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Spring trip to the East Coast (round 4: back to London from DC)

At the end of my two weeks in the US, it was time to head back to London. I booked myself on another A380 flight, but this time it was from DC to London. I’m not very good at sleeping on planes, and flights from the East Coast of the US are just not longContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 4: back to London from DC)”

American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated

The older brother to the Amex Green Card is the Amex Gold Card, which is the cousin of the UK-based Amex Gold. Like with most credit cards, the US Gold Card has a better earning structure than the UK Gold Card. The Amex Gold Card is one of the most iconic and also one ofContinue reading “American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated”

Chase Freedom Unlimited

I’m generally of the opinion that cards with annual fees often have better opportunities to get outsized value from them. However, a lot of people are very averse to paying annual fees for a card, which is completely understandable. It wasn’t until my fourth credit card (the American Express Green Card) that I got aContinue reading “Chase Freedom Unlimited”

Spring trip to the East Coast (round 3: little hop to DC)

After a long weekend in Boston visiting some friends, it was time to hop over to DC for another adventure. The flight from Boston to DC is one that I’ve done a few times in the past. Flights on this route (along with Boston – New York LaGuardia and New York LaGuardia – DC) haveContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 3: little hop to DC)”

American Express Green Card

I’ve gone through some of my favorite Chase cards, so I figured I’d now go through some US-based Amex cards. The first card on the agenda is the ‘classic’ Amex card: the Green Card. This card is one of my favorites. It was my second Amex card (and first Amex charge card) and my firstContinue reading “American Express Green Card”

Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2B: JFK to Boston) in pseudo-Flagship First Class

I had originally planned to merge this report with the previous one, but I decided to split it. I’ve realized that I reference articles based on what type of seat they have, and the Miami to JFK post might need to be referenced later for American Airlines’ 777-200 business class seat. That was the firstContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2B: JFK to Boston) in pseudo-Flagship First Class”

Miami to JFK on a 777 in pseudo-Flagship Business Class (Spring trip to the East Coast round 2A)

After a delightful week in Miami having spring break and watching the Miami Open, it was unfortunately time to leave. But on the plus side, I was on the way to Boston to see a pair of friends! Normally, one would take a direct flight from Miami to Boston, which is also what the checkContinue reading “Miami to JFK on a 777 in pseudo-Flagship Business Class (Spring trip to the East Coast round 2A)”

The Ritz-Carlton Card by Chase

Probably my favorite credit card in my wallet currently is my Ritz-Carlton Card. Since the card is a (retail) personal card, the card is issued by Chase, but the card itself is branded as being a JPMorgan card, likely for the prestige. The Ritz-Carlton card is a legacy card from before Marriott and Starwood HotelsContinue reading “The Ritz-Carlton Card by Chase”

Spring trip to the East Coast (round 1: London to Miami) on an A380 in Club World

For spring break this year, my parents invited me back to Miami. Before COVID, my parents and I used to go to Palm Springs each March to go watch the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Because of COVID, we haven’t been able to, so instead we decided to go to Miami because a) it was lessContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 1: London to Miami) on an A380 in Club World”

Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card (2022 version!)

Having now brought everyone up to speed on my credit card strategy for this year, I wanted to start going through the different cards I use in more detail. First up is one of the more straightforward cards that offers an excellent value to most anyone who travels at least occasionally. The card is theContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card (2022 version!)”