I consider myself an experienced and somewhat savvy traveler. I’ve read about the various tourist scams, and my family successfully avoided the friendship bracelet pushers in Paris and Rome. But on my recent cruise, I let my guard down a bit and I paid the price. The $10 $40 $53 Necklace On our port day in […]

Thank you to everyone who commented on our 10-year blog anniversary post! We appreciate all of our readers, and we are reading every comment to take in your ideas for future blog posts. I used a random number generator to pick the winner of the $100 gift card, and the winner is…BothofUs2! BothofUS2, check your […]

Back from Japan: a life-changing experience JAL business class vs. Delta premium select (review of our flights to/from Japan) Japan sightseeing and transportation logistics for the lazy and/or mobility-challenged  Why you should consider renting a machiya during your family vacation in Japan  If you can only stay in one city in Japan, make it Kyoto  […]

ICYMI (in case you missed it), we are having a drawing for a $100 gift card to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Miles for Family. The deadline to enter the contest is TODAY! See this post for all the details.  

My daughter and I recently returned from a 7-night cruise on the Carnival Vista out of Galveston, Texas. This was one of my “free” cruises I earned from matching my Hyatt Explorist status to MGM Gold status to Carnival Players Club (this matching is ending in a few days! See this post).  If you can […]