A few weeks ago I went, with four friends for the day, to Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz New York. We live in Westchester county, and it was about an hour and 20 minute easy drive. We took advantage of an amazing weekday special where for $170, you have access to the grounds and facilities, you […]
Category: New York
Mt. Marcy Summit Off The Bucket List
Since my kids left for camp for 7 weeks, Rob and I traveled to Lake Placid solo with some of our friends. We wanted to stay in town, and also wanted to be on the lake (btw, Mirror Lake is the lake in town, not Lake Plaicd). We stayed three nights at the Golden […]
I Am Trying To Earn Barclaycard Arrival Miles For Our Stay In Cooperstown
My son, Mason, plays travel baseball. In our town, the kids go to Cooperstown the last year together as a team before high school. Mason and his team are scheduled to play in Cooperstown next summer, 2016. My loose plan is for all of us to go and make this our “summer trip”. Maybe […]
Hello From The Westin New York Grand Central-We Saved $260
We have no school tomorrow, Monday, and my family and I have an 1130 am appointment in the city for TSA Pre√. When I decided to take advantage of our free Sunday afternoon and head to the city to go to the 911 museum, I opted against us trekking back to the city the very next […]
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Used For Our Stay At The Palace Hotel
Sometimes Rob makes some of our travel plans when he takes advantage of auction items at charity events. Last year, he bid on and won a night at the Palace hotel. He did this with my daughter Jessie in mind, as she is a huge Gossip Girl fan. The Palace is the hotel in which […]
50th Anniversary Celebration Stay-Chase Sapphire Preferred Used!
This past summer was my parent’s 50th anniversary. My parents are not financially equipped to take everyone to the the Caribbean for a big anniversary like I know some grandparents can. But we wanted to celebrate all the same. My family, my sister’s family and my parents headed to the Villa Roma Resort in the Catskills. […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us Many Free Stays in New York City With Savings over $500 Each Time!
When the kids were younger, we often took them to the city for long weekends. We usually went in November, after our fall activities ended, and our weekends were a little more flexible. It was so much fun being a tourist in our own backyard. Every time we went, […]
Chase Sapphire Preferred Used For The Garden City Hotel
I had to take my daughter, Jessie, to a 2 day swim meet a few weekends ago in East Meadow, NY. Because the swim meet started so early in the morning (what I told Rob), and because I thought it would be nice to have a 2 day getaway with my daughter (the […]