Category Archives: Interviews

“There are lots of tools and tricks, but the one I think is most important is to keep perspective.”

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Miles & Points Interview: Saverocity

Matt and Allison met in 2004 while working on the Holland America cruise ship “The Zuiderdam.”  They have cumulatively have lived in 7 countries, visited over 60, and struggle to go a few months without a new adventure.

 

Saverocity - Interview with Matt

A delicious dinner at Conrad Maldives’s Vilu restaurant

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“If you have lots of miles, it’s actually cheaper to vacation in Bali than in San Francisco!”

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Miles & Points Interview: Tango in Tahiti

Seth & Whitney write Tango in Tahiti to share their romantic and adventurous travels.

Tango in Tahiti - Interview with Seth

Shark Diving in South Africa

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“Realizing my dreams of seeing the world without taking on massive amounts of debt.”

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Miles & Points Interview: Jeffsetter

Jeff  travels over 100 nights a year and writes Jeffsetter to share his experiences.

Jeffsetter – Interview with Jeff

Jeff in Alaska, 2008

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“I got to see what it was like to fly by jumping off a mountain in Rio de Janiero!”

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Miles & Points Interview: Miles to the Wild

Tara has been collecting miles for a long time and writes Miles to the Wild to share her experience using miles for eco travel.

Miles to the Wild – Interview with Tara

What it’s like to fly!

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“Use your points – I hear Charon doesn’t accept them”

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Miles & Points Interview: Free Travel Genius

Dave writes Free Travel Genius to show his wife and family how to travel the world for less.

Free Travel Genius – Interview with Dave

Jerusalem

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“I’m continually on the move — working new jobs, seeking new adventures, and eating lots of ice cream.”

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Miles & Points Interview:  Travel Junkette

Susan has been working seasonal adventure jobs and traveling the world since 2008, so I was looking forward to chatting with her on Friday!

Travel Junkette – Interview with Susan

Susan on Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua

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“Don’t just earn the most points for the sake of earning them.”

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Welcome to the next interview in our interview series where renowned mile and point gurus share their insights on having Big Travel with Small Money!

Miles & Points Interview:  We Fly Free 

Justin writes We Fly Free to show folks how to travel around the world without paying a lot of money!

We Fly Free - Interview with Justin

Visiting Hawaii with Cara

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“We know we’re the poorest people in the lounge…”

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Miles & Points Interview: Travel is Free 

Drew & Carrie are a broke married couple in their 20s who love to travel with miles and points.  I was looking forward to learning more from them on Friday!

How and when did you start collecting miles and points?

My first rewards card came from researching how to save money on an upcoming road trip.  Later, I decided that I was going to travel the world but had no idea how.  I was content on boat hopping, hitchhiking and whatever it took.

It wasn’t until my wife and I fell in love that I decided I needed a new plan.  When we were dating I spent alot of time googling ways to travel for free and the best info I found was stuff like hitchiking and couchsurfing, which I already had tried.  Until I saw an article on people buying $1 coins on rewards cards.

That led me to flyertalk and the credit cards began.  Before I knew it, we had millions of miles.

Travel is Free – Interview with Drew

Drew in Fiji

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“Quitting my job and traveling for a year was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.”

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Miles & Points Interview:  The Selfish Years

Kyle is an indie game developer and Christine is a lawyer.  After living in Orlando for 8 years, they decided to rent their house, throw out all of their worldly possessions, and wander the world.  I was looking forward to our Friday chat!

The Selfish Years – Interview with Kyle

Mr and Mrs Selfish in Great Wall, China

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“Joe knows how to fly an airplane, and ironically, Michael is afraid of flying.”

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Miles & Points Interview: Free Travel Guys

Joe & Michael show you how to travel this small world of ours for cheap so I was looking forward to our Friday chat!

How and when did you start collecting miles and points?

We have been collecting and redeeming miles and points for a number of years now, but it wasn’t until the end of 2011 when we really started getting into them as a hobby and learning the ins and outs.  The US Air Grand Slam promotion is the promotion that hooked us to the miles and points game.  Those were some really fun weeks!

We had never realized up until that point how many different ways you can accumulate miles and points for free travel.

Free Travel Guys – Interview with FTGs

Hawaii Mauna Kea Volcano

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