I don’t have a trip for another few months. So, what do I do in my downtime? Plan our next trips, of course! I’m currently driving myself crazy with trying to decide on where to go for a 3- to 4-day extended weekend over July 4thnext summer. My husband’s office closes for three days, so […]

Hurricane Dorian is on everyone’s minds right now. People are worried about the devastation in the Bahamas as well as the potential destruction to the southeast coast of the U.S.  In addition to those concerns, I see a lot of online chatter in cruise groups about the risks of cruising during hurricane season and how […]

Last year, my husband and I both signed up for the new Chase World of Hyatt credit card. Just a few days ago, we finally got our Hyatt anniversary certificates! I was beginning to wonder if they would ever come. The Timeline for Hyatt Anniversary Certificates We each applied for the Chase World of Hyatt […]

United Miles No Longer Expire: United Airlines announced to MileagePlus members that frequent flyer miles will no longer expire. Previously, they expired after 18 months of no activity. I see this as positive news because I’m lazy and sometimes it’s a pain to keep points “alive.” Some people see this as negative news (see this post […]

On our trip to New Zealand last month, my family drove about 45 minutes south of our farm house rental near Rotorua to visit Taupo. Even though it rained all day, we enjoyed our day trip to Taupo. (ICYMI, you can read about our adventures at Hobbiton and in Rotorua). Huka Falls Our first stop […]