The Ball is Rolling...

I made a big move toward commitment this weekend:

  1. Purchased a ticket from MCI to EWR for 8/19: Ticket value $156. I paid 12,500 miles + $5.60

  2. Purchased a ticket from JFK to TSE for 8/20: Ticket value $465. I paid 46,500 Capital One Miles.

  3. Purchased Tanya r/t ticket from MCI to IST 10/10 - 10/18. Ticket value $910. I paid 89,400 Capital One Miles + $16.08

  4. Purchased Courtyard by Marriott in Istanbul for 10/10 -10/18. Value $880. I paid 52,500 Marriott points.

  5. Purchased a ticket from Lisbon to BOS on 12/17. Ticket value $395. I paid 39,500 Capital One miles

  6. Purchased a ticket from BOS to MCI on 12/19. Ticket Value $188. I paid 18,800 Capital One Miles.

  7. Total value of bookings = $2,994. I paid $21.68 + a lot of points.

  8. Need Hotel in NYC for 8/19-20

  9. Need Uzbek Visa

  10. Need Azeri Visa

  11. Need Turkish Visa

  12. Need Hotel in BOS for 12/17-19.

  13. Need to fill in a lot of gaps.