We all have our completely irrational wishes. Well, I know I do. And I have always, always wished that someone would just call me up one day and offer me a free trip to wherever I wanted to go. That and tell me that I’m the proud owner of a cuddly monkey that doesn’t take bites out of human faces for dinner.
Fast forward to the digital age, where no one really uses phones anymore, and yet, it happened. Yes, it really did.
Well, not the monkey part, unfortch.
One day, I sat down at my desk, and I had an email from Ogilvy in New York City (which, of course, I thought was fake). They wanted to give me American Express Membership Rewards points — 150,000 of them, to be exact — so I could plan a weekend getaway. That I would take. For free. No strings attached. Unless you call writing about it “strings.”
I write for a living, man. I can’t think of any strings I’d like more.
So through the American Express Membership Rewards program and its nifty little Pay With Points feature, I’m going to pretend I’m, like, a legit cardmember and stuff, and use my 150,000 membership points to take a trip to …
Yeah, I have no idea.
Good thing I have you.
You see, there’s something in it for you, too, my friends. A $100 American Express gift card.
That’s right, American Express wants to buy your love, too.
You tell me where you think I should go, what you think I should do when I get there, and how I should skirt the law while I’m doing those things (KIDDING! I think). Whoever’s ideas rock the hardest gets a $100 American Express gift card. Just for making my travel itinerary happy.
While I figure out the ins and outs of the American Express Membership Rewards program, why don’t you leave me a few comments and tell me what the heck I should do with my 150,000 points?
And make ‘em good, lovies. I want to reward you.
Wherever Kristine is, go there, of course!
Or, go to Montreal and hang out with Arcade Fire.
Or, go hiking in Iran. Ok, maybe not that one.
I really had a great time in the Philippines. And there is so many things to do there from hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, sightseeing, and it’s very inexpensive relatively so you can get more bang for your free bucks!
Must see: Chocolate hills, Bataan Cross, Puerto Princesa Underground River, and of course Fayza, you NEED to check out the Tarsiers while there!
I’ve always wanted to go to Costa Rica. Hiking through the rain forest sounds like a great idea to me. And with your outdoorsy nature, you’ll feel right at home.
do not understand,
Bless what there is for being,
Which has to be obeyed, for
What else am I made for,
Agreeing or disagreeing?
(W. H. Auden. ‘Precious Five’).
Sedona, Arizona. For a weekend trip, it’s the perfect spot to get away from it all and close enough to home that you won’t be stuck on a flight for forever.
I mean, it’s got everything you love! Mountain biking, kayaking, and hiking through their creeks and red cliff rocks. Way more pretty than what you are stuck with in H-Town.
PLUS, after you get naturey, you can still enjoy fine food and a nice place to stay. Be rough and tumble during the day and be catered to in the evening.
But seriously, have you SEEN Sedona? Sunrise over them cliffs, baby. Talk about a view. Leave your laptop and iPad at home. You won’t be needing them.
I’ve been looking for a reason to use this bookmark: http://misoolecoresort.com
A resort built in an uninhabited Indonesian island to prove tourism can support the local economy with a conservationist mission. … gettin’ all sorts of SLGT and granola-hippy on ya.
For the last 5 years, whenever I get all stressy, I go look at their website and just … get lost in my daydreams … I’m sorry, what were we talking about? I’m somewhere on a hammock over the ocean reading … zzzzzzzzz