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Heading to Athens, Greece? Book the Small-Group Culinary Walking Tour

Good morning from Athens, Greece (or as the Greeks would say “Καλημέρα από Αθήνα, Ελλάδα).  I am writing to you from the InterContinental Athenaeum Athens (35,000 IHG points/night).  If you are heading to Athens, Greece, I highly recommend the Athens Small-Group Culinary Walking Tour, where you walk around the city, lead by a local, English-speaking tour guide and try some of the best, most authentic Greek food in the world.

I am not going to cover everything we saw, ate, smelled or learned on the tour, but here some of my favorite photos.  Our tour guide handed us a piece of paper showing us which foods we would be experiencing on this tour (I will reference names and restaurants throughout the post).  At the beginning of the tour, we stopped by a local street vendor selling Koulouri, the “Greek breakfast” that is a round piece of bread covered in sesame seeds.  You can find Koulouri all around Athens, at any time of day, and the price is only 0.5 Euros.  I ate a few of these around Athens :)

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Roy’s is Turning 30: Here’s What’s in it For Us!

Do you have certain restaurants that no matter how many times you’ve been there, they never disappoint? Usually those places are few and far between because, after all, there are so many aspects to running a great restaurant that it’s easy for things to go wrong. One restaurant for me that always gets it right is Roy’s! I’ve been a fan of Roy’s for many years now. No matter which Roy’s I go to, it’s always a wonderful experience.

I’ve even hosted big birthday celebrations at Roy’s and if I do say so myself, they’ve become events that are talked about for years! Roy’s is turning 30, so they’ve got this celebration deal happening right now through July 8th. See if it works for you, and enjoy your next Roy’s outing and save some money, too!

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*Not Valid on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, 2018. Offer requires a $50 minimum spend at Dinner in the Main Dining Room. Offer not valid in the Bar or during Aloha Hour. Offer valid now through 7/8/18. Valid at select Roy’s locations only. Cannot be combined with other offer or promotions. One dining credit allowed per table, per check, per visit.

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3 Surprising Facts About Using Discover Credit & Debit Cards Internationally

Good morning everyone. I am heading to Greece and Malta for vacation and called my credit card companies and banks to add travel notifications to my accounts. I know most credit card companies and banks do not require you to alert them when you are travelling internationally, but I like the peace of mind of speaking to a person and making sure the travel notification are added to my accounts. When I travel internationally, I like to bring several credit and debit cards from various banks, just in case if some of the cards get lost, stolen, or declined. This means I end up making several calls, but it’s worth it to me.

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Image source: http://westprincechamber.com/we-now-accept-credit-and-debit-cards/

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Redemption Options & Process for American Express Old Blue Cash

Good morning everyone, I hope you had a great weekend.  A few days ago, I wrote about a recent change to redeeming cash back on American Express credit cards.  With the recent change, you can now redeem cash back for any amount of $25.00 or more on the American Express Old Blue Cash, American Express Blue Cash Everyday and American Express Blue Cash Preferred.  Before this change, you had to redeem cash back in $25 increments.  In this post, I will show you how to redeem cash back and show you what other redemptions are available.  I redeemed cash back for my American Express Old Blue Cash, but the cash back redemption process should be the same for the American Express Blue Cash Everyday and American Express Blue Cash Preferred.

After my recent credit card statement closed, I had $45.10 in cash back on my American Express Old Blue Cash.  To redeem cash back, click the green Use Rewards Dollars button.

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Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Yard House & More): $20 Bonus with $100 GC / eGC Purchase

(Hat tip to Kal for the email)

Good afternoon everyone.  I have a good gift card deal for you from Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V’s and Wildfish Seafood Grille in the U.S.).  During their Father’s Day Bonus Offer, you will receive a $20 bonus gift card with every $100 Darden gift card you purchase.  This offer works the same if you buy egift cards (eGCs) or physical gift cards (GCs).  I’m not sure if there is a limit on the number of gift cards you can purchase during this promo.

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