Charleston: Rich History and Southern Charm
In 2023, we found a deal where we could status match our Marriott Gold status for Spirit Gold for a year for just $99. We jumped on it because many of Spirit’s flights were less than $50, and with gold…
Deep in the Heart of Texas: Exploring San Antonio
I love to travel, and I love that even though my kids are adults, we still take family trips. But the ones that I enjoy the most, are where I get to spend time with them one on one. Once…
Chasing the Northern Lights in Finland
My best friend Lizzie likes to travel just as much as I do, and recently she went on a trip with a luxury travel group to Turkey. I thought it was an amazing itinerary with nice hotels and interesting activities,…
London, Wales, and a little bit of Brynna….
This year my middle daughter Brynna graduated from college. Not only did she do it in three years, and graduated Summa Cum Laude, she also maintained a 4.0 grade point average over all her collegiate coursework! To celebrate her success…
Why the hell are you going to Qatar?
It’s no secret that we play the miles game, or that we love to travel and want to see All.The.Countries. When people heard about our most recent trip, instead of the normal, “oh that’s awesome!”, many of the comments we…
Exploring Amsterdam one Stroopwafel at a time
Our points strategy has always been to try and find economy seats for the least amount of miles so we can take as many trips as possible. Since Deb’s back and ankle surgery, our strategy has changed and now we…
Mamma Mia – Here we go again!
Spain, Andorra, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Greece I want my daughters to experience the world, so for each milestone (16th birthday, high school graduation and college graduation) I offered to take them on a trip. They would tell me where…
Cruising in Style on the Scarlet Lady
A cruise with no kids, all specialty dining, free gratuities, free fitness classes, free basic beverages and free WiFi – sounds like a dream, right? Well now your dreams can come true on the Scarlet Lady, the new cruise ship…
Alaska – Land of the Midnight Sun
I told each of my three girls that when they graduated high schooI, I would take them on a trip to somewhere that interested them. My oldest Kaleigh went to Ireland, as she wanted to learn more about her roots. …
Craigslist Rentals – Scam or Bargain?
My girlfriend and I had some amazing vacations planned in 2020, all to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus, or what we loathingly call it – The Rona. Our first vacation was a dream trip to Bali, Singapore and the…