One of the benefits of the Club Carlson Card I got is one free night when redeeming reward stay of two or more days. I happen to have a trip coming up in Europe where I used my Club Carlson points to redeem a hotel going for over $400 that …

The second credit card I applied to was an NFL Credit Card.  GO GIANTS! I’m currently in New York, racking up minimum spend with that card.  But… why go for a NFL card? The Barclay’s NFL Card is currently offering $400 cash back when you spend $2,500 in three months.  …

Of all days to do it, my significant other scooped away Tiff’s husband ON HER BIRTHDAY.  Sorry, Tiff! But in honor of your birthday (and with apologies for the kidnapping), here’s a little ditty:   Happy Birthday, Tiff!

…which still wasn’t much of a churn at all! I tend to be stuck in the camp of not being able to use miles for dream vacations because I’m too busy flying around earning miles (through work).  In fact, I upgraded a trip to Hawaii, four different people’s flights, and …

One item that is really important to me while traveling is snack food.  And not just for the plane! It gets really tedious eating out while on the road.  In fact, my birthday wish was to have dinner in.  When I want a quick meal, I don’t want to have …

My twitterfeed has been filled with uproar over the change in Hilton Honors’ program the last two days.  And rightfully so!  Some properties’ redemption rate has gone up by 90%.  Insane! While most people are taking their points and running to a different program, I’m sitting here feeling validated for …

Out of new-found respect for people who  do everything southpaw, here are some travel items to make your travel a little easier: Left handed travel corkscrewhttp://www.anythinglefthanded.co.uk/acatalog/travel-corkscrew-left-handed.htmlTravel corkscrew in stainless steel with anti-clockwise thread – turn in the natural left-handed motion. The two parts fit together in their gift box for …

If you’ve been noticing more typos from me lately on the blog and twitter, it isn’t that I’ve been hitting the wine hard(er).  I got into a knife fight with, well.. a knife, and the knife won.  My right hand is pretty incapacitated for now, and I’ve been learning to …

When we ran to Jamaica, I got stuck standing outside in Philly on the way back… in January… in a sundress.  While I had my sunburn to keep me warm, that’s not always the healthiest form of heat.  Luckily, a new prototype promises to fix that. Behold, the Winter Sun …

Google maps continues to amaze me.  Not only does it help me navigate traffic on the go (for free), give me transit directions in unfamiliar cities, and let me fly a plane, now it lets me take vacations to places I haven’t been able to get to yet. Behold, the …