See our Advertiser Disclosure here. My family is a huge fan of cruising. Just a few months ago, I sailed on my 10th cruise (a Very MerryTime cruise on the Disney Dream). My kids love the freedom that comes with a cruise vacation—unlimited soft serve ice cream, kids’ clubs and a plethora of yummy food […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. How Will We Know When It’s Time to Travel Again? This post from Your Mileage May Vary is spot on. I agree that there’s not going to be a light switch that suddenly turns green for travel. The ability to travel safely will present itself gradually and be city/region/country specific. […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Before my family’s recent trip to Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo, the resort’s concierge sent me a link to excursions I could book with the resort. Through the resort’s preferred tour companies, most excursions cost at least $200 or more per person. Since my family of five was […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Three weeks ago, when the U.S. had few coronavirus cases and Costa Rica had zero cases, my family of five traveled to Costa Rica. We stayed at the Andaz Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo in two rooms for five nights. It was awesome! We booked our rooms using the sign-up […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. 7 Reasons We Won’t See Normal Anytime Soon: Interesting post from Gary at View From the Wing. I agree that we will see (or should see) much more contact-less technology in the future. And surely Disney World won’t keep expecting us to scan our finger after thousands before us touched […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I can’t believe that just last week, my family was on vacation in Costa Rica. A lot has happened since we’ve been back, and the vacation already seems like an eternity ago! Our spring break vacation was almost entirely on miles and points. We used World of Hyatt points from […]