Miles For Family

In general, I try to stick to content that is more of a “teach a man to fish…” variety. However, I think sometimes it’s helpful to present a real-life example of what’s possible via miles and points. To be clear, if you are relatively new to this hobby, these are probably NOT the offers you […]

I’m a dreamer when it comes to travel. Half the fun of this whole miles and points hobby to me is dreaming about potential future trips! I spend at least a few minutes each day checking out possible destinations. I drive my husband crazy with this! Luckily, I have this blog as an outlet to […]

Normally, I don’t cover new airline routes because the topic is a bit outside of this blog’s niche. But this one is different. Yesterday it was reported on OMAAT that a low-cost carrier French Bee (yes, it’s based in France, and yes, the name is ridiculous), will be starting flights from Papeete to San Francisco […]

On Friday I’ve mentioned that my cousin-in-law just visited Maui with her husband for their wedding anniversary. They came back and started planning a  trip to… Hawaii! If that’s not an endorsement for this amazing US destination, I don’t know what is. She said that they both decided they want to bring the kids next […]

According to some people, I’m putting the lives of my family at risk on our vacations. Why? Because we travel to some dangerous places. It’s clear to me that people have widely varied opinions on the definition of dangerous travel. Are These Places Too Dangerous? Well-meaning family, friends and people on travel forums tell me […]

I’ve said before that a good portion of emails I get have to do with visiting Hawaii via miles and points. So today I wanted to highlight one particular exchange (with reader’s permission) and add a few additional thoughts. Seth:  “Hi Leana, Now that we have tickets to Kauai, I wanted to start thinking about […]