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This is the top category on Club Carlson’s award chart. Standard Awards can be redeemed for 50,000 points per night, while Premium Awards are priced at 75,000 points. Interestingly enough, there are no Category 6 hotels in South America. The…
And so my second trip to Afghanistan came to an end. Unlike the previous year, when I ended up crying most of the flight to Germany, I felt like the door was wide open and I could always return. Getting…
There are so many great Club Carlson properties in this category, I had to split Europe into four categories to make room for all the deserving properties. For 44,000 points per night (and sometimes less, if you’re staying on a…
Hawaiian Airlines is running a last-minute sale, with fares to Hawaii starting at $245 round-trip! Flights out of other states are also available, but the lowest fare is $245 between Oakland/San Jose – Maui. I did a quick search and…
Category 4 redemptions start at 38,000 points and many are just as good as the top category 6 hotels. Pretty much anywhere you want to go, you’ll find a great redemption in this category. There were so many great options…
I started this blog in August of last year, as a way to share my points obsession and travels. Shortly after I began blogging, a world of opportunities opened up for me. One of them was an invitation to join BoardingArea. Having…

While I’d already toured part of Northern Afghanistan in 2011, I was thrilled to get a chance to visit a few more provinces. My uncles picked us up and we spent the day in three towns (Charikar, Kohistan, Qarabagh) across three…
In this day and age, credit card fraud and identity theft has become inevitable. I’m sure all of you either know someone who’s been a victim of identity theft, or you’ve experienced it yourself. Sometimes it’s a full on assault.…
During my 2012 trip to Afghanistan, I visited my family’s home village Arghandeh is a tiny village located in the Paghman district. Every house is fortified and there might only be a few hundred residents. At one point, a river…
Redemptions in this category start at 28,000 points. You can’t go wrong with any hotel in Asia, especially India and China. It was tough to pick, but here are the top Category 3 redemptions: North America Radisson Hotel Salt Lake…