New to our blog? Wondering what others have liked? Visited before but looking for the best hits? Welcome! We’ve compiled our top posts of 2024 for you. We first started this blog in July 2023 to share our experiences with points and miles to help you travel more while spending less. That first month, we…
We don’t typically set traditional New Year’s resolutions, but in the spirit of our blog, we have set some travel resolutions for 2024. Every year is different. If you read our 2023 travel recap, you know that this was a huge travel year for us both in terms of number of days on trips and…
It’s the end of the year, so it’s only appropriate that we share our 2023 travel recap. We traveled more in 2023 than we have in a long time – including our first time out of North America since 2018. So without further ado, let’s walk through our 2023 travels. January January was the start…
It can sometimes be hard to find gifts for the special people in our lives – but we’re here to help! We’ve compiled a list of our favorite gifts for travelers. Whether it’s a road trip or a long plane ride to a far away destination, these items will always be the first to be…
There is no shortage of things to do in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. We started our last international trip of the year with four days in Lisbon, enjoying all that the city has to offer. Here are some places you should consider adding to your Lisbon list. Alfama District The Alfama district is…
Along with increased domestic travel, points and miles have allowed us to continue adding new countries to our passports. Our first big travel redemption was in 2018 for our European honeymoon, when we visited London, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam over the course of two weeks. We weren’t tracking the value of our redemptions then, but…
Accruing and using points and miles have allowed us to travel significantly more – both domestically and internationally. Earlier this fall, we took a six-day, five-night trip to Vienna on points and miles. Given the cost of traveling to Europe, we used points and miles to cover the costs of our flights to and from…
Earlier this year, we decided to go to Santa Barbara over Labor Day weekend. While we’ve visited southern California several times, we’ve never been further up the coast to central California. Santa Barbara is located at the base of the Santa Ynez mountains and has Mediterranean-style architecture owing to the city’s Spanish Colonial heritage. Owing…
One of the most tiring things about international travel is going through customs once you’ve returned to the United States. You’ve spent hours upon hours on a plane, and all you want to do is go home and lay in your bed. Depending on your home airport, going through customs can take hours based on…
Whether casinos, shows, shopping, or getting outdoors is your thing, there is no shortage of things to do in Las Vegas. Seven Magic Mountains Just 30 minutes off the strip lie the Seven Magic Mountains. An art installation of seven brightly colored stacks of rocks, these are a comment on the juxtaposition of the natural…