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Discounts
The Roman Food Tours has some great tours around the food and culture of Rome. Highly recommended. If you book directly through them and use the Discount code Returning, you can get 10โฌ off each guest
Side Dish Mafia has a great walking food tour of Portland, Oregon. Highly recommended. Check out my blog post and if you book directly through Side Dish Mafia and use the Discount code COUPON-h2i0, you can get $20 off your booking.
Wildwood Adventures have tours that take you from Portland, Oregon out to the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood and/or the Willamette Valley for half and full day tours. Check out my blog post on the experience and If you book directly through them and use the Discount code AWK2PDX for 10% off your booking!
Referral Links
Big Blue Bank – Sapphire Preferred
The (Big Blue Bank) Sapphire Preferred is the most popular starter card for people who are looking to collect flexible points. You can use the the points in their travel center or transfer to partners such as United, British Airways, IHG, etc. This card is how we flew a family of 4 to Europe summer of 2022. You get 60,000 bonus points if you spend $4,000 in the first 3 months. Note: if you use my referral link to apply for and receive the card, I will received bonus points.
Big Blue Bank – INK Card
The (Big Blue Bank) INK Card is a popular business card , and has the same points benefits as their Sapphire Preferred, but more upside in earning those points. This card only works if you have a business and should only be used for business expenses. You get 100,000 bonus points if you spend $15,000 in the first 3 months. Note: if you use my referral link to apply for and receive the card, I will received bonus points.
Capital One – Venture X
The CapitalOne Venture X card is CapitalOne’s new premium travel credit card. With the card you get several benefits including 2X points on all purchases, $200 travel credit when you use their travel portal, 10X points when you purchase through their travel portal, and Priority Pass for you and all your authorized users. New card holders can get a bonus 75,000 points if they spend $4,000 within the first 3 months. Note: if you use my referral link to apply for and receive the card, I will received bonus points.














