Drumroll please….it’s Oklahoma! Yes, Oklahoma is getting a new $2 billion theme park that will be the same size as Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park. Say what??? American Heartland Theme Park and Resort Yesterday, news broke about the new American Heartland Theme Park and Resort coming to Northeast Oklahoma near Vinita. That’s about a 5-hour […]

The Summer of 2023 was all about visiting ancient cities and ruins! I already recapped my visit to Ephesus, Turkey. I have yet to write about visiting Pompeii and all of the ruins in Athens. But today, I’m sharing my experience visiting the Mayan ruins of Lamanai in Belize. Getting There On our last Carnival […]

  A few days ago, I wrote a post about a certain business credit card that might be easier to get approved for right now (see this post). According to this bank’s assumed rules, I would not be approved for this card because I’ve opened too many credit cards in the past 2 years. But, […]

The Carnival Pride cruise ship is currently having propulsion issues that are affecting multiple cruises in Europe. On Wednesday, the ship was unable to make it to its scheduled port of Gothenburg, Sweden. Guests enjoyed an extra sea day with a $100 onboard credit per cabin to compensate for missing the port. The ship was […]

I’m sure many of you saw the recent news story about a 17-year-old boy who was caught “skiplagging”. In case you’re not familiar with the term skiplagging, it also goes by “hidden city” and “throwaway” ticketing. Basically, you pay for a cheaper flight that has your desired destination as a layover, and then you get […]

I’ve been enjoying researching different destinations in Europe to spend with my daughter before our cruise to Norway next year. After considering London, Bergen and Amsterdam, we’ve decided to spend a few pre-cruise days in the Netherlands. But, we won’t be in Amsterdam the whole time. A different destination has piqued my interest: Efteling! What […]