Desert Vibes
I am a very introverted person, and the thought of a group tour – especially one with the possibility of having upwards of 40 people in it, literally makes me break out in hives. I avoided them for a very long time, and then, I decided I wanted to visit Morocco. There are so many places that I would visit and plan my own itinerary – but Africa is not one of them. I had no idea what to expect and had heard so many horror stories that I thought it would be safer to visit with a tour. (After visiting I think we could definitely have done it ourselves,…
Award Travel’s Best Kept Secret – United’s Excursionist Perk!
So, you’ve jumped into the miles game and are ready to book an award flight on United. Before you book that ticket, are your origin airport and destination airport in different regions? If so, you might be eligible for a free flight. The United MileagePlus program separates the world into different regions to determine award prices. Here is a link to United’s current regions: As an example, Mainland USA, Alaska and Canada are all considered one region. The islands of the Caribbean are in another. Most of Europe is one region, while South America is split in half with Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guyana, Peru, and Suriname in one region,…
How to get great vacation photos!
You know those people who post pictures of their travels and you see beautiful, perfectly edited pictures that make you want to drop everything and go immediately to where they are? You know, the ones that have a different insta-worthy outfit for each location and the color precisely matches the food on their plates? Yeah, I hate those people. MY pictures on the other hand usually have 500 other tourists in the background, someone’s head is cut off, or everyone’s eyes are closed at the exact moment I take the picture … when I remember to take them. The reality is that unless your best friend is professional photographer (I think…
Hanging out in Hawaii
For our summer vacation this year, we decided to take the girls to Hawaii. We had enough frequent flyer miles to get all of us there, so we only had to pay the taxes on each ticket ($11.20). So, for a grand total of $56.00 we were on our way! Because it’s hard to find award availability for five seats, we booked early – and because we’re cheap, we gave it to the girls as a Christmas present lol! We told them we were going on a trip and gave them some clues to the destination which ended with them opening a box of leis. We decided to fly to…
36 hours in New York
I love Broadway musicals, and I try to visit New York at least once a year to see a few new ones. (OK, maybe I end up going more than once a year but we’re not going to admit that it’s an addiction lol). With the Tony awards coming up on June 9th, I realized I hadn’t seen any of the shows nominated for Best Musical, which immediately turned into a frantic search trying to figure out how I could make it to New York to see them before the ceremony. With things being very busy at work, D and I decided we could only go for the weekend. My…
An Afternoon in Old San Juan
Old San Juan Recently, my girlfriend Debbie and I decided we wanted to take another Caribbean cruise and began looking for one that stopped at island countries we had never visited before. In order to find a cruise that visited the more Southward islands in less than a week, we had to change our Port of Departure. We settled on Norwegian’s 7-Day Southern Caribbean cruise which began in Puerto Rico. (To see a review of the cruise, click here) We had never been to Puerto Rico before, so we figured why not! We flew into Puerto Rico on Spirit airlines the night before the cruise. We didn’t want to risk…
Cruising the Caribbean…
I hadn’t been on a cruise in a while and March seemed like a great time to go. The kids had different weeks off for Spring Break this year, so we thought, it wouldn’t be fair to take some of them and not the others – let’s just go alone! (Don’t feel TOO bad for them, they’re going to Hawaii with us in a few months ) We ended up deciding on the Norwegian Dawn and their Southern Caribbean route leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cruise we took had the following itinerary: Day Port of Call Arrival Departure 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico — 9:00 p.m.…
Ummm… What country is Prague in?
My girlfriend Debbie and I recently took a trip to Prague – and had an amazing time in this wonderful little city. Prior to this trip, Prague was not even on our radar. I was sitting there minding my own business one day, when Travelzoo sent me an email with their Top 20 deals for the week. I will not admit how often this happens and I end up dreaming about all the places I could go if I had the time and the money – when I noticed the number one deal was a 5-night trip to Prague for $699 – with air included! I must admit, I knew…
Seat Guru
Have you ever gotten on a long-haul flight only to find there is no power outlet? Have you ever gotten to your “window” seat, but it didn’t actually have a window? When booking a plane ticket there are many factors that can affect your experience, and seat choice is one of them. I never really bothered looking at seat amenities when I was flying domestic, I mean for a couple of hours I can just take a nap and I’m happy. When the Boeing Max debacle occurred and planes were being swapped out, we were booked on a trip to Hawaii, and found that the longest flight which was over…
A proper British trip!
I am a self-proclaimed Anglophile and love everything British, the accents, the architecture, the history everything but the Fish and Chips lol! I knew that when I finally got to visit, I would absolutely love it – and London did not disappoint. It reminds me of New York (which I love), but with less trash and prettier buildings. It also has the West End and we all know how much I love musicals American Airlines had just posted a new credit card offer where you applied for the card, and if you made one purchase on the card, you received 60,000 airline miles. That’s it … ONE purchase. I literally…
