Miles For Family

Forget everything you’ve heard about the Caribbean. Saba island is different. This isn’t good or bad, it’s just the way it is. There are no true beaches to speak of, and it looks more like Kauai than a nearby island of St. Maarten. Reportedly, Saba was the inspiration behind Skull island from 1933 “King Kong” […]

Most people I know IRL understand that I love to travel. So, whenever I run into somebody while I’m out and about, I’m often asked where I’m heading to next or where I want to go in the future. My response is usually, “How much time do you have to hear my answer?” My Upcoming […]

Update: This offer is no longer available. See our current credit card offers here. I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep repeating it: The primary way my family affords to travel so much is because my husband and I apply for new credit cards when the welcome bonuses are high. We then use those miles […]

Istanbul, We Have a Problem: What’s Going On with Turkish Miles?: Turkish Airlines website is not the best, and lately you can’t book Star Alliance awards online. Check out this post on Thrifty Traveler that summarizes the current issues. Also, read this post on Frequent Miler to see the workaround for booking United with Turkish miles. […]

I always thought that Comic Cons are for weird people. Like, really weird. Before we had kids, my husband mentioned that he was always curious about Star Trek conventions, but was too embarrassed to actually attend. The only thing even remotely close to a comic con in Belarus was some sort of “Lord of the […]

One of the biggest complaints in the miles and points community is lack of award availability at decent miles prices. I agree that finding reasonable award redemptions can be difficult. But, it’s not impossible. Flexibility and persistence are keys to finding award flights that work. Many miles and points travelers are busy booking award flights […]