See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on planning to meet my family in Europe during the summer of 2022. As you can imagine, there is lots of uncertainty due to unpredictable nature of the Covid pandemic. On top of it, Belarus (where my family lives) has […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. A few days ago, Nancy has published a post on how she has decided to cancel an upcoming stay in a resort with an indoor water park.  The logic was sound, and I would have done the same thing. She wasn’t even trying to persuade anyone, she was simply […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Like many of our readers, back in 2016 I signed up for Merrill+ Visa Signature card.  I won’t go into all the details, since the offer hasn’t been available for sometime. Basically, the biggest appeal of the program is the ability to redeem 25k points towards a $500 […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Right now, planning any international trip is challenging, to put it mildly. The rules can change on a whim, and a country can close to outsiders with literally a day’s notice. Nevertheless, I hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Earlier this year, I wrote about […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Like many of you, my family had a ton of hotel certificates that needed to be used up before the end of this year. I’m happy to say that by fall I’ve worked my way through all of them. Well, all except one. Technically, this IHG cert belonged […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. You know how there are resorts that appeal to kids as well as adults? Hyatt does really well in this particular area. So yeah, Legoland Beach Retreat ain’t it. Sure, there are some aspects that are nice. It’s located by the lake, and the atmosphere is peaceful. But […]