Miles For Family

My oldest son’s passport was set to expire next year, and we had to strategically plan his passport renewal between two international trips. Luckily, his passport came back faster than we anticipated. The U.S. Department of State website says that processing time is 5-7 weeks with the expedited surcharge and 8-11 weeks for routine processing. […]

Today, August 31, is the last day to take advantage of a few transfer bonuses. The three transfer bonuses that expire after today are: Capital One 20% transfer bonus to British Airways Capital One 20% transfer bonus to Air France/KLM Flying Blue Citi 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles See my earlier post here for […]

Back from Europe: a Crazy/Amazing Rollercoaster of a Trip Why Montenegro Was the Perfect Choice for My Recent Family Reunion  Review of Popovic Apartments in Kotor, Plus Hotel Points Options in Montenegro  Why I Loved and Hated Paris at the Same Time Review: Hotel Eiffel Blomet in Paris  Amazing Iceland: Wide Open Spaces, Blue Lagoon […]

This is it, folks! The last installment of my Switzerland trip report. Switzerland trip report so far: Back from Europe! First Impressions and Takeaways, How We Accidentally Saw the Tour de France Live, Switzerland Part 1: Murren, Schilthorn, Allmendhubel and Paragliding, Wengen, our car-free Swiss Alps home base, Switzerland Part 2: Jungraujoch, Top of Europe, Switzerland […]

A few weeks ago, my family had a chance to spend a weekend at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress resort in Orlando. My husband’s cousin has taken her kids there a few times, and they all enjoyed it. So, when I happened to have two Hyatt renewal certificates with no specific plans to use them, I figured […]

On my family’s recent trip to France and Switzerland, we primarily stayed in two apartment rentals. Everyone had their own bed, we had 3 separate bedrooms plus a kitchen and washer/dryer in each. The extra space really made the trip comfortable for my six family members. Next summer, we’re returning to Europe for a cruise. […]