Here’s a Toast to a Cheap Day Trip in Southern California! Try Discount Wine Tasting in Temecula Temecula’s wine country is a great day trip from San Diego, Orange County, Palm Springs and Los Angeles. When I first went to Temecula back in the…
A good friend asked me this question the other day, “What do I need to do now so I can take my family of four to Hawaii for free next year?” It’s a great question and she is right to ask…
This is a quick post to let you know about a great deal on TravelZoo for 2 nights in Cambria on the California Central Coast. The hotel for this deal is the Cambria Pines Lodge. Bob and I took advantage of…
Well, we’re back from our family reunion cruise on Carnival and we didn’t need to be towed back to port! I won’t say I wasn’t just a little worried primarily because the recent problems occurred after we had booked the…
I recently got my new American Express Premier Rewards Gold credit card with 50,000 Membership Rewards sign up bonus points. I found the link on The Points Guy. This card is another step towards our goal of earning more points that can…
Bob and I just got back from a quick jaunt to Las Vegas for 2 nights and 3 days. We got some great deals in Las Vegas on our room, entertainment, and our meals were reasonably priced considering the quality.…
Here is another warning about thinking most hotel reservations site pricing is all the same, including a hotel’s own website. I also wrote about the difficulty in getting the “best rate” in my previous post about Starwood Hotels (SPG). I just…
My husband and I are goal-oriented people. One of our favorite things to do on New Years Day is to sit down and set our goals and resolutions for the coming year and travel is always high on the list…
After a couple of weeks of research, I just settled on our family reunion vacation for next March–a Carnival Cruise. It’s pretty hard to get family members from all over the country, with different vacation schedules and different budgets to…
I’m a bit cold on my love affair with Starwood now that I just got my second hotel point credit card, Priority Club Rewards for the InterContinental Group (IHG).** I still really like my SPG Starwood Preferred Guest American Express…