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An Amazing Week at Live In The Vineyard with Southwest Rapid Rewards® Credit Cards from Chase

By Eric Stoen on December 15, 2022 • Last Updated December 15, 2022

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This post is sponsored by Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Cards from Chase. Exclusive Events for Cardmembers If you hold a Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card from Chase, you’ve received emails about exclusive events only open to Cardmembers. If you haven’t paid attention to the offers, or if you thought the events weren’t as… Read More

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Uganda: Africa’s Extraordinary, Underrated Safari Destination

By Eric Stoen on July 27, 2022 • Last Updated November 12, 2022

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Why Uganda? This trip started with a ticket credit on Qatar Airways that was about to expire. I looked at the airline’s route map and Entebbe, Uganda jumped out at me. Uganda would be a new country for me (my 99th) and I’ve seen a lot of friends posting about… Read More

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Qatar for the FIFA Club World Cup

By Eric Stoen on January 21, 2020 • Last Updated July 27, 2022

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Doha, Qatar with Kids Last year I flew to Doha with Qatar Airways and did absolutely as much as possible in Doha and out in the desert over three days. It was a great trip and I was impressed with Qatar and its people, but I wished that I had… Read More

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Qatar: Why You Want to Stop Over Instead of Flying Through

By Eric Stoen on February 19, 2019 • Last Updated February 7, 2023

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Qatar Airways and the Qsuite Last month Qatar Airways invited me to fly from Los Angeles to Qatar with them. I usually turn down airline invitations since I fly enough anyway. Another 30+ hours of flying for the sole purpose of flying? No thanks. But this was different. Qatar Airways… Read More

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Palawan with Kids

By Eric Stoen on January 11, 2016 • Last Updated January 28, 2020

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Palawan, Philippines When my son chose Palawan for his 8-year-old trip with me, I was excited. It looks amazing in photos – turquoise waters with islands everywhere and beaches surrounded by palm trees. Plus I had never been to the Philippines. I didn’t want to take him out of school… Read More

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Ethiopian Airlines: The Flexible Airline (or, why you shouldn’t combine multiple tickets on one itinerary)

By Eric Stoen on September 30, 2014 • Last Updated January 29, 2020

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Ethiopian Airlines – a flexible Star Alliance Carrier Africa – it’s not exactly a place where one can stick to a schedule or have firm plans. And that’s usually fine. As they say in Swahili, “pole, pole” – slow, slow, take it easy. Years ago some friends and I were… Read More

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Flying With Kids – Tips

By Eric Stoen on June 20, 2014 • Last Updated January 29, 2023

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Flying with Kids We’ve flown at least 500 flights with our three kids – ages 13, 15, and 17. Most have been family trips. Some have been one parent and any combination of 1, 2 or 3 kids. I’m frequently asked for tips on making flying with kids easier. Every… Read More

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A Perfect Trip to Florence with Kids

By Eric Stoen on February 15, 2014 • Last Updated January 25, 2021

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A Note from 2020 This post was originally written as a series of personal Facebook posts, long before I started travel writing. We’ve since returned to Florence many times, and I summarized all of our favorite things to do in Florence in this post, and our favorite restaurants in Florence… Read More

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Antarctica with an 8-Year-Old

By Eric Stoen on February 9, 2014 • Last Updated January 16, 2023

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Preface I’ve just returned from my second trip to Antarctica, this time with my 12-year-old daughter. In my blog post I talk about that trip and compare both trips. So enjoy this post about my original trip, but also click through for the new post. And take your kids to… Read More

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