See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Like many of you, I was really excited when I got an email from Wyndham announcing new partnership with Vacasa.com At least in theory, we now have access to 15,000 more properties, for a relatively reasonable 15,000 points per bedroom/ per night. Well, if you can stomach dealing with Wyndham, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. This November my in-laws are hoping to take a cruise around South America, depending on what the entry requirements will be at the time. My family won’t be able to go for several reasons. First, the kids won’t be vaccinated by fall, so that’s that. But even if they were, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As a control freak with a touch of OCD, I always plan way ahead. I’ve never been very good at spontaneity as my husband likes to remind me on a regular basis. That’s both good and bad. When things don’t work out, my strategy invariably leads to disappointment. And boy, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Back in March when the global situation with Covid-19  started to quickly deteriorate, I had the unfortunate privilege of hosting my parents here in the US. Things were changing so quickly, my head was literally  spinning from information overload. It was decided that we would cut their visit short so […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Back in 2012, we’ve decided to finally visit New Orleans as a family. We had two small kids, so driving seemed like the best option at the time. However, since it takes at least 11 hours to reach New Orleans from our home in central Florida, we opted to break […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last month, I wrote a post on how I made out like a bandit on my upgrade from no-fee Hilton card to Aspire version Ironically, when I accepted the offer, I did it because at the time I didn’t have any better options. Plus, the fact that there would be […]