Another Word For Travel (2024)

05/09/2024

October trip update - 5 star hotels booked. Total cost $0 out of pocket.

My trip in October I'll be going to Sri Lanka, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait. If you checked my previous posts, I got my flights, including business class tickets, to all these places for $128 out of pocket. Next was to book hotels.

Sri Lanka = 60K Hilton points
Oman = 93K IHG points
Bahrain = 30K IHG points
Kuwait = Free Night Certificate with Hyatt

So total cost of this trip for flights and hotels = $128. The excursions, transfers and food will all be out of pocket, but won't cost that much given where I'm going. So the whole trip will be less than $1k. As I always say you can travel in style for cheap when you learn the points game!

04/03/2024

Group Trip release day is finally here!!!!! I'm so excited for all three of these trips! All three of these trips have limited booking so if you are interested, contact me with your deposit ASAP! You can reach out to me at [email protected]. Only deposit receive will reserve your spot.

Here's the details:
Trip: Ghana/Senegal/Gambia
Trip Type: Active/ Cultural

Dates: April 30 - May 11, 2025

Cost: $4,700 with flights from New York, $3,500 without flights, $200 Gambia excursion

Deposit: $400 nonrefundable

Inclusions: Hotel (5 star), flight from Ghana to Senegal, some meals and transportation

Exclusions: Ghana/Gambia visa, tips/gratuity, meals not already included, international flight if not picking flight option.

Pricing based upon double occupancy. Will be a single supplement.

Description: This is the journey to your roots and the journey home. We will discover our roots by visiting the door of no return in Ghana and Senegal and discovering our true name in Kumasi. For a limited number of participants, we will journey to Gambia where we will have the opportunity to walk with lions and visit Kunte Kinteh island and the village of Juffureh, the village which was depicted in the book/movie Roots. We will also have the opportunity to have clothes made by your personal tailor :-)

Trip: Wellness Retreat
Trip Type: Relaxing, educational and inspiring
Dates: June 19-22, 2025 (Juneteenth Weekend)
Where: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Cost: $955
Deposit: $100 nonrefundable

Pricing based on double occupancy. There will be a single supplement

Inclusions: All inclusive hotel, meals/activities included, seminars and more

Exclusions: tips/gratuity and flight

Description: This is a wellness weekend to recharge, rejuvenate, reinvigorate and reprioritize. There are possibilities to expand your stay before or after.

Trip: Experience Cartagena
Trip Type: Active, Turn Up

Dates: October 9-13, 2025 (Native American/Indigenous People Weekend)
Where: Colombia
Cost: $1,100
Deposit: $150 Nonrefundable

Pricing based on double occupancy. There will be a single supplement.
Inclusions: Hotel, excursions and some meals

Exclusions: some meals, tips/gratuity and international flights

Description: This is a 5 day/4 night trip that will take us to visit Palenque - a village that was established by African who escaped from slavery in the 1600s. We will throw a beach party on the islands of Baru, Playa Blanca, Rosario and Cholon. Finally we will visit the mud volcano where we will see Afro-Colombian villages and take a bath in the natural volcano.

04/02/2024

Skylodge/Starlodge in Peru

At Another Word For Travel we always we design experiences. lWell this is one of the more unique ones! Skylodge/Starlodge are the only hotels in the world that are built into a mountain.

Getting there
Of course you first have to get to Cusco to even doing this. From there, the tour company will pick you up and take you to Ollantaytambo (or you can take the train straight there).

Once you get there, you get a safety briefing and then you are on your way! It is a 2 hour vertical climb (not hike) up Mt. Comon. I've done quite a bit in my life but this ranks in the top 3 in terms of difficulty. We had a mountaineer in our group who has summitted Mt. Everest 13x and even he said it was hard. For most of the climb you are pulling yourself straight up. For me as a short person it was even harder. But you get there! Also to note: there's a much simpler hike to the starlodge that's only 20 minutes.

The pods
So you have to walk up to then walk down into your pod. The pod was nice! Comfortable, not cold and the views were amazing. So the bathroom situation - I'll let you scroll through the videos to see 🤣. I didn't have any problems going and it was a nice view while I did my business.

You have to climb up to go to dinner or breakfast. Dinner wasn't bad but for breakfast it was harder because it was slippery from the night rain. The food was fantastic!

Getting down
To get down we had to hike up some more and then it was an easy zip line down.

Final thoughts
I'll save my lessons for another post, but I absolutely loved it. I would do it again, but I would do the star lodge.No climbing and it comes with a hot tub, shower and running toilet. I still think if you are an outdoor person you gotta do Skylodge first otherwise are you really an outdoor person?

I would say for preparation, get good upper body/leg strength and try to get your body used to activities at higher elevation. We were climbing at 10,000+ feet, which for me is not bad but can be very difficult for someone who is not used to high altitudes. You also have to carry your own bag up so be prepared to carry at least 10-20 pounds. If you are deathly scared of heights....I would do the star lodge. It's still high, but getting there is very easy and you don't really have to worry about climbing heights.

I came in rainy season/low season and it has been absolutely perfect hiking/climbing weather. It only rained at night and it's low on tourists so it makes for a much better experience. Any questions?

12/01/2024

Using flight positioning during travel planning

You do not have to always fly directly into your preferred travel destination. Using flight positioning can help you 1.) save on flights and 2.) help you experience more countries for less.

How to do it
First step...Find the flight the flight deal
The places I pick always start here. It doesn't mean I'm going to actually go to the country, it just means I have found my positioning place. For my birthday trip, I'm using the 45k point flight deal to New Zealand I found last November. I've been to New Zealand before, but New Zealand is a great place to position yourself for Oceania and Asia travel. You can catch a flight to Cook Island for a flight to Fiji for around $200. A flight to Australia is can be had for around $150 or less. New Zealand is great for travel to Asia as well. While the flight times are longer, the cost is substantially less ($300-$400). If I were to book straight to any of these places, it would be in the thousands of dollars. This way I'm getting to my destination for a couple hundred.

A lot of people will be looking to travel to Europe this summer; however, with the Olympics in France, the cost is going to be astronomical. Your best bet will be to 1.) find the best flight deal to Europe and 2.) then look for cheap flights to your destination. Flights inside of Europe can be had for $100 or less sometimes.

*If you like this kind of info, I'm thinking about doing a webinar regarding tips and tricks of booking travel. Let me know if in the comments if you would be interested*

08/01/2024

I've gotten several requests to open this tour up so I am opening it up for 6 people. Once I receive the deposits, I'm closing it right back down. I've already added a surprise to the itinerary and I got a few more in me! Lol. Our group trips are fun, educational, adventurous and an experience of a lifetime. This one you don't want to miss.

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Skylodge/Starlodge in Peru At Another Word For Travel we always we design experiences. lWell this is one of the more unique ones! Skylodge/Starlodge are the only hotels in the world that are built into a mountain. Getting there Of course you first have to get to Cusco to even doing this. From there, the tour company will pick you up and take you to Ollantaytambo (or you can take the train straight there). Once you get there, you get a safety briefing and then you are on your way! It is a 2 hour vertical climb (not hike) up Mt. Comon. I've done quite a bit in my life but this ranks in the top 3 in terms of difficulty. We had a mountaineer in our group who has summitted Mt. Everest 13x and even he said it was hard. For most of the climb you are pulling yourself straight up. For me as a short person it was even harder. But you get there! Also to note: there's a much simpler hike to the starlodge that's only 20 minutes. The pods So you have to walk up to then walk down into your pod. The pod was nice! Comfortable, not cold and the views were amazing. So the bathroom situation - I'll let you scroll through the videos to see 🤣. I didn't have any problems going and it was a nice view while I did my business. You have to climb up to go to dinner or breakfast. Dinner wasn't bad but for breakfast it was harder because it was slippery from the night rain. The food was fantastic! Getting down To get down we had to hike up some more and then it was an easy zip line down. Final thoughts I'll save my lessons for another post, but I absolutely loved it. I would do it again, but I would do the star lodge.No climbing and it comes with a hot tub, shower and running toilet. I still think if you are an outdoor person you gotta do Skylodge first otherwise are you really an outdoor person? I would say for preparation, get good upper body/leg strength and try to get your body used to activities at higher elevation. We were climbing at 10,000+ feet, which for me is not bad

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