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Air France KLM Flying Blue award prices increases by 15...

Thrifty Traveler points out what appears to be a devaluation of Air France / KLM...

Gnosticism

Podcast Transcript In the first and second centuries, a Christian sect found a w...

The Ultraviolet Catastrophe and the Creation of Quantum...

Podcast Transcript During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a pr...

Understanding Fractals

Podcast Transcript Some of the most beautiful things in the world of mathematics...

The Top Rewards Programs For Frequent Flyers in 2025

In the ever-evolving world of air travel, frequent flyer programs have become es...

Route 66 Road Trip Day One: Great Hotel, Horrible Middl...

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. I had such high hopes of rising at 4:00 am, placing the ...

Flying Blue (finally) raises prices for award tickets; ...

Flying Blue has quietly sneaked up a devaluation upon all of us. It is not a lar...

Air France-KLM Flying Blue Paid Status Match Promotion

For quite some time, Air France-KLM Flying Blue has been offering a paid status ...

I got three nice, small, “gifts” from the miles & point...

As a Gold member of the British Airways Executive Club who flies on his own dime...

My Worst Travel moments of 2024

You can’t have the good without the bad — and I’ve always made an effort to talk...

My Best Travel Moments of 2024

One reason why I’m so glad I have my monthly recaps is that I can look back and ...

How to Spend 3 Days in Florence: Itinerary

Florence, Italy, is one of the most magnificent, inspiring, art-filled cities yo...

AK Monthly Recap: December 2024

If you’re going to be in northern Europe in December, you need to be prepared fo...

My Favorite New Destinations of 2024

How do I sum up 2024 in travel? Busy. Maybe a bit too busy. Four new countries v...

Why you might be seeing camels on your next Kenya safari

As global warming and drought take their toll on Kenya’s cattle, climate and com...

20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, these Sri Lankan...

In the face of societal expectations and a lingering fear of the ocean—due in pa...

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