Pros and Cons to Airbnb Rentals: I read this article from Miles to Memories while I was traveling. It’s a great recap of the pros and cons of renting from Airbnb vs. staying at a traditional hotel. While I haven’t rented from Airbnb yet, I’ve had three successful rentals from VRBO. As a family of five, […]

My family’s 15-day trip to Australia and New Zealand came to an end late Saturday. We had a fantastic time! Admittedly, we were also very excited to get back home. I’m slowly getting back to a normal sleep schedule and my regular life. The trip was so intense that honestly we’re still processing it a […]

Four years ago, my family went to New York City. Our kids were 4, 7 and 11. They had such a fabulous time and have asked to return to NYC many times over the past four years. When our cruise to Bermuda popped up on our schedule, I knew that seeing Manhattan from the ship […]

On our recent Anthem of the Seas cruise, our itinerary only had one port: Bermuda. We chose the itinerary because my mom and dad honeymooned in Bermuda 54 years ago, and my mom hadn’t been back there since. The rest of us had never been to Bermuda before. Bermuda doesn’t get a lot of buzz […]

A few weeks ago on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas, I decided to try one of the seven extra cost specialty restaurants. One in particular, Wonderland, really appealed to me. Royal Caribbean describes the restaurant as “imaginative dinner”. Wonderland is a whimsical restaurant with an Alice in Wonderland theme. Reservation I made a reservation […]