If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Disney Cruise Line vacations. My family’s cruises on DCL have been some of our favorite memories, and I recommend DCL to many people. However, a Disney Cruise isn’t the right choice for everyone. If you […]

Now that the winter holidays are over, can we talk about spring break ideas? Yaaaaaaas! The past few years I’ve written about spring break ideas within the state of Texas (see Top 10 Texas Spring Break Ideas for Families). But what if you’ve already been to most of those places and you’re craving adventure outside […]

In the last few weeks, I’ve seen two unfortunate circumstances that have ruined cruise vacations for two families. I saw the first incident in the news and on some cruise message boards. A couple from Kentucky went on a cruise to Bahamas, and one of them got really sick. She had to go to the […]

Almost 10 years ago, we went to Disney World with my extended family. I thought it would be cute to have matching shirts for my kids and their two cousins (my daughter wasn’t born yet). I printed a design on iron-on material at home and made the shirts myself. After seeing so many cute matching […]

A few days ago, a post on Frequent Miler blog caught my eye: Why Gary is nuts not to even consider Hilton As you’ve probably guessed, it was a rebuttal to a post on View From the Wing, touting superiority of Marriott program when it comes to those who stay 50+ nights in a hotel in […]