Miles For Family

Awhile back I’ve set a goal to do at least one nice getaway with just my husband each year. Most of our spare resources go towards family vacations, and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. Still, I am determined  to carve out a special time where my husband and I can focus on […]

As some of you may know, Lindner Hotels and Resorts are now bookable via Hyatt points. I’m not really familiar with this chain, but some of the properties look quite interesting. One in particular, mentioned in recent Frequent Miler post  caught my eye: Lindner Hotel Prague Castle What makes this particular redemption so exciting is […]

Last fall, I wrote about how I booked an overwater bungalow in Roatan for $155. The low price was due to a $200 on-board credit I got from my “free” cruise on Carnival (see this post). The original price of $355 includes transportation to Turquoise Bay Dive Resort, open bar, food, and the overwater bungalow […]

Next summer, my daughter and I are going on a cruise through the Norwegian Fjords. We plan to visit a few places on land before our cruise. My window to book award flights is open for some airlines (mostly international airlines who open up schedules ~12 months in advance). For this trip, it was easy […]

Thank you to everyone who downloaded the Travel Freely app last week and entered the contest to win a $100 gift card. Travel Freely randomly picked one winner, and the winner is…. Vincent! Vincent, you should have received an email from Travel Freely already notifying you how to claim your gift card. If not, please […]

On my family’s recent European cruise, our first port stop was Santorini, Greece. I’ve been drooling over photos of Santorini for years now. I couldn’t believe I was finally there! It was surreal! Advice for Visiting Santorini on a Cruise The day our ship visited Santorini, there were four other ships. The island was crowded! […]