IHG Mastercard Now at 125k Bonus: The IHG Rewards Club Premiere Credit Card now has a sign-up bonus of 125,000 points after spending $3000 within the first three months. This is the highest bonus I’ve seen on this card. Annual fee of $89 is not waived, but it includes a free night on your card anniversary […]
Hobbiton: Not Just for LOTR Nerds
On my family’s recent trip to New Zealand, we visited Hobbiton movie set. This is where the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy were filmed. Last year, when we decided to pool our miles and points for the big New Zealand trip, my husband said that visiting Hobbiton was a non-negotiable. He […]
Vacation Home Rental in New Zealand for the Win
On our trip to Australia and New Zealand last month, we used miles and points for our flights and some of our accommodations. The one big exception was our vacation home rental in New Zealand. Even though we shelled out quite a bit of cash for this one-week rental, I have no regrets! Why We […]
Using Miles and Points for Kids’ Birthday Trip
Confession: I’m not a big fan of kids’ birthday parties. I don’t like planning them, and I don’t like the stress of the actual party day. However, my kids love birthday parties, so most years I suffer through them. Two years ago, I offered my daughter a trip with the family to Great Wolf Lodge […]
Why We’re Skipping the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
My husband and I love the Summer Olympics. Every four years, we obsessively watch the Olympics on TV, vowing that we will travel to see them in person the next time. Plans for Rio 2016 This seems like an eternity ago, but my husband and I had big dreams of going to the Summer Olympics […]
Russian Passport in Hand! Now What?
For some of you who have been following this blog for a while, you may remember that I have been trying to get my sons’ Russian passports renewed so that we can visit Russia again (see Returning to Russia: It’s Complicated!) To make a long story short: We adopted my boys from Russia. They have […]
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