Update 5/29/24: Yesterday, I called Hilton, since I was now in the 2-week window before my free night certificate expires. The rep was able to extend my Hilton free night certificate and replace my cash reservation with the free night certificate. The process took 25 minutes on the phone, but I was on hold for […]

We are back from our second trip to Costa Rica! My family first visited Costa Rica in March 2020 just before Covid shut everything down. We flew into Liberia airport and stayed 5 nights at Hyatt Andaz Papagayo in the Guanacaste province (see my review here). Four years later (last week), we returned to Costa […]

I was mostly offline last week enjoying the jungle and the beach, and I’m catching up on some news stories. Here’s a recap: Southwest Airlines Now Showing Up on Google Flights: This is huge news! I frequently use Google Flights to compare airline prices and see routes. Now for the first time, Southwest Airlines and […]

This past weekend, my family returned from our trip to Costa Rica. We had a layover in Houston where we had to go through immigration/passport control. While three people in my family of five have Global Entry that could expedite our international arrival, 2 of my kids do not. Because the interview process for Global […]

A few weeks ago, Nancy has mentioned that Cardless venture would soon issue two co-branded Avianca credit cards. I went ahead and got on their email list in case I wanted to apply (due to promised 5k extra miles). Well, the cat is out of the bag, so to speak. Let’s take a quick look […]

I made a promise to my son that next time we go to Europe, I will make sure to include three nights in London. The reason? He is obsessed with “Doctor Who” series, and London is the ground zero for Whovians (AKA fans of the show). So, I told him he gets to say what […]