
My First Experience with Couchsurfing
Recently I found a website called Couchsurfing.com. A friend of mine had suggested I sign up for it because she had recently traveled for 14 months in South America using it and saved a lot of money and had an amazing experience. I looked up the San Diego chapter and found that they have a standing Tuesday night happy hour so my friend and I went. The happy hour was at a bar in Ocean Beach. By 9:30pm there were quite a few people there. I made friends with a girl that lived i

How a Slice of Cheesecake Saved Me 28,513 Frequent Flyer Miles
In preparation for all my travels I started looking into a United MilesPlus credit card to replace my Chase Ink for business card. As a traveler, I’m always looking for the best deal to be had and I think this will be a good move for me. 2 miles per dollar spent on United Airlines tickets, on restaurants, and business supplies. Additionally I get 30,000 frequent flyer miles applied to my account if I spend $1,000 within the first three months. That is one domestic flight for
Blue Whale Watching on the Hornblower
Today I got to go whale watching with my Parents and my friend Jeff. Knowing that I get seasick very easily I took my Bonine the night before and the morning of. It was uncharacteristically hot today. But the boat was really nice. We got to see approximately 6 blue whales today. They are hard to take pictures of because by the time you get your camera up, the blow spout is already finished and they are on their way back underwater. But what I can say, is what I DID see of the