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Fly to Tokyo for $400

Apologies for the short poorly formatted post but I’m at intermission at a play and this deal just popped up on my feed.   From slick deals,  $400 to Tokyo from LA. http://slickdeals.net/f/8991127-singapore-airlines-roundtrip-flight-los-angeles-to-tokyo-japan-from-398?utm_source=rss&utm_content=fp&utm_medium=RSS2   It’s on Singapore Airlines.   If I weren’t here,  I might be booking!

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How Miles Make Things Possible in Horrible Situations

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In February, my family faced a terrible situation.  A close (young) family member only had days to live–at most.  And we needed to get out there as fast as possible. A quick flight search showed prices in the thousands for a last second flight.  But when we searched using miles, …

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Uber Upgrades Driver App, Making Navigation Better

a person holding a cell phone

Whenever I take an Uber, I try to chat with the driver about Uber, how they like their job, and anything new they like about it. Lately, I’ve been hearing about Uber’s native navigation. Uber’s native navigation has been notorious for being difficult to use.  It gets people from point …

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