If you’re a fan of Disney Cruise Line, you’ve probably heard the news that Fall 2019 itineraries are available to book this week. Newbies to DCL can book this Thursday, May 24, 2018. DisneyCruiseLineBlog has a great recap with all the details. Even though I won’t personally be booking a cruise with this release, I still […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Recently, a reader asked me on social media how I choose overnight accommodations for my family of five on our vacations. Specifically, why do we pick a hotel over a condo, and vice […]

My family of five visited Hawaii this past Spring Break, and I’m slowly getting around to writing about the details of our trip. (You can read more about our stay at Disney’s Aulani Resort here and here as well as a review of sugar cane canal tubing in Kauai). We really enjoyed our time on […]

On our recent trip to Kauai, my husband and sons went sugar cane canal tubing one day while my daughter and I did an alternative excursion. The following is a guest post by my husband, Brian, about this one-of-a-kind experience in Kauai. Arrival at Kauai Backcountry Adventures I woke up early with my two sons. […]

I just returned from a 2-night/3-day trip to Washington, DC with my three kids. Our official reason for this trip was to visit the Russian Embassy to obtain updated Russian passports for my sons. My original plan was to take the trip with just my two boys while my daughter stayed back home with my […]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I’m using my husband’s Hilton points to stay at a Disney Springs area hotel in order to get some on-site Disney World benefits. This is a new benefit that is being tested in 2018. The main benefit I’m seeking is the ability to book FastPass+ at 60 […]