CROSSING THE PANAMA CANAL WITH KIDS ON HOLLAND AMERICA EURODAM  OUR FASCINATING/TERRIFYING DAY EXPLORING THE PANAMA CANAL BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR CRUISE STOPS IN CURACAO, ARUBA AND HALF MOON CAY (THIS POST) This post is long overdue, but as they say, better late than never. Last Thanksgiving my family got a chance to take a […]

A few months ago I wrote a post on how my SIL applied for Delta co-branded card primarily for checked bag benefit. Of course, she was also very much looking forward to getting her welcome offer of 70k miles. She recently got married and moved to Michigan, and plans to fly to Florida at least […]

About a month and a half ago, I had a good fortune of receiving a targeted offer on Amex Delta card in the mail. While most folks in this hobby make fun of this particular currency, I happen to value it highly. It comes down to expectations as well as recent change in my family’s […]

A few weeks ago, Wells Fargo bank finally started issuing two flavors of co-branded Choice credit card (find non-affiliate application links here). As soon as I saw the announcement, I knew I  would  try to get Select version that has a $95 annual fee, waived with this offer. There are two reasons: higher initial sign-up […]

I don’t know about you, but I am a bit obsessive when it comes to trip planning. I do tons of research and truly put my heart into the process. I’ve long said that miles and points hobby attracts OCD types, so I have a feeling many of you can relate. It’s not good or […]

When it comes to accumulating miles and points, much of my energy used to go towards planning trips to Europe or bringing my parents here to the United States. That was complicated enough, but we managed. Unfortunately, now there is an extra layer of complexity, namely figuring out the visa situation for my relatives. Due […]