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As a child, I remember dressing up to fly, even if we were just flying to Florida or Bermuda, we’d dress up in at least khakis and a sports jacket.
Child Disfigurement Fee
Deal Dad and I caught Fresh Off the Boat last night and had one of those moments- almost cringe-worthy- when a scene from TV cuts close to real life. The
Observations from a Hotel’s Executive Lounge
Executive Club Lounge at the Singapore Marriott, courtesy of Marriott.
This past weekend, my wife and I took a very last minute trip to Singapore, partially to partake of the Night
3 (Dry) Free Things to do with Kids on the Big Island of Hawaii
A small selection of the Petroglyphs you can find near the Fairmont Orchid in Waikaloa.
Hawaii isn’t cheap. No matter if your condo is only $279 a week, no matter if
New American Express Offer: Rocketmiles $50 off $200 (Open to all! )
I was checking my American Express offers this morning (which you should do every couple of weeks) and saw an interesting one: $50 back on a $200 Rocketmiles purchase. I
30% Off at Deal Mommy Fave Endless Vacation Rentals: Condos from $56/night
Breakfast from my balcony at Club Casablanca, Tenerife, one of many properties available from $391/week.
I’m just back from Hawaii where I utilized one of my favorite types of lo..
Traveling to South Africa with Kids? Better Read This First!
A Passport is no longer enough! Image via state.gov
Readers in the know are already planning for Summer 2016 as many award tickets are released 11 months out. Now that the
Miles and Points helping us to come full circle
This weekend, my wife and I returned to Bermuda. It is the place that has significance importance within my family.
My parents met in Bermuda. I’ll spare you my father’s story,
Choice Hotels Gift Cards 10% Off on Ebay (18 Others, too) + 2% Cash Back on Ebates
View from room 311, Hotel Bolivar, Rome, August 2014.
Ebay is holding a “Labor Day Frenzy” this weekend with 19 discounted gift cards. Most interesting are the Choice Hotel gift ..
Quick Tip: How to Find Any Company’s Foreign Website
Every once in a while a reader reminds me that stuff I consider common knowledge isn’t common for everyone. Scott asked me in response to my post about saving money
Just Your Average Last Minute Beach Trip…To Hawaii
There’s no Boardwalk, but it will do, I guess.
It’s the end of summer. Camps are over and many families find themselves with a spare week and nothing to do. In
One Simple Strategy I Use to Save on Travel
One of my favorite shots of Italy’s Adriatic Coast, August 2014
When I discuss something three times in a week, it’s time to write about it. This week three people have mentioned
Emirates to take over the mantle of the longest commercial air flight
For as long as I can remember, Singapore Airlines had the two longest flights, that being, from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Singapore (SIN), and Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Singapore.
Via
Hotel Spa vs. Beach side Massage – Who wins?
This past weekend I visited the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake. I’ll have the review posted in the next week or so, but while I was there, I chose to indulge in
Rant: Citi Premier Return Protection does not exist
Well, hello stranger(s). I know it’s been a while, and I also know my posting schedule has officially gone from somewhat-understandably to annoyingly to unacceptably late. Workin..
Is Hong Kong Disneyland Worth it? Yes! 14 Tips to Make the Most of Your Visit
Highlights from the Paint the Night Parade at Hong Kong Disneyland
As a well documented Disney family, the Deal Kids and I were excited to visit Hong Kong Disneyland. However, ..
Camp Mom Reality Check: What a 30 Day Luxury Trip to Asia for 4 Really Cost
Dollars and Sense.
I want to inject some reality into the conversation about “The Hobby” and “Free Travel”. Instead of writing an editorial I’m going to let the numbers talk. H..
Why Osaka Gets My Vote for Best Metro
Image via Osaka Metro
The Napoli Metro wins awards, The Paris Metro is more historic and New York’s Subway more famous, but my vote for the world’s best Metro system (so far)
Would you buy miles for a discounted award? Alaska Air wants to know.
Right now, Alaska Airlines is selling miles for as low as 1.97 cents per mile (Link via Travel Codex). I usually don’t think about buying miles or points, unless its just
Point Breaks for Real Life: O’s, Bohs and Pigskin
Views from Holiday Inn, Solomons Island, Maryland
If you follow all of the Points Blogs, you know PointBreaks are a great deal where points stays at IHG hotels are slashed to
Tokyo Robot Restaurant Review: Must Do if You’re Fan of Campy
Monsters and Robots and Lasers Oh My!
Disclosure: I received two tickets for review but paid full price for the rest of my family and for all concessions.
Recently I tried to
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Review: Better Than I Expected
Images from Room 700 at the Sheraton Tokyo Bay.
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Review
I haven’t had great success with the Sheraton Brand lately. Maybe I’m just spoiled from my Hyatt..
Camp Mom Asia Recap: 1 Mom, 2 Kids, 30 Days, 19K Miles…and 7 Prescriptions
Deal Kid and his new friend, Yoshiharu.
I’m just back from 19,177 miles of travel in 30 days with The Deal Kids (and Deal Dad for the first 14). MANY posts