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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

My favorite hike and trail

Eventually travel around the world will resume (hopefully soon). One of my go-to places to get away and decompress is Switzerland, near Gimmelwald and Murren.  There are activities year round though I prefer hiking in summer especially the Northface Trail.  I typically use GPS tracking with my inReach during hikes which generates a great record:

https://muerren.swiss/en/summer/tracks/northface-trail-2h30/

Here's one picture I took from near the top of the trail:


Can't wait to be back! If you've never visited this region I highly recommend it.  There are numerous point/mile redemption options to the area (Geneva/Zurich) on most airlines - during the summer months ticket prices can be high which make award tickets a great choice. 


Friday, April 9, 2021

Additional Chase Bonus Points offers

In October 2020, Chase made bonus points promotions available to help during the pandemic.  These were additional categories beyond normal spending/bonus and had specific thresholds.

I've received more emails with bonus points offers for regular spend through June 30th - if you have these Chase cards, don't forget to sign up using the email links in each invite.

Hyatt Card: 5x points at Grocery/Restaurants on up to $1500 in combined spend through 6/30

United Card: 5x points on up to $1500 in combined spend through 6/30

IHG Card: 5x points on up to $1500 in combined spend through 6/30

British Airways Card: 5x points on up to $1500 in combined spend through 6/30

Marriott Card: 5x points on up to $1500 in combined spend through 6/30