Yes, I know they are often compared to Mexican pesos (as in close to worthless), but my post is referring to something else entirely. So, about a year ago, my family went on a grand European adventure that included Iceland. We all enjoyed this particular  stop tremendously, despite the obscenely high costs on everything. I […]

Tax filing deadline is almost here, and this is your last chance to fund an IRA for year 2022. While travel is the primary focus of this blog and something I’m passionate about, it’s also important not to ignore the financial side of the equation. I’ve said many times that free travel is an illusion. […]

I’ve been thinking about taking my kids to DC for a long time, but something always came up. Well, comrades, we finally made it! The big reason why I chose this particular year was the fact that I had 60k expiring Asia Miles. I accumulated them in 2019 (under old rules), and there was no […]

A few days ago, my husband’s cousin reached out to me asking for help with finding award flights for an anniversary getaway. She has been collecting miles and points for a few  years now, and has no issues booking trips within US, Central America or the Caribbean. But Europe was another story. This will be […]

Ever since I started following the miles community more closely, there have been regular proclamations about how this hobby is dead, points are worthless, yadda yadda yadda. Oh, and that greedy bloggers are ruining all the best deals. It usually happens when there is a massive devaluation on a particular route or some “sweet spot” […]

I’ve been doing this miles and points hobby for a very long time, before it was cool. In fact, I stumbled on it accidentally in 2001, after I needed to top off my Northwest account for a trip to Hawaii. No blogs to show me the “way”, just good ol’ research and occasional scanning of […]