General Travel
Adventure
- Our Up North Adventure – Nothing is Normal in 2020!
- Our Fishing Adventure on Lake Michigan
- Our Day Trip Fruit-Ventures!
- Cultural Heritage Festivals in Michigan
- Traveling as Two
- Let’s Play Travel Show and Tell … and it’s Your Turn!
- Exploring Waimea Valley
- Foodies Finds – Oahu Hawaii
- It’s the Perfect Time for a Weekend in Traverse City
- FoodVentures: Portland Oregon
- What’s the Best Luau on Oahu?
- Road Trip 101
- Summer Harvest Season Adventures
- Exploring the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway – Oregon
- DO Go Chasing Waterfalls – Mount Hood & The Columbia River in Oregon
- Family Road Trip Flashback
- Beale Street – Memphis Tennessee
- 3 Cool Places in Traverse City We Just Tried for the First Time
- Doing the Research Before a Trip
- My Travel Bucket List
- Planning Another Trip to Italy
- Magical Mystery Trip
- This Guy Makes Travel Fun
- How we spent 27 hours in Traverse City
- My Pure Michigan
- Girls Getaway: Texas
- Markies Big Adventure
- Keeping My Friends Close
- Road map to Adventure
- Spontaneous Adventure
Airlines
- Why I am Happy with Travel Vouchers Instead of a Refund for my Airfare Cancellation
- How I Cut the Airfare Costs For a Budget Trip Without Using Valuable Points or Miles
- Booking Cheap Flights on Southwest
- 5 Easy Ways to Get Free Drink Coupons From Southwest Airlines
- Flying Southwest Airlines to Hawaii
- Planning For a Long Layover
- Parking at the Airport
- 10 Things You Can do When Your Flight Doesn’t Have Seatback Entertainment
- This Airfare is Straight Up Nuts!
- Flying with Southwest Airlines
- Say Aloha to Hawaii on Southwest!
- Sorting out the Star Alliance
- Would you fly Wow Air?
- Not so WOW Experience
Airports & Lounges
- 8 Key Factors for a Great Airport Experience
- The Escape Lounge at OAK
- Planning For a Long Layover
- The Lufthansa Lounge at DTW
Budget Friendly Travel
- Cost Saving Tips for Planning a Trip
- Why 2020 Is A Year For Earning, Not Burning Points And Miles
- Is Purchasing Points Ever a Good Value?
- How I Cut the Airfare Costs For a Budget Trip Without Using Valuable Points or Miles
- Booking Cheap Flights on Southwest
- The Best Travel Deals
- My Idea of Budget Travel
- Flying Southwest Airlines to Hawaii
- Parking at the Airport
- How I Changed My Ways in Order to Earn More Travel Rewards
- Do You Have a Magic Number When Making Travel Reservations?
- 10 Things You Can do When Your Flight Doesn’t Have Seatback Entertainment
- I Forgot to Make Labor Day Reservations
- Budget Trip Plan Update: 6 Days in Oahu
- Oregon on a Budget
- Fees, Fees, Fees!
- AAA Membership is a Great Value!
Car Rental
- Autoslash – They Are The Real Deal!
- Deciding if we Need to Rent a Car in Oahu Hawaii
- Why Alamo is My Number One for Car Rentals
- Car Rental Dilemma
Credit Cards and Loyalty Programs
- 5 Things I like about the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card
- When The Price Is Right
- Tips for Selecting the Right Credit Cards
- New Amex Offer to Support Shopping at Small Businesses
- Temporary Bonus Points
- How We CAN Stay Prepared While We CAN’T Travel
- My Recent Experiences With American Express Bonuses
- American Express Has a Lot of Good Travel Offers Right Now
- 10 Things You Should Know Before Getting Started With Points & Miles
- Taking a New Look at an Old Credit Card
- Oh No, I have a Fraudulent Charge on my Credit Card…What Next?
- Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses
- The Length of Time it Takes for Points and Rewards to be Applied to Your Account
- Why You Should Complete a Simple Annual Credit Card Points Review
- Maximizing Returns on Spending With Cash Back Credit Cards
- How Have My Credit Cards Stacked up in 2019 – A Travel and Savings Review
- Be Sure You Know What Type of Starbucks You are at When Using Deals!
- Looking Ahead at 2020 Points & Miles Strategies
- How BP Ruined a Perfectly Good Loyalty Program
- Why Isn’t American Express Accepted Everywhere?
- How I Changed My Ways in Order to Earn More Travel Rewards
- I Had a Plan
- My Reservations About the Resy Dining Reservation Program
- Choosing a New Credit Card to Maximize Points for Travel
- American Express Adds Another Boxed Offer
- How Do the Southwest Credit Cards Stack Up
- The New Boxed Credit on the American Express Gold Card
- The American Express $100 Airline Fee Credit
- Open Table – My First Experience
- Membership Rewards: A New Way to Earn Points
- Southwest Card: New Sign up Bonus
- Are You Ready for Bonvoy
- Managing your Credit Cards
Hotels
- The Hilton Golden Ticket
- Hotel Indigo – Traverse City, Michigan
- The Homestead Resort – Glen Arbor, Michigan
- Sometimes If You Snooze, You Lose!
- Is Purchasing Points Ever a Good Value?
- Hotel Review: Hilton Oakland Airport
- Hotel Review – Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu
- Hotel Review – Hyatt Centric Waikiki
- Hotel Review: Embassy Suites Dallas Market Center
- Renegotiating my Hotel Rate
- Holiday Inn – Breakfast Failure
- I Forgot to Make Labor Day Reservations
- Another Way to Avoid Hotel Fees
- How Hyatt Adding SLH Properties Expands my Hotel Options in Europe
- Hotel Resort Fees: Looking for Some Kind of Value in These Unavoidable Fees
- Hotel Review: Hyatt House Downtown Portland, Oregon
- Hotel Review: Holiday Inn – Hillsboro OR
- Always Reconcile your Hotel Bill!
- Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Resort West Bay Beach – Traverse City, MI
- Fees, Fees, Fees!
- Hotel Review – Holiday Inn Purdue/Fort Wayne
- Issues at Hotels that Really Irk Me
- Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express -Marshall MI
- Hotel Review – Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Acme Michigan
- My Top 5 Favorite Hotels in Europe
Money Saving Tips
- How Grocery Week 1 Went For My No Spend and Pantry Challenges
- No Spend Challenge Month
- Go “FETCH” Some Travel Savings!
- A New Feature on Check Out 51
- American Express Has a Lot of Good Travel Offers Right Now
- How to Prepare for Holiday Spending
- 10 Easy Ways to Save Money for Travel
- Easy Ways to Save Money on Travel
- Open Table – My First Experience
- Membership Rewards: A New Way to Earn Points
- What a Trip to the Grocery Store Means to ME….
- Reviewing my Recent Savings for Travel
- Two Different Ways to Save for Travel on Ibotta
- Putting Money in my Travel Fund
- Travel Tip Tuesday
- How to Use Ebates and Getting the Best Deals
- I am NOT a Points Genius
Packing
- Selecting A Wardrobe for Travel
- Luggage Review: Sam 22″ Hardside Carry-On Case
- Why I Travel With a Bag of Quarters
- Wheeling and Dealing on a New Piece of Luggage
- Packing Shoes
- Packing for a Trip
- Packing Fun
- Preparing & Packing
Places We Have Been
- A Rhine Cruise and Riesling
- Exploring Waimea Valley
- Touring Pearl Harbor
- Mark’s List of Travel Favorites
- Manneken Pis
- Exploring Pompeii
- Castello del Trebbio
- Experiencing The Vatican
- Visiting The Albertina Museum: A Happy Accident
- My First Love: Italy
- Last Postcard from Europe – Paris
- Postcards from Europe – Venice!
- Postcards from Europe – Germany & Austria
Travel Gear
- Storing my Travel Gear
- Luggage Review: Sam 22″ Hardside Carry-On Case
- Wheeling and Dealing on a New Piece of Luggage
- My New Luggage Has Arrived!
- These are a few of my Favorite Things: Travel Gear
- Travelon Crossbody Bag
Travel Planning
- When Will I Travel Internationally Again?
- Hotels, Car Rentals & 2 Airlines: My Experience Cancelling our April Trip
- My Big Trip vs the Coronavirus
- 5 Things I like to do Before Visiting a Different Country for the First Time
- Group Tours: Insights & Survival Tips
- Aligning Your Travel Schedule For the Year is Like Putting Pieces of a Puzzle Together
- We Couldn’t Have Done it Without a Little Help
- I almost Blew it!
- 5 Things You Need to do When Planning for a Trip
- Are you a Tortoise or a Hare when making Travel Plans?
- What are the Odds!
- Planning a Big Trip Can be an Emotional Roller Coaster
- Prepare for Take Off: Our Portugal Airfare Strategy
- Doing the Research Before a Trip
- The Waiting Place
- Sorting out the Star Alliance
- Uber Confession
- Portugal or Bust
- Dream, Plan, Save…Adventure!
- The Best Travel Sites I Follow
- Planning Our Next BIG Trip
- Choosing the Right Type of Travel
- The next Year of Long Weekends and Mini Vacations
Travel Series
- Final Preparations
- Building Your Travel Toolbox
- Preparing & Packing
- Let’s Make a Deal
- Show Me the Money!
- Ready, Set, Save!
- If you plan it, you can go!
- You Say tom-A-to, I say tom-ah-to!
- Explore your Options!
- Seize the Day!
Travel Tips
- What to Pack in a Travel First Aid Kit
- Let’s Talk About Sunscreen
- Vacation Photography
- Two Different Ways to Save for Travel on Ibotta
- Avoiding Bed Bugs when Traveling
- Vacation Photos & DIY Project
Travel Tools
- A Funny Thing Happened Yesterday…
- Applying for Global Entry
- Hotel Booking Sites
- Parking Apps
- Cool Video Guides for Travel Planning
- TSA Pre Check vs Global Entry
- The Value of a Good Travel Agent
- Travel Identification Documents & Programs
Lifestyle & Miscellaneous
- What Are You Doing With All Those Corks?
- Goals for the New Year
- Travel Themed Date Nights
- Rediscovering Our Back Porch
- Welcome to April
- New Normal
- Applying for Global Entry
- My Five Favorite F’s of Fall
- Travel Memories & Lifestyle Inspirations
Food
- Where to Eat in Traverse City, MI
- Foodie Finds – Traverse City Area
- Foodies Finds – Oahu Hawaii
- The Omelette Shoppe – A Sense of Humor and a Delicious Breakfast
- Trying All the Local Food and Drinks
Thirsty Travels
Brewery Series
- Maui Brewing – Waikiki
- Kona Brewing – Hawaii Kai, Oahu
- Northern Indiana Beer Trail
- Ogma Brewing Update
- Meet Ogma Brewing
- Michigan Brewery Series – Overview
- Michigan Brewery Series – Shorts Brewing Company
- Michigan Brewery Series: Round Barn
- Michigan Brewery Series -Traverse City
- Michigan Brewery Series – Grand River Brewing
- Michigan Brewery Series – Grand Rapids
- Michigan Brewery Series: Dark Horse Brewing
Cocktails and Spirits
- Low Bar – A Speakeasy
- The 100th anniversary of the Negroni
- When Life gives you Lemons…Make Limoncello
- Italian Cocktails
Winery Series
- Wrapping up the Winery Series
- Michigan Wine Series: Pioneer Wine Trail
- Michigan Wine Series: Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail
- Michigan Wine Series: Leelenau Peninsula Wine Trail
- Michigan Wine Series: Mari Vineyards
- Michigan Wineries Series: Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail
