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  • Paris Travel: 48 Hours in France’s Capital

    Paris Travel: 48 Hours in France’s Capital

    Paris a popular European city to visit. It’s known for many things including art, fashion, and gastronomy. In addition, it has famous landmarks like the River Seine and Eiffel Tower. In this Paris Travel Guide, I cover all of these can’t miss spots as well as where to eat and drink during your visit. During…


  • International Air Transport Association, A Tool to Plan Travel During COVID-19

    International Air Transport Association, A Tool to Plan Travel During COVID-19

    The International Air Transport Association has a stated mission to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry. With its travel tool to help you plan to travel in the COVID-19 era, I couldn’t agree more. Before diving into this post, check out this post and this post for more info about the tool. It shows…


  • Frequent Flyer Fridays: Week in Review

    Frequent Flyer Fridays: Week in Review

    In this Frequent Flyer post, I share the recent articles I’ve read, books on Amazon I purchased, recent PWQ posts, New Movies and Shows I’ve Watched, and New Music I’ve Discovered. For more Points With Q articles delivered to your inbox, sign up for my travel newsletter. Amazon Books I’ve Purchased Who Moved My Cheese?: An…


  • Top 5 Best Ho Chi Minh City Hotels to Book With Points

    Top 5 Best Ho Chi Minh City Hotels to Book With Points

    Ho Chi Minh is a city that will always hold a special place on my travel list. It’s one of the first cities I visited outside of North America. While we loved our Airbnb, we’ll likely stay in a hotel during our next visit. In this best Ho Chi Minh City hotels, I’ll highlight hotels…


  • Best Books on Amazon: Top 2 Books from July 2020

    Best Books on Amazon: Top 2 Books from July 2020

    For my July best books on Amazon list, I went with one history book in Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and a psychology book in Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great. For those of you new to this series, you can find all of my books…


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