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Why Amex Green Card 60k Offer Is a Good Addition to your Wallet
I’m currently traveling! Follow Miles For Family on Facebook or Instagram to see photos. My reply to comments and emails may be delayed. I mentioned last Friday that the American Express Green Card has a new higher welcome offer with 60k points. Let’s take a look. Amex Green Card 60k...
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Brief Overview of Our Cruise Stops in Curacao, Aruba and Half Moon Cay
CROSSING THE PANAMA CANAL WITH KIDS ON HOLLAND AMERICA EURODAM  OUR FASCINATING/TERRIFYING DAY EXPLORING THE PANAMA CANAL BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR CRUISE STOPS IN CURACAO, ARUBA AND HALF MOON CAY (THIS POST) This post is long overdue, but as they say, better late than never. Last Thanksgiving my family got...
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The Best Laid Plans…
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Yes, it’s true. No matter how carefully you plan something in advance and do everything right, it can all just fall apart. I mentioned on here a while back that I booked a night tour of the Colosseum in...
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Dealing with Setbacks in the Miles and Points World (Is Hard)
A few months ago I wrote a post on how my SIL applied for Delta co-branded card primarily for checked bag benefit. Of course, she was also very much looking forward to getting her welcome offer of 70k miles. She recently got married and moved to Michigan, and plans to...
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Japan Shinkansen Bullet Train Review – Tokyo to Osaka
Traveling the Shinkansen Japanese bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka was a bucket list item, and one that I'll never forget.
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Don’t Ignore Virgin Atlantic Program for Domestic Economy Delta Flights
About a month and a half ago, I had a good fortune of receiving a targeted offer on Amex Delta card in the mail. While most folks in this hobby make fun of this particular currency, I happen to value it highly. It comes down to expectations as well as...
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You Should Stand Up As Soon As The Plane Lands (Like I do)
What? You just sit in your seat when the plane gets to the gate? Have I got a story for you...
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United Increases Award Prices, Amex Green 60k and more
United Increases Award Prices: I’ve read in several places about United increasing award prices on international flights. United doesn’t have an award chart anymore, but previously you could fly to Europe in Economy for as low as 30k miles. Now, the lowest seems to be 40k. Business and partner awards...
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Massive United Devaluation, Obese Passenger Claims Discrimination, and Influencer Ditches Child to Take Upgrade
Here is the latest set of interesting stories and news from around the travel web that I found enjoyable or useful and hope you do, too!
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Shocking!? Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel to Close Permanently
I just saw some breaking news from Chip and Company: Disney is closing Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser permanently in September. Wow! The final voyage will be September 28-30, 2023. Disney’s statement: “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is one of our most creative projects ever and has been praised by our Guests...
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How travel is getting me through this happy/sad week
If you’re the parent of a school-aged child, you can probably relate to this video about the month of May:   May is just a crazy, busy month! Sports banquets, class plays, theatre awards, field day, and the list goes on. This week in particular has been rough for me....
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Did Trunk Bay Beach live up to the hype?
Last month, I visited several islands in the Caribbean on Voyager of the Seas (see my cruise review here). Our first stop was the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. My family has visited St. Thomas a few times before. It’s a beautiful, hilly island with gorgeous...
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Review – 80K offer ending soon
The Chase Sapphire Preferred may be the single best credit card out there, if you were just starting out or could only get one card. The combination of ...
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Confession: I do this one thing that makes travel gurus cringe
I’m usually all about saving money and researching destinations to find the quickest/easiest/most recommended ways to do things. But, I don’t always follow the travel advice from gurus like Rick Steves and others if I don’t believe the savings is worth the peace of mind. Here is one example. I...
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Bizarre Experience: Applying for Wells Fargo Choice Select Credit Card
A few weeks ago, Wells Fargo bank finally started issuing two flavors of co-branded Choice credit card (find non-affiliate application links here). As soon as I saw the announcement, I knew I  would  try to get Select version that has a $95 annual fee, waived with this offer. There are...