My husband, Brian, traveled to Dublin, Ireland last week on a business trip. Somehow, I convinced him to write a trip report. He even took photos of the hotel bathroom! Without further ado… The Trip to Dublin, Ireland Since my trip was booked only a few weeks in advance, I had to take the cheapest […]

The end of the year is near! This is a good time to reflect on the past 12 months, and it made us think of our best and worst travel moments of 2016. Nancy’s Best Travel Moments 1) Visiting Virgin Gorda Baths It seems like a lifetime ago, but in January we stopped at Tortola, […]

Last month, my family visited Denver over Thanksgiving break (see my review of our hotel). While we have visited Denver many times, the big difference with this trip is that we visited Denver without a car. Why would we do that? For starters, since we were staying in a hotel downtown, parking was $42 a […]

My previous office job involved a lot of Excel spreadsheets, so that is how I’m used to organizing my personal finances. I have an Excel spreadsheet that shows my monthly expenditures for the past 13 years! Online sites, who needs ‘em? Ok, now that I’ve confessed that, I can tell you that I have a […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Travel is an under-rated gift, in my opinion. Giving my kids and husband the gift of travel is the main reason I keep up with this miles and points hobby! But travel makes […]

Last month, we had a surprise mini windfall. My husband received an email from his work that his referral bonus for referring a new hire would be in his next paycheck. The email surprised us because we both forgot about the bonus, and the bonus turned out to be 3X the amount we expected. Woohoo! […]