Be Careful Using Google Chrome’s Credit Card Autofill Feature
Sharing my experience with Chrome’s credit card autofill—and the terrible experience of having my entire Google account frozen, including losing access to Gmail....
Looking for the Football King in the Football King’s Hometown
Main Text Rosario is Argentina’s third-largest city, with a population of 1.5 million. It is steeped in history, the birthplace of Argentina’s blue-and-white flag, and the most imp...
In South America, the First Person I Met Who Spoke Chinese Was an American
Main Text In Colonia, an isolated little town in Uruguay, I met the first travel companion on my long South American journey who spoke Chinese—but he was American. It sounds like t...
Alaska Airlines Winter Deal Returns: Free Skiing and Award Ticket Discounts
Alaska Airlines’ “Fly Alaska, Ski Free” winter promotion is back. Although it has been renamed Alaska Alpine Getaways, the offer still provides plenty of ways to score free skiing...
Buy Amazon Visa eGift Cards With No Purchase Fee, Stack With Credit Card Discounts
There’s a promotion now on Amazon’s Visa eGift Card. Use promo code Visa at checkout to waive the purchase fee. Even better, this card can qualify for the extra Amazon credit card...
Introduction to Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Award Bookings Have Improved Significantly
I checked again recently and found that the entire system has improved dramatically. The ghost-room issue is gone, so you can just search directly on the official website....
Hiking to Hemu: Whose Altay Is It?
Main Text After spending two days in Kanas and getting fed up with the noisy crowds, I decided to walk to Hemu by myself. Early in the morning, I left Tuva New Village and headed o...
Robinhood Stock Account Introduction (No Trading Fees) — “Gold members share $1 million + 4.75% APY + first-year annual fee discount”
Robinhood is currently offering extra perks to people who open a new Gold account: those who sign up during the promotion can share $1,000,000 in cash, the cash account rate has in...
Guide to Airport Duty-Free Alliance Club Avolta (Status Match to Platinum)
Airport duty-free alliance Club Avolta now offers status matching. With elite airline or hotel status, it is easy to match to their top-tier Platinum status. You can also then matc...
How to Quickly Get Elite Status with a Rental Car Company: Hertz Is Loosening the Rules and Letting You Gift Elite Status to Others for Free
If you currently have Hertz President's Circle or Five Star status, you can now fill out a form to gift the same status to two other people for free. The key detail is that many pe...
My Experience Applying in China for an Exit-Entry Permit for a U.S.-Born Child "After the Chinese Travel Document Expired"
Sharing a recent experience applying for an Exit-Entry Permit for a child with U.S. citizenship....