$90 purchase that can earn points worth $100 to $2000

Remember the guy who earned over a million miles by buying 12 thousand pudding cups? This hack might not get you 1.2 million miles, but it will get you nearly 10,000, and it’s a LOT easier. And before you turn your nose up at 10,000 points that m…

why do we travel?

I was sitting in a dive bar in Kentucky… because as my fellow JGOOter Lee once said – no good story ever started with “so we were having a salad”.…  and I was drinking a Bourbon. I don’t often drink Bourbon, but this was Kentucky after all;…

Time flies when you’re having fun. But what if…

They say “time flies when you’re having fun”. But, what if it didn’t have to? What if there was a way to slow time down so you could really drink in every moment? Really get the most out of your time and money spent? On all of m…

“Squish like grape”

Remember this scene from Karate kid?   Walk right side road – Safe. Walk left side road – Safe. Walk middle of road – sooner or later… Squish like grape. Want to find a pretty good deal every once in a while? Stick to the right …

My favorite scene from Good Will Hunting

Do you remember the bar scene from Good Will Hunting?   LOVE that movie… Every time I watch it, it makes me want to go out and read a ton of books, and get me some of them “smarts” for myself. But then I don’t. And I settle…

This recipe is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser

This dish is not served often enough. Most people think it takes too much time to plan, but when done right, it takes less time than just about any dish you cook “the traditional way”. It’s guaranteed to please the whole family, but t…

Reach out and touch someone

 . In the late 70’s – long-distance calling was extremely expensive ($.10 to $.25 per minute), rates were very confusing, and most people only called for really special occasions. So AT&T launched a campaign about how their new calling…

This site is not for you if…

Yesterday, I got a text from one of my subscribers, Brooke Merkle, while she was on vacation.  When CBS News profiled her less than a year ago, she had taken her family on 3 JGOOT-inspired trips, and was going on her fourth trip to Hawaii. She’s …

Thanksgiving musings

It’s the end of the day on Thanksgiving. Our friends & family have left & the dishes are done. Today, I watched in amazement as my teenage kids were not only engaged in something other than their phones, but were excited and enthused to b…

Coming to you from the future

Hey. I know this is weird, but this is the future you, and I just got in a time-machine. I’m contacting you from 6 months in the future because I’m (we’re) in a bit of a bind… So our friends John & Sally are going to have to…

“It’s not safe to travel”

After objection #1 (“Your deals seem too good to be true“), and objection #2 (“I don’t have the funds to travel right now“), third most common objection I hear regarding travel is : “It’s not safe to travel outside the U.S.” I couldn’t disagree more. Other than a handful of politically unstable countries, the majority of […]

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“Had been wanting to visit Coeur D’Alene & your $39 flight made it possible.”

This premium subscriber just booked his first JGOOT inspired trip and saved about 8 times more than what he paid for his premium subscription. Much like the majority of premium subscribers, he found a trip he wasn’t necessarily looking for, but when you find prices that good – to a place that’s on your bucket […]

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Some of my favorite travel pics “on loan”

“My Best Friend’s Wedding” is a cheesy romantic comedy that I could have just as well fast-forwarded all the way to the last two scenes.
But the last two scenes made the whole movie worth while.

If you’ve read my personal story…

It takes a village. (A “JGOOT Village”)

Got a question about an area you’ll be visiting soon? Have pictures & advice to share from a place you’ve recently been? Want to brag about the price you paid to get there? Introducing JGOOT Village: A free place for travelers to discuss places they’ve been, places they’re going to, and anything else having to […]