By Roberta Lasky Having grown up on Netherland Avenue in the Dutch-named Spuyten Duyvil* section of Riverdale in The Bronx**, I have always had a strong interest in visiting Amsterdam. Planning our summer vacation in Europe, my husband and I decided to add a three-night trip to this city that has so many meaningful […]
Category: Mom’s Trips
2/3 Free Flights To Aspen For Winter Break 2019 And A Savings Of $1,950
We are headed to Aspen, Co for winter break, 2019. We used Chase Ultimate Rewards points for 2/3 of the cost of our flights. The America Airlines flights that I booked cost $620 each for flights from Laguardia to Aspen (not direct). For each $620 flight, I needed 41,333 Ultimate Rewards points. Points can be […]
It’s All Greek To Me
By Jodi Baretz With much excitement my husband and I were finally headed to Greece. We were supposed to go 20 years ago on our honeymoon but, another event got in the way. I’m not a big planner so minus a few dinner reservations we were going to wing it. Since we have the Starwood […]
10 Tips For Traveling To Israel
By Joanie Schildkraut Israel is similar to Disney World in that no matter at what age you go, or what time of the year you travel, everyone comes home with fond memories to last a lifetime. No two trips will ever be the same, but here are some of the tips learned from our […]
Why Ireland?
By Marlo Klein. Why Ireland? The world is a big place and I intend to see it all (if I’m lucky). So not every destination I pick is popular. I found recently that when I chose Ireland as this summer’s place for Andrew and I to explore, I got many of the same reactions..”really, why […]
Getting My Country On In Nashville
Talk about a hot and trendy destination with its own unique vibe, Music City aka Nashville has just about everything that 4 girls on a BIG bday trip could desire. My four college friends and I went for 3 nights and we were busy from the morning late into the night (yawn) popping in and […]
So Smug About Smugglers Notch-18 Plus Car Rides Worth The Trip
By Lisa Katz Sklar. My family has been going to Smugglers Notch in Vermont for the last 18 years. Each time we go, the entire drive we reminisce about the last time we were there. All I can hear in the back seat is “do you remember when we did …”. I always feel […]
Losing Ourselves In Ravello With Many Mamas
Rob and I headed to the Amalfi Coast for Rob’s 50th birthday. (I chose the trip 🙂 ). We stayed in four spots during our 8 days there. We spent two nights in Ravello, two nights in Positano, 3 nights in Capri and 1 night in Naples the eve before our flights home. Many people […]
From Biscuits To Butter Beer To Bunkers…..One Family’s Busy Week In London
By Jessica Reinmann. When our son turned 9 we decided he was finally old enough to start traveling (our daughter is 13). We thought London would be the perfect first international trip with no language barrier. We used the company Queen of Clubs to plan our excursions and we were very happy with them. We […]
The DoubleTree by Hilton Vail….A Great New Option For Those Booking A Vail Ski Trip!
Attention Skiers! We now have a new option to stay at Vail using rewards. This past winter, the DoubleTree by Hilton Vail opened less than two miles from Vail Mountain and it looks really nice in the pics! The hotel has a free shuttle service to the mountain, an onsite ski rental shop, an outdoor heated pool […]