The past few days have been nice and relaxing for me. My girlfriend Nikki invited me to spend a few days with her down at her shore house in celebration of her 30th birthday. So far we’ve enjoyed sunny and quiet beach days, fun BBQs, a fun night at a tiki beach bar, and I … [Read More…]
Avoiding Fees While Shuffling Around My Hawaii Trip #Winning
I’m sure most people can relate – planning a vacation (especially using points and miles), sure does take a lot of time and work. Maybe it’s just me, but after putting my heart in soul into the fine details of an itinerary, it certainly does sting a bit when I have to cancel or make … [Read More…]
Planning In Progess: A Couple of Days in Portland
Last month, my dad messaged me about an amazing fare sale ($122 RT ai) on United from EWR (Newark) to PDX (Portland). With a fare like that, it’s impossible to resist, and I immediately thought of two words: mileage run! Back in December, I set Kevin up to be the mileage-run guinea pig in this household … [Read More…]
Help Me Spend My Points – Where To Stay In Hong Kong?
Ah, why is time flying by so quickly? Usually I am pretty on point when it comes to making timely travel reservations, but I just realized that we’re one month away from our Hong Kong, Macau, Bangkok, Phuket, and Singapore trip, and plans aren’t 100% set. Ah! As of now, I have hotels booked in … [Read More…]
Amazing Hotel Deal: Hyatt Place Waikiki Via Hyatt Best Rate Guarantee
Don’t you love that feeling when you find an awesome travel deal? I do! As I am in the very beginning stages of planning our Hawaii trip coming up in June, I started nonchalantly researching hotel possibilities in Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai. I originally planned to redeem some of my Hyatt and SPG points, but … [Read More…]
Planning In Progress: 2 Nights in Chicago for Under $100 – RT Flight and Hotel Included
Goodbye January, Hello February. I’m still mad at the groundhog for seeing his shadow this morning. You see, I’m a spring and summer kind of gal, and I’m just about ready to say goodbye to winter. On a positive note, luckily it’s been extremely mild here in the northeast, unlike last winter when we literally … [Read More…]
Planning In Progress: Texas Road Trip January 2012
As I mentioned in my last post of 2011, my New Year’s Resolution is that I simply want 2012 to be filled with as much spontaneous (and free) travel as possible. With that said, I will be off to Texas at the end of January with a good friend of mine. We will be using … [Read More…]
Planning In Progress: Hong Kong, Macau, Bangkok, Phuket, & Singapore
I am really excited about a big Asia trip scheduled for the end of March/early April. Kevin and I had originally planned this trip for 10 days in November 2011, but due to the emergency flooding in Bangkok, we decided to postpone the trip for our comfort and safety. Since I had put a lot … [Read More…]
