Hi all, it’s been a while since I’ve dropped a line here. I wanted to share the details of my recent trip to Thailand and Cambodia and share some tips and tours we’ve done while there. This first post will go over the routing and hotels we stayed at. Tomorrow I will go over some … [Read More…]

My husband and I really enjoyed our stay at the Hyatt Zilara Cancun after we made a last-minute decision to switch our St. Lucia trip to a trip to Cancun instead. We spent 4 nights at the new Hyatt Zilara Cancun all-inclusive resort, and it was hard to leave because the experience was so wonderful. … [Read More…]

As a Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature® Card holder (one of the hotel credit cards that’s never leaving my wallet), one of the most-valuable perks is this: a free night when you redeem points for 2 or more consecutive nights at a Club Carlson property. Especially with the cold weather creeping in, it’s always nice to … [Read More…]

We just returned from a pretty incredible 3-night stay in warm, sunny, Papagayo, Costa Rica. Using a combination of Hyatt points and an annual free-night certificate, we were able to score 3 completely-free nights Hyatt’s Andaz Papagayo resort. While there are many 5-star trip reports you can read about the resort, you won’t find a … [Read More…]

We all know that Elvis Presley was one of the icons of rock and roll. Those who are huge Elvis fans like my wife know that this is the week to go visit Graceland and Memphis to pay respect to one of the greatest legends in music. Elvis died on August 16, 1977; during the … [Read More…]

I just got back from an incredible extended weekend visiting south France. I got to spend time in Nice, Cannes, and also squeezed in a night in Monte Carlo, (I even won money in the casino, yessss). I booked the trip back in April when United had those~$1500 business class fares (I am still unsure … [Read More…]

Since giving birth to Baby Points Traveler back in February, my traveling has obviously come to a halt. While I enjoyed being a new mom, I had been suffering from major cabin fever during the cold, gray winter months. As a treat to ourselves, Mr. Points Traveler and I had booked a romantic post-baby trip … [Read More…]