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A Week in Taiwan for Under $1,000 — Flights, Airbnb, and Spending Money Included

It’s always been our goal to travel more for less and to show others how they can do the same.

One of the biggest misconceptions about travel is that international trips have to be expensive. While they certainly can be, they do not have to be if you know how to use the right tools and strategies.

For our upcoming weeklong trip, we’re on track to visit Taiwan for under $1,000including flights, accommodations, and spending money.

Here’s exactly how we’re doing it.

How We Earn Enough Miles to Fly Business Class Every Year

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Our goal with this blog has always been to show that travel is possible, how credit card points for business class travel can completely change the way people fly, and to be fully transparent about how we do it.

Planning a Trip to Thailand with Miles and Points

After leaving the kids at home and visiting Cuba, and later French Polynesia, we convinced ourselves that what we really needed next was a quiet, snowy cabin in the middle of nowhere. No more sweaty nights. No more dirty streets. Just cold air, silence, silence, and maybe a fireplace.

Packing for a Baby: What Works for Us

The first time we started packing for a baby, it felt like we were fleeing the country. By the second trip, we realized babies don’t actually need that much, just the right stuff.

This isn’t a color-coded, Pinterest-perfect checklist. This is the real version, what we actually bring.

Navigating Airports With a Baby

Airports can be stressful, even when it’s just you and a carry-on. Add a diaper bag, a stroller, and a ticking baby bomb, and suddenly you’re starring in your own anxiety documentary.
The good news? There are systems in place to make it smoother, and once you’ve done it once, navigating airports with a baby becomes so much easier next time.

Miles & Points 102: Your First Redemption

If you’ve read the first post in this series, you’ve already done the hardest part. You picked a travel rewards credit card, earned your first batch of points, and started learning how this hobby works.

So, now what?

Travel More: A Beginner’s Guide to Cheap Flights and Understanding Travel

People often ask how they can travel more like we do. The truth is, it comes down to two things. First, learning how to find cheap flights so getting to new places stays affordable. Second, understanding how travel works. The airlines, the routes, the timing, and the opportunities most people never notice.

Miles & Points 101: How Points Actually Work

A few years ago, I thought business class flights, luxury hotels, and international adventures were things other people got to experience. Then I discovered miles and points.

If you’re reading this, you’re already ahead of most people. A lot of people say, “I wish I could travel more” or ” I want to know how to use miles and points,” but never take the next step to figure out how. Learning how miles and points work is that next step.