Archives for February 2019

Cruising is a divisive topic amongst travelers. It seems that people either love it or hate it. And, some others are afraid to even try cruising due to impressions and misconceptions they have of cruising. People fear seasickness, rambunctious partiers and crowds on a cruise ship. (See the Holderness family bust some cruising myths). I […]

After our Bermuda cruise this summer, I’m planning a short stay in New York City with my 3 kids for 2 nights. They are so excited! We visited NYC in October 2015. It was very enjoyable, and the kids have consistently asked when we can go back. The last time we visited, we stayed at […]

As a self-professed control freak, I usually have trips lined up a year in advance. Not surprisingly, life doesn’t always go according to the plan. Sometimes changes are of my own origination, and sometimes it’s about making your extended family happy. Costa Rica, we meet at last? If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ve […]

This weekend I jumped on the bandwagon and watched the Netflix documentary about the Fyre Festival. In case you’re not familiar with it, the Fyre Festival was a huge concert in the Bahamas that turned out to be a total disaster. It was promoted with an unbelievable video of models frolicking on the beach and […]

There’s always a lot happening in the miles, points and travel world. Here are some of the highlights: Hotel Category Changes: In case you missed it, there have been a lot of hotel category changes in the past few weeks. See the summary of changes here. Also, check out Ian’s opinion of IHG’s fall in […]

Business trips can be glamorous at times. But often, they look better on paper than they are in reality. My husband travels for work about 25% of the time. Often, I am jealous of his business travel because of the destination or the specific hotel. Other times, I am admittedly envious that he just gets […]