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Why I burned over half a million miles & points to go to Japan, part 2

August 24, 2013by socalgecko Leave a comment

So when we left off, I was faced with a conundrum: Try and save up (at minimum) a whopping 630,000 Hawaiian Miles in order to give The Elf the trip […]

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Credit Cards, Redeeming Miles

The LAX That Never Was

August 12, 2013by socalgecko Leave a comment

There’s a phenomenal exhibit currently on display at the Architecture+Design museum in Los Angeles which documents many of the countless projects proposed for construction in Southern California but never built. […]

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Celebrate Virgin America’s 6th Birthday by Playing BINGO

August 9, 2013by socalgecko Leave a comment

My favorite domestic airline Virgin America is celebrating their 6th birthday in a huge way by dishing out some fantastic prizes from their eleVAte partners every day until September 6. […]

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Win a week in Japan & ride the Shinkansen

August 8, 2013by socalgecko Leave a comment

My last post made it no secret that I’m planning (what I hope will be) a monumental adventure in Japan next year, but here’s your chance to visit the Land […]

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Why I burned over half a million miles & points to go to Japan, Part 1

August 3, 2013by socalgecko Leave a comment

The title of this post alone probably has you thinking I’m either the craziest or stupidest traveler on the Internet. I’m hoping that neither is true, but I’m probably the […]

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Earning Miles, Redeeming Miles

LAX’s Greatest Upgrade: The New TBIT

July 27, 2013by socalgecko Leave a comment

Recently, the folks at Los Angeles International Airport invited local residents to a sneak preview of what promises to be the most elegant gateway to the West Coast when it […]

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Architecture & Design

Yup, now there’s another one.

July 23, 2013by socalgecko 1 Comment

It’s almost too much to imagine yet another person arriving in that crowded terminal of the internet where all the travel bloggers hang out, and yet here I am. I’ve […]

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