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Disney World Fastpass+ Tips and Tricks
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 t..
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
A child scared of Disney World rides can still have a magical time
Disney World bills itself as the most magical place on earth, and for Disney lovers like myself, it definitely fits the bill! But I never expected to have a child
How to start travel hacking when your budget can’t hack it
On the last Observation Deck podcast, I had the pleasure of talking to Jonathan Khoo and Joe Cortez about a wide variety of topics. I’ve always loved having Joe as
Housekeeping – making sure your miles and points are in order
I know there are a lot of hyper organized people who play this game. I happen to not be one of them, much to my wife’s chagrin. I am organized
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
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
Award Booking Tips overheard at FT4RL
So I made a rookie mistake presenting at FT4RL – too many slides! I had to rush through a few of my points on booking awards so I thought I’d
Daring to Disney: Things I wished I knew before I went to Disney
For someone who hadn’t been to Disney in a long time, the trip seemed daunting. So much has changed since I was a kid and of course I wasn’t planning
Daring to Disney: Tips for parents of toddlers and infants
When I started this series, I talked about how there is so much to absorb when going to Disney and that I was looking forward to figuring things out. As
Making sure the Hyatt Diamond deal doesn’t get the best of me
For about six hours, it was possible to match almost any hotel chain status to Hyatt Diamond. Ironically, the PR move was one of the many things that has ended
Should I bring my own car seat or rent it at my destination?
At this point we’ve traveled enough with our three year old (and even our seven month old son) to have a general idea of what to consider when making those
Seven reasons I prefer the Alaska Airlines award search tool to British Airways
British Airways website has long been touted as the go to award search engine for Oneworld award space. I don’t dispute that, but being that I am looking at flights
Daring to Disney: When a Disney annual pass makes sense
So I mentioned in my last post that I saved money by staying off site, but I should have saved more. It’s downright shocking to me, but it would have
Daring to Disney: Optimizing a visit using Touring Plans touring plans
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As I mentioned in my last post, Touring Plans is a web site dedicated to making the Disney experience either. The
Daring to Disney: Using Touring Plans (the non-touring plan parts)
With Disney fast approaching, I’ve been in turbo planning mode. You’d think that once you’ve booked your flights, hotel (though that’s changed), dining reservations, and tickets ..
Family Travel for My Real Life – Splitting the Team
I had originally planned to attend FT4RL3, but unfortunately I’m not going to make it due to real life circumstances. Instead, our family is going to embark on a new
Portland the Third: Travel with Four
As I mentioned in my parking post (thanks for all the feedback calling me crazy after I said so myself, btw!), we were back in Portland, Maine, our favorite local
Delta Skymiles are not Useless
Delta gets a bad rap, and rightfully so. Delta miles are difficult to use, they switched to a revenue based system first, etc. etc. yada yada yada. Despite all that,
Daring to Disney: Saving Money on Disney Tickets
This is my third installment of my Daring to Disney series, chronicling my planning of my first Disney trip as an adult. To see how I booked flights, car, hotel,
On Children, Convenience, and Being Cheap
I’ve spent the last two podcasts talking about how I was going to write this post but it took this from Matt to finally kick my butt into serious gear.
Thanks to our
Daring to Disney: Making Disney Dining Reservations
Until FT4RL2, I didn’t even realized that making reservations at Disney World was a thing people did (thanks to Leslie from Trips with Tykes for giving me one more thing
Daring to Disney: Flights, Hotel, and Car
We’re fixing to see the Orlando version of this
If you follow me on Twitter or exist within a 50 mile radius of my location, you probably are annoyed by the