Okay, so we’re slightly late on our 2024 Travel Wrapped (thank you, Spotify, for the inspiration). But hey, better late than never, right? Here’s a peek into our year, a few months after everyone else did theirs! Hello 2025! There’s a fascination to knowing how others spent their year, or at least we all like…
For individuals over the age of 16, U.S. passports are valid for 10 years. And after adding six new stamps to my passport last year, I realized my passport would be expiring in Q4 2024. Luckily, the process of renewing a passport is fairly simple if you already have a passport. Eligibility You can renew…
Travel hacking allows us to travel more while spending less on our trips. Using points and miles also allows us to consider places that would normally be out of budget for us if we were paying cash (credit card). But, when you can stay for free, those trips become infinitely more attainable. While we don’t…
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…
Barcelona was the second stop on our Iberian Peninsula trip in November. As the most visited city in Spain, particularly for international visitors, there is an abundance of things to do in Barcelona. Getting around the city When we landed at the Barcelona airport, we took the Aerobus to get into the city. Tickets were…
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…
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…
What is a positioning flight? Depending on where you live and where you’re hoping to go, positioning flights can help you maximize your points and miles. What is a positioning flight? A positioning flight is a flight you buy to get to another airport to start your main trip. This could be for a lower…