My husband has had a bucket list travel idea for years: whitewater rafting and camping on the river. I booked this trip for him and my sons using miles and points for flights and hotels (see this post). Then a few weeks ago, a man died on the rapids and they considered scraping the trip […]

Yesterday, my husband, son and I were talking about our travel this year and how many countries we visited. Soon, we started disagreeing on what counts as having visited a country. At first, my husband said you should have to at least leave the airport and have a meal. Maybe even spend the night in […]

Before my recent cruise out of Galveston, TX, my daughter and I needed one night at a hotel near the cruise port. I’ve stayed in Galveston before and haven’t been impressed with any hotels so far. So, I decided to splurge and use my travel credit from my Capital One Venture X card on a […]

On our European cruise last month, we visited Santorini before Mykonos. The scenery of Santorini was spectacular (see my post here). So on the day we went to Mykonos, I had very low expectations. I figured there was no way any other port could come close to Santorini. I was wrong! Logistics of Mykonos Mykonos […]

Last fall, I wrote about how I booked an overwater bungalow in Roatan for $155. The low price was due to a $200 on-board credit I got from my “free” cruise on Carnival (see this post). The original price of $355 includes transportation to Turquoise Bay Dive Resort, open bar, food, and the overwater bungalow […]

Next summer, my daughter and I are going on a cruise through the Norwegian Fjords. We plan to visit a few places on land before our cruise. My window to book award flights is open for some airlines (mostly international airlines who open up schedules ~12 months in advance). For this trip, it was easy […]