Many of you probably got a kick out of my miserable experience with redeeming Avianca miles on Air New Zealand flights. When the whole thing transpired, I kept thinking: well, at least it will make for an entertaining post! Unfortunately, I wasn’t done with Avianca LifeMiles program, not yet. I had to book (or attempt to…
A few months ago, I wrote about how my husband and I are finally ready to consider taking our kids on a big overseas trip. We have two places we are strongly considering, so we are currently debating the merits of Paris vs. New Zealand for the big trip. My husband and I honeymooned in…
As I’m writing this post, we still don’t have power or internet access in our house. It’s been six days so far. The price you pay for living in the woods, I guess. I hope that by the time the post goes live, my life will finally be back to normal. My husband just went…
I have no problem admitting I’m a homebody when we’re not on vacation. I’m so busy shuttling the kids around during the week and directing homework completion that I would love nothing better than to spend the weekend chilling out at home. And aside from a few trips to the neighborhood pool or park or…
This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1). Update on Leana: She is still without power and internet at her home in Florida due to Hurricane Irma. Leana, we all wish you and your family well! 2).…
Continuing with my series of posts of piecing together an epic trip around South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia… Few weeks ago I wrote a post on redeeming Avios on Qantas flights within Australia. We had one more set of tickets to book, specifically Melbourne-Cairns route. As I’ve mentioned in my post, the plan was to…
Last month, I flew to New Orleans to meet up with a friend from college. She was attending a convention there, and we had the opportunity to stay in a prime location for an unbelievable rate at the Sheraton New Orleans hotel. My husband and I don’t have the chance to travel together as a…