Miles For Family

When it comes to accumulating miles and points, much of my energy used to go towards planning trips to Europe or bringing my parents here to the United States. That was complicated enough, but we managed. Unfortunately, now there is an extra layer of complexity, namely figuring out the visa situation for my relatives. Due […]

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Last month, I wrote about 5 Ways to Make Your Cruise Extra Festive. However, on our recent Disney Wish cruise, my kids found unexpected joy in a game of hide and seek with ducks! Cruising Ducks It started when we were at Port Canaveral in the waiting area. After checking in, we walked to a […]

Note: One or more of the credit card offers mentioned below has changed. See current credit card offers here. I’ve seen this offer mentioned on Frequent Miler blog a few days ago and decided it deserves a separate post. So, what’s the deal? The current sign-up bonus on Chase Marriott Boundless card comes with 5 […]

I have a love/hate relationship with guided tours. On one hand, I love tours that can take you to places you can’t get to on your own easily. Tours that let you “skip the line” are a great time saver. Tour guides have a wealth of knowledge that you may not get as easily if […]

Yes, I know they are often compared to Mexican pesos (as in close to worthless), but my post is referring to something else entirely. So, about a year ago, my family went on a grand European adventure that included Iceland. We all enjoyed this particular  stop tremendously, despite the obscenely high costs on everything. I […]