Don’t couch surf on couches owned by people with handcuffs.
Unless they’re hot.

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One of the things I find myself telling people is, “There are pros and cons to everything.” When people hear you travel a lot, they think of it like going on vacation a lot. Traveling is great. I love it. But that doesn’t mean it’s anything like going on vacation. Traveling can be exhausting. Being [...]

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This may seem a little petty, but I have to say it. It bugs me. It wears on me little by little. 0.75 fluid ounces at a time.
Look at the toothpaste aisle. You have 800 choices of toothpastes. They generally range from 6oz to 8oz tubes. That’s a great amount to keep at home, but [...]

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Dopplr.com is a cool travel social network (a lot like TripIt) that helps you find out if your trips are going to coincide with your friends.
Anyone who knows me even a little bit knows I don’t plan ahead very much. So this “travel coincidence” functionality is less useful for me, considering I book many of [...]

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Updates at the bottom
In the past, I have foregone requesting missing miles. I hate paperwork and mailing things.
During the race to reach Silver (oh, BTW, I hit Silver this Fall! w00t!) miles became more important to me. Now that I have enough to start using miles, I want to get all I can.
And so, I [...]

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