This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise trip report. See my previous posts Back from Alaska cruise on Princess: Watching glaciers and getting fancy and Hyatt Regency Lake Washington: a great option for a short layover in Seattle area Since I wanted to book a roundtrip Princess cruise from Seattle for the time when our […]

This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise trip report. See my introduction post Back from Alaska cruise on Princess: Watching glaciers and getting fancy Since we live in Florida, my husband and I needed to fly to Seattle the night before the cruise in order to play it safe. I chose an evening departure from […]

Finding cheap flights to Europe during fall and spring months isn’t usually all that difficult. So, when I heard about special sale on Norse Airways for that time period, I basically shrugged. Sure, the price of $149 one-way is pretty good. But it’s not spectacular, especially considering the fact that it’s valid only for their […]

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I went on a cruise to Alaska without kids. Meanwhile, my MIL was planning to take my children to Michigan in order to visit my recently-married SIL. It worked out well, since they would have an adventure of their own while my husband and I were away. My […]

As a kid growing up in Belarus, I was fascinated by stories written by Jack London. I imagined myself in the wilderness of Alaska, but figured that reading his books was as close as I would ever get to it in real life. Jack London’s photo in a museum in Skagway And yet, here I […]

A few weeks ago, Nancy has mentioned that Cardless venture would soon issue two co-branded Avianca credit cards. I went ahead and got on their email list in case I wanted to apply (due to promised 5k extra miles). Well, the cat is out of the bag, so to speak. Let’s take a quick look […]