Miles For Family

To me, one of the best things about miles and points is sharing them with your loved ones. I especially enjoy booking getaways for my nephews in Belarus. It became a sort of a tradition to send them somewhere in the summer. In the past, I’ve used my hotel points for a Baltic getaway in […]

This past spring break, my family visited Kauai. During our six days on the island, we visited eight different Kauai beaches, and there were still many beaches we didn’t have time to visit. While the term “best beach” is very subjective, each of the beaches we visited was best at something. If your time on […]

My husband and I were driving to Orlando to officially kick off our adventure to the South Pacific. I turned on the radio and Gwen Stefani’s song “Hollaback girl” (the clean version) came on. I fully expected my husband to switch to a different channel, but to my surprise, he didn’t. It was the silliest […]

Back from my epic/insane trip: overall thoughts Business vs. economy: is the mileage upcharge worth it? Assigning $ value to Priority Pass during our trip to South Pacific Our two magical nights in Bora Bora Hilton Moorea resort and spa: spectacular setting, not a 5-star property As I’ve mentioned last week, our 10-minute flight from […]

My husband has a commitment in Bradenton during this coming Sunday. So, I figured, why not do a quick family getaway since it’s a Labor Day weekend. Many Florida beaches on the Gulf side are plagued by red tide right now, so I really don’t want to risk spending a good bit of money/points on […]