This past year, Rob took advantage of a 200,000 Capital One Miles bonus offer (not a typo). Since then, I have moved many of Rob’s business charges to his Capital One Spark Miles card, where he earns 2x miles on all of his purchases. You see, I booked a hotel for February break in Squaw […]
Category: Mom’s Trips
Darn!-I Forgot About The $100 Minimum Travel Charge That Would Have Allowed Me To Use My Arrival Miles
On our recent trip to Italy this summer, my goal was to have every portion of the trip that constituted travel to be paid with using rewards. After all, we had already gotten the flights on British Airways Avios saving, $4,700 and our 4 night stay in Milan was paid for using 120,000 World Of Hyatt […]
Booked A Swim Meet Hotel In St. Pete And Saved A Grand
I am heading back to St. Petersburg, Florida once again for a spring swim meet for my daughter. You can read here about how we saved $900 on the flights. As for the hotel, we are staying at the Hyatt Place, the same hotel we have stayed in previously and where much of the team stays. […]
Free Flights To Tahoe For Winter Break 2020 And A Savings Of $3050
We are headed to Lake Tahoe for winter break, 2020. I found myself with a lot of American Airlines AAdvantage Miles because I recently took advantage of 2 lucrative AA bonus offers. First, I got the CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard at the beginning of the year with a 70,000 mile bonus offer. Then, this past March, I […]
Everyone Say Tagine
MOROCCO! During our 9 day Moroccan adventure… -We visited many of the country’s mystical cities, ancient towns and awe inspiring landscapes. -We immersed ourselves in the traditional culture and local cuisine at each destination we visited. (Can you say tagine?, Have you ever went to the bathroom in a hole?, Harira soup may […]
Singapore-7 Nights, Two Hotels And $4,000 Saved
We are staying at 3 places in the Singapore area once we land from our FREE 18.5 direct flight from Newark to Singapore. Two of our hotels, within the city, I booked using points. First, we are staying on Hilton Honors points at the Conrad Centennial Singapore. I booked 2 rooms and each room was 60,000 […]
6 Restaurants at Syracuse U Every Freshman Must Try First Semester
6 Restaurants at Syracuse U Every Freshman Must Try First Semester […]
A Fun And Exciting 24 Hours In DC
Rob was admitted to the Supreme Court a few weeks ago and we got to sit in the courtroom with 6 judges on the bench. We heard 3 opinions (2 by Ginsburg and one by Kavanaugh) and had a brief meet and greet with Justice Ginsburg. Needless to say, it was an incredible experience and one […]
#Momski
I wish there was an app to connect moms at ski resorts who still want to ski, but they can no longer keep up with their families. I went on 2 ski trips out to Colorado this past winter, stayed in some great hotels, ate at some amazing restaurants and occupied myself in ways other […]
A Vail Adventure: Our Family’s Winter Vacation
By Roberta Lasky We ventured to Vail this past February and uncovered a winter wonderland set within White River National Forest for a perfect wintertime getaway. Fun Fact: Vail is a verb and means show respect or submission. History: Pete Seibert and local rancher Earl Eaton established the ski area in 1962 and named […]