2018 was a busy year for me and traveling.  Somehow, I managed to get to 13 countries, and four of them several times over. 

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I went to Colombia, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, England, Argentina, Uruguay and Australia. 

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I have another great travel year planned.  I plan on going to Georgia (not the state) Azerbaijan, Malta and I may go to several others as well.  Italy is every year.  This year, I already have three trips planned to Italy and I may go more than that.

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So, you ask, how do I manage to do all this?  Am I rich?  No, I am not.  I make a good living, but I am not rich.  My work flies me all over the US and Canada  - all the time - and I have been told I am the master of collecting points.   And indeed I am.  I have it down to a science.  When a credit card is offered that will give me bonus points, I snatch it up.  It is easy for me to spend the required amount for the bonus points precisely because of my business.   In ten days in Australia, I stayed at all five-star hotels and it did not cost me a penny.  I stayed on points.  I paid for my ticket to get there and back, and food, and nothing else.  My ex-girlfriend told me I should teach a class on how to get points.  Hmmm.  Maybe I should.