can also choose to book a hotel wit...

There are ways of getting your credit scores that most people know about, but it isn't free. If you want to be able to check your scores for free, I have a couple of options for you. I use both to check my scores monthly to make sure everything is going good and I am keeping up my good credit. The two places to check them are: Credit Karma Credit Sesame   They both also have Iphone apps for easy access if you want to check them on the go. Both are 100% free and I have been using them for almost a year now. Ever since I started churning cards a year ago my credit has fluctuated about 10 points up or down which isn't a lot and not what the average person would think. Getting credit cards and earning miles and points in the process can actually help build your credit score! Have no fear!