Like most families in America, a large chunk of our budget goes towards gas purchases. But unlike some of my husband’s relatives,  I don’t obsess over the price. My late FIL actually showed me photographs of his trips when he was a kid, and on the back his father wrote how much they have paid […]

This week, Godsavethepoints blog broke the story on the latest changes in Avios program. I won’t repeat all the pertinent details, but the gist of it is that you can now use more Avios in order to offset the ridiculous fuel surcharges when booking British Airways operated flights. What’s interesting is that the changes were […]

If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, you probably have seen me mention Andaz Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo a few times. It was an absolute steal back when it was a category 4 property. I’m sure 99% of miles and points bloggers have stayed here, and I fully intended to be one of them. But […]

My family just came back from a 10-day cruise to Panama Canal (plus Aruba, Curacao and Half Moon Cay). This was a bucket-list item for yours truly. Truth be told, the cruise was a serious budget-buster, especially after we spent a fortune on my family reunion in Europe this year. I actually had to use […]

As is the case for many people who traveled to Europe this summer, not everything went according to the plan for my family. I’ve mentioned all the highs and lows in this post, so won’t repeat myself. Fortunately, my financial  loss mostly consisted of paying for transfer from Dubrovnik to Kotor (Montenegro), plus a ruined […]

As many of you know, I’ve been planning a trip to Japan for three years now. For obvious reasons, it kept getting canceled. But for the first time in a long time, I feel like I have a pretty good shot at finally taking my family there six months from now. When I booked our […]