We pretty much spent our entire vacation budget on our South Africa Trip in February and our Northern Europe Cruise in June. So I am trying to be creative with the small remaining budget so that we can enjoy a few more trips this year. We were lucky to be able to utilize Points and…
Kartrite Resort and Indoor Waterpark Review and Tips
Monticello, NY Stayed December 2019 Overview of Kartrite Kartrite Resort and Indoor Water Park is a new Indoor waterpark in Monticello, NY it’s about halfway between New York City and Albany, NY making it an easy Drive for most of New York State and the Tri-State Area. While It’s a little smaller than some of…
There’s No WRONG Way to Travel
There’s No Wrong Way to Travel. Do what makes you happy. What you and your family enjoy is whats most important. I have participated in many discussions about travel over the years and I am always shocked to hear comments that seem to infer that there’s a wrong way to travel. Whether it’s only staying in…
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Review and Tips
Bonita Springs, Florida Visited January 2020 Airport: Southwest Florida International Airport, Ft Myers Overview The Hyatt Regency is located in Bonita springs about 20 minute Drive from Southwest Florida International Airports. It’s a beautiful resort with a great pool complex, kids activities daily and lots of wild life to spot. It’s a great resort for…
How Hertz Left Us Stranded and Why It Could Happen to You.
Imagine arriving to your destination at 11:30pm, shuffling your tired kids over to the Rental Car building to grab your rental car, only to find out they don’t have one for you. All rental agencies at the airport are out and their offsite locations are closed. It can happen to anyone and it happened to…
Disneyland and Aulani Combo Trip
Disneyland California and Aulani Resort combo is the perfect vacation. Our family are big Disney fans and Hawaii is one of my favorite places to visit so combing the 2 is pretty much the perfect vacation for us. We have visited Disneyland and Hawaii as a combo vacation 3 times, two included Aulani and 2…
Disneyland, CA: Better than Walt Disney World
There’s many reasons a visit to Disneyland California can be more enjoyable than Walt Disney World. It’s Definitely Worth a Visit.
Montego Bay, Jamaica: Affordable All-Inclusive with kids
Holiday Inn Montego Bay Jamaica Review and Tips Traveled November 2019 Holiday Inn Resort All Inclusive, Montego Bay is a great affordable Jamaica all inclusive for Families. Trip: budget Hotel: budget Flight: moderate Flights:$580 Total with 2 Southwest Companion Passes & 62k SW Miles, for 4 people would have been over $600 per person over Thanksgiving…
Affordable Family Travel Adventures in 2019
As 2019 comes to an end I can’t help but look back at an amazing year of affordable family travel adventures. Thanks to traveling hacking, especially the south west airline companion pass, we had an amazing year including 13 trips from an over night camping safari to our first family trip to Asia. If you’re…
Atlantis, Bahamas: Affordable even with Kids,
traveled : October 2019 Affordable Atlantis Vacation with kids on Paradise Island Bahamas Its possible to have an affordable Atlantis vacation with kids. We made it for our second trip to Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas in 2019 and were lucky enough to be able to afford these 2 trips by utilizing travel hacking. Flights to…