When Walt Disney World implemented its FastPass+ system, it fundamentally changed the way guests could tour Disney parks. Visiting Walt Disney World requires much more planning than you might think. Fastpass+ is a big part of that. If you know how the system works, you can ride more and wait much less. Or, if your […]
Compensations after travel delays: my experience and how to ask
Originally I had planned on lambasting Jetblue after how they handled weather delays on my flight home from Orlando last week. Apparently I am destined to have bad return trips from Orlando every single time. But…Jetblue ended up dealing with compensation proactively so they’ve spared you the rant. So instead I decided to write about […]
Daring to Disney: When a Disney annual pass makes sense
With the new prices going into effect a few weeks ago, this is a repost of my article from last year about how an annual pass often makes financial sense. I’ve updated the tables and spreadsheet to reflect the recent Feb 2017 price increase. The new tables also factor in taxes so it’s the all […]
Surveying Scotland: Preparing to travel with two children under four
As I mentioned in the introduction, a lot of decisions now revolve around my kids. I thought it might be useful for some young parents to see what other decisions the kids’ affected.I’ve gotta say, preparing for travel with two children is pretty different than preparing for one. At least when they are this close […]
Surveying Scotland: Introduction
Two kids creates more than twice the work. That holds true for regular life and travel. Nonetheless, we took it upon ourselves to travel to the United Kingdom to celebrate our son’s first birthday. Just kidding, it’s just when we were free.As always, we paid for the majority of our flight with points. We even […]