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Frequent Flier Miles Can Be Donated To Various Charities

Frequent flier miles are difficult to redeem and rarely add up to free tickets due to expiration rules. Several charities accept frequent flier mile donations including those which help the families of solders serving in Iraq.

With so many American families divided due to the war in Iraq, you can help out by donating to The Fisher House. This not-for-profit organization supports American military troops by aiding in humanitarian efforts outside of what the Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs can provide. Their program, Operation Hero Miles, is overseen by The Fisher House for the Department of Defense and supplies free airline tickets to military personnel undergoing treatment due to injuries received while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Donations to a number of charities may be an attractive alternative since most expire after a limited amount of time. (United Airlines’ miles disappear after 18 months.) Unfortunately donated miles are not eligible for tax deduction. [via Consumerist]

Smokers Campaign In England, Indoor Smoking To Be Banned Sunday

Approximately 400 smoker’s rights activists are set to make their last stand today to urge the government to ease the upcoming smoking ban.

Smoking will be banned in almost all public places in England beginning July 1 (as France did earlier this year). It is unlikely that the government will reverse any portion of their decision since most of the public supports the ban. Second hand smoke has been classified a cause of cancer in humans (by the FDA) and causes 50,000 deaths in the United States alone annually.

The tobacco industry could have saved itself but instead they now market to minorities to make up for sales.

foXnoMad 1 Year Old

From L’avant Poste to foXnoMad, the site is one year old (as of June 24). So, well happy birthday to us!

What began as a blog to keep a group of friends morphed into a travel blog and spawned a few other siblings. It’s been hard work, but lots of fun and the writers have got no intention of slowly down anytime soon.

Comments about the posts, site, or random “anything what-say-you” in the comments – holla!

Here is the very first post

One-Eyed Gator Attacks Man

…just doesn’t sound “right” if you know what I mean.

A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb…to a one-eyed gator.

The first paragraph of the article says it all.

About Anil Polat

foxnomad aboutHi, I'm Anil. foXnoMad is where I combine travel and tech to help you travel smarter. I'm on a journey to every country in the world and you're invited to join the adventure! Read More

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