172. India, Nepal & Bhutan: Pam's Travel Tips
Points Talk®: Your Travel Dreams, Made Possible by Points
Alex, Pam and Jess
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered what it's really like to visit India? In this episode, Pam shares highlights from her recent trip through India, Nepal, and Bhutan, a journey she had dreamed about for years after reading books about the region's culture and history. From bustling cities to sacred rivers and mountain monasteries, she reflects on the experiences that made this adventure unforgettable.
Throughout the episode, Pam and Alex talk about why joining a tour made sense for such a complex itinerary and how Pam still used points and miles to make parts of the trip more comfortable. She shares what it was like flying business class to Delhi, staying at several memorable hotels, and navigating busy cities, temples, forts, and festivals along the way. If India has ever been on your bucket list, Pam offers practical advice and honest reflections to help you decide if this type of trip might be right for you.
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| 0:00.0 | If visiting India is on your bucket list, stay tuned. |
| 0:03.6 | My mom is here to share all about her recent trip to India. |
| 0:06.8 | Spoiler alert, she loved it. |
| 0:09.0 | Welcome to Points Talk. |
| 0:10.8 | We are three moms who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers |
| 0:14.5 | to get hundreds of thousands of dollars of travel expenses for nearly free. |
| 0:19.1 | We've used credit card points of miles to take vacations to places like Hawaii, Paris, Greece, |
| 0:24.4 | Maldives, Japan, and so much more. |
| 0:26.7 | And the best part? |
| 0:27.9 | We each still have 800 plus credit scores. |
| 0:31.0 | Imagine being able to take the vacation of your dreams for nearly free. |
| 0:34.7 | It's totally possible and we're here to show you how. |
| 0:40.3 | Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom. Let's talk points. All right. Well, as you can tell, |
| 0:47.1 | Jess isn't here with us. She's actually on her safari in Africa right now. So it's just the two of us, |
| 0:52.7 | just my mom and I. And my mom was going to be |
| 0:55.4 | talking about her trip to India. She has talked about it nonstop since she returned. And I'll be |
| 1:01.8 | honest, India has not been on my bucket list. But maybe after today's episode, that will change. |
| 1:07.0 | So mom, why don't you tell us how this whole trip came about? Well, when I was in my late |
| 1:13.3 | teens, I mean, I've always been a reader. I love to read. And when I was in my late teens, |
| 1:17.2 | I got on this kick. I was reading all these books about India. So one of my favorite books was |
| 1:23.6 | called the Far Pavilions. So I read a lot about India. I read about their caste system, |
| 1:29.0 | about how they did their crematoriums, you know, their marriages, so many things. I was just |
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