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$5,000 Costa Rica trip for $800!

Costa Rica trip

Our first ever Basic Travel Strategy trip started in Pittsburgh where we were visiting for a work event. We booked a last-minute flight to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to visit some friends before starting our journey to Costa Rica. We used 6,814 points plus $11.20 for two tickets on Southwest Airlines thanks to the Companion Pass. […]

When Deep Dish Pizza Costs more than 2 round-trip flights and a hotel room!

Deep Dish Pizza Costs

Have you ever had a food craving before? You know; one of those mouth-watering thought consuming food-overtaking-the-frontal-cortex sort of cravings. Well maybe letโ€™s not go that far, but if youโ€™ve had authentic Chicago Deep Dish Pizza before and ever wished that you could instantly have one in front of you then buckle up for this […]

Manta Ray Night Dive

Manta Ray Night Dive

After 30 days in Thailand, touching down on the Buffalo, NY tarmac was bittersweet. Itโ€™s always nice to come home but my initial thought was โ€œwhere to next?!?โ€ Scuba Diving One of my favorite experiences from Thailand was becoming an Open Water Certified Scuba Diver on the island of Koh Tao. With this memory in […]