See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Somehow, my son got wind that Disney Cruise Line released Summer 2021 itineraries yesterday. I didn’t tell him, and he doesn’t read my blog, so he must have heard it from someone at school. He’s begging me to book one. Since I am a Gold Castaway Club member (5 or […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. The past few days, I’ve seen this headline floating around: YouTuber Fakes Trip to Bali with IKEA Photoshoot. I had to see for myself what happened. YouTuber/Influencer Natalia Taylor decided to run an experiment. She staged a photo shoot at her local IKEA store and made it look like she […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Yesterday, Disney Cruise Line announced Summer 2021 itineraries and schedules covering May through September 2021. The announcement was delayed a few days and without the usual fanfare that goes with an itinerary extension (likely due to recent bad publicity of cruise ships in the news with coronavirus). The Disney Magic […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here In my recent post, I’ve mentioned that as of now, I have no plans to cancel our trip to Japan at the end of May. However, I would be lying if I said that the events of the last few weeks aren’t making me nervous. The number of confirmed virus […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Shut Down! US Bank Closes All my Credit Card Accounts: I read this post a few days ago by Benjy on Miles to Memories. I’m disappointed he didn’t give more details as to why his accounts were shut down, because I think he knows and just isn’t saying. He does […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. My mom’s family immigrated to the United States from Norway, so I’ve always known my ancestry was ~50% Norwegian. I asked my dad’s parents where their side of the family was from, and they thought a mixture of Germany, England and Ireland. Well, it turns out that my dad must […]