Miles For Family

One of the best travel tools available to families is the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass. This pass allows you to bring one companion with you on your Southwest Airlines flight for free. Well, almost free. You just have to pay taxes, which are usually $5.60 for one-way domestic flights. This pass works if you pay […]

This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise trip report. See my introduction post Back from Alaska cruise on Princess: Watching glaciers and getting fancy Since we live in Florida, my husband and I needed to fly to Seattle the night before the cruise in order to play it safe. I chose an evening departure from […]

Finding cheap flights to Europe during fall and spring months isn’t usually all that difficult. So, when I heard about special sale on Norse Airways for that time period, I basically shrugged. Sure, the price of $149 one-way is pretty good. But it’s not spectacular, especially considering the fact that it’s valid only for their […]

Note: I’m currently traveling and may not be able to respond to comments/emails immediately. Right now, my daughter and I are on a European adventure. It’s hard to believe our fall trip to Hong Kong is not that far away! I booked us business class flights using miles. Here is our tentative itinerary: Day 1: […]

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I went on a cruise to Alaska without kids. Meanwhile, my MIL was planning to take my children to Michigan in order to visit my recently-married SIL. It worked out well, since they would have an adventure of their own while my husband and I were away. My […]

Note: I’m currently traveling and may not be able to respond to comments/emails immediately. Last month, my family stayed at Tulemar Resort in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (see my review here). Four years ago, we visited a different part of Costa Rica and stayed at Hyatt Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo (see my […]