Michael

Chase Sapphire Reserve

Frequent readers will have noticed that almost all the US credit card reviews that I give compare the card to the Chase Sapphire Preferred at some point. In this article, I want to check out the card’s big brother, the Chase Sapphire Reserve. This card was launched as a competitor to the Amex Platinum andContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Reserve”

Memorial Day/Jubliee trip to the US

One of the things I’ve found interesting living in the UK is that there are two bank holidays in May—one at the beginning (roughly corresponding to May Day) and one at the end (usually overlaps with Memorial Day in the US). For the Early May Bank Holiday, I went to Portugal. This year, however, theContinue reading “Memorial Day/Jubliee trip to the US”

Barclaycard Rewards Card UK

The next non-Amex UK reward credit card I’m going to discuss is the Barclaycard Rewards Card. I find this card a lot less exciting that Barclaycard’s new BA cards. However, this card is particularly noteworthy because it has no foreign transaction fee, which is uncommon among UK credit cards. I provide the information here justContinue reading “Barclaycard Rewards Card UK”

UK Sainsburys Nectar Credit Card

I decided to take a short break from writing about US credit cards to discuss a UK credit card. Most non-Amex UK credit cards are relatively unexciting, with the exception of the new BA Barclay cards. In this post, I’m going to talk about the Sainsburys Bank Nectar Credit Card. Nectar points are Sainsburys rewardsContinue reading “UK Sainsburys Nectar Credit Card”

American Express Bonvoy Brilliant Card (pre-2022 updates!)

As readers will be aware, one of my favorite credit cards is The Ritz-Carlton Card, which is a legacy Chase credit card that’s no longer available to new applicants since the Marriot – SPG merger, which happened in 2016. Like The Ritz-Carlton Card, the Brilliant Card has a $450 annual fee. The card also hasContinue reading “American Express Bonvoy Brilliant Card (pre-2022 updates!)”

TAP Air Portugal Porto to London

For the ‘Early May Bank Holiday’, I took a short trip to Porto for the Bachelor Party of a friend of mine. I booked flights from London to Porto on TAP Air Portugal. I had a few choices of carrier from London, including Ryanair (which my friends flew) from Stansted, British Airways from Heathrow, andContinue reading “TAP Air Portugal Porto to London”

Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card

I’ve previously written about Chase’s Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card and The Ritz-Carlton Card, which have a $0 and a $450 annual fee, respectively. Chase has a third Marriott credit card: the Bonvoy Boundless card. The Bonvoy Boundless card sits between these cards and has a $95 annual fee. This card can be directly applied for,Continue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card”

Easter trip to Berlin (part 4: WAW-LHR)

After going the exact opposite direction of London from Berlin to Warsaw, I was ready to go to London. Once inside Warsaw airport, I made my way toward the non-Schengen border control. I stopped by the duty-free store and then had an extremely friendly and efficient border guard who gave me my first Poland stamp! Continue reading “Easter trip to Berlin (part 4: WAW-LHR)”

Easter trip to Berlin (part 3: BER-WAW)

I had a great long weekend seeing my friends in Berlin and getting to know some new friends of friends (who are now friends). Unfortunately, come Monday, it was time to leave them and return to work. They were staying a few more days to go to more events (and because they had much fartherContinue reading “Easter trip to Berlin (part 3: BER-WAW)”

Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card

My first Chase card was the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card. I got this card shortly after it was announced; I was excited at the prospect of a no annual fee travel card that also had no foreign transaction fees. This is the card that I product changed from in order to get my Ritz-Carlton Card.Continue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card”