See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Not long ago, my husband and I got a chance to get away (no kids!) to Siesta Key in Florida. For those unfamiliar, Siesta Key is a funky beach community on the Gulf of Mexico. While relatively discovered, it’s not quite mainstream yet. And that’s the way I like it! […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Recently, I’ve shared some potential itineraries and award flight strategies for another trip to Europe next year. My family is planning to explore a few cities before and after a European cruise. Since a few of you asked me about our cruise plans, here is more detail about how we […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Last week, I received an email from Chase (two emails, actually). Each email contained an incentive offer for bonus points on my Chase Ink business cards. The Offer The offer is simple: Get an extra 5000 points for spending $5000 between 5/1/22 and 7/31/22. Offer is valid up […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As I mentioned last week, I’m on the verge of booking award flights for another trip to Europe in 2023. Our home airport is DFW, and we are open to visiting a few different destinations in Europe. The return flight will be from Rome after our cruise. I would love […]

I’m Terrible at Sleeping on Planes: I was shocked to read this post on One Mile at a Time. It never occurred to me that I might have any issues sleeping on our upcoming flight to Paris (which will be my first time ever in a lie-flat seat). I always assumed I could never sleep […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. My family is traveling to France and Switzerland next month. See our plans here and here. That trip is still on. But, I realized that I’m quickly approaching the booking window for flights for our next planned trip to Europe in 2023. Originally, we planned to visit Moscow, Russia before heading […]