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, so I started to peruse their site to see if there were any trips that I’d like to take. One of the trips immediately caught my eye, a trip to stay in a glass igloo and see the Aurora Borealis, which had been on my bucket list FOREVER. I quickly realized however, that I would not be able to afford ANY of the trips that they were advertising. I wanted…
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 are looking for international flights with lie-flat seats for the least amount of miles (getting older is NOT for sissies!). While pouring over the chat rooms and forums looking for points deals, I came across an ad that Jet Blue was adding a new route from JFK to Paris, and they were going to have a 2-day sale for the inaugural route. Jet Blue’s international business flights have Mint Suites,…
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 they wanted to go, and as long as I could find a good deal, I would make it happen. Our youngest daughter turned 16 and our middle daughter graduated high school in 2021 during the pandemic, so we weren’t able to take them on a celebratory trip – but now that travel is in full swing, we decided to take that make-up trip! Our oldest daughter and her fiancé, my…
