Miles For Family

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. If you’ve been following the news, you probably know that Belarus (where I grew up) is currently going through societal upheaval, following recent elections. Several readers have reached out to me asking about my family, something I appreciate.  In this post I won’t be focusing on the political aspect of […]

My family is in the midst of a pandemic slump. We’ve accepted the fact that we missed a summer of travel and fun (even though we tried to compensate by throwing in some shorter road trips). But now that the kids are back in school (online), there are other things we’re missing. Picnic Concerts Over […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Living during this pandemic sure has its highs and lows. One day, I am super optimistic about the virus going away and vaccines becoming available in a few months. The next day, I am very pessimistic after reading articles about how we will be dealing with this stuff through 2021. […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Who would have thought that flying on a plane would be so controversial in 2020? Well, it is. Even Dr. Fauci won’t get on a flight right now. For many Americans, road trip vacations are the only trips with an acceptable risk. For my family, I mostly agree. But earlier […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Southwest Extends Schedule Through April 11: Southwest recently extended its flight schedule through April 11, 2021. Is anyone planning a Spring Break flight? h/t Doctor of Credit Santa’s Not Coming to Town?: See this post on The Points Guy. Depressing? Yes. Realistic? Also yes. The Latest US Passport Update: Running […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I thought I was done postponing and canceling trips for this year. We moved our Disney World vacation to next summer and we postponed our trip to Cancun. We canceled our trips to the gymnastics Olympics trials as well as the tennis Laver Cup. The only trip left standing for […]