Family Travel with Points and Miles
Since we were planning our flights only a few weeks before travel, and most of New England also had the same school vacation, demand and prices were high on tickets. The boys had soccer on both weekends so we’d need to fly out either Sunday night or Monday morning and return on Friday night or… Continue reading Tampa 2021 – Flight Planning
The boys have their annual school vacation in April and we usually plan to go somewhere during that time. In previous years we’ve focused on international destinations such as Los Cabos or London but this year we would focus on a domestic location due to COVID uncertainty. Not Florida We had been to Florida 3… Continue reading April 2021 – Where to go?
Highlights Amazing weatherSpeedboat Tour!!!!Great food options near both hotelsBeach paths, especially in South Beach Lowlights Hugely disappointing stay at St. RegisSmall rooms and no quiet areas to work at Hyatt CentricSouth Beach area was more seedy than expected What Went Right Flights were full but went smoothlyWe were much better off using Lyft instead of… Continue reading Miami 2021: Summary
The alarm went off early at 3:30. It was a bit of a struggle, but we all got up and got ready quickly. It helped that we had everything packed and ready the night before. Checkout We made our way down to the lobby to formally check out. Even though this was a stay on… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 10
We had one more day of activities before we would be heading home. The weather was great and we enjoyed the location, though we were quite tired of dealing with the hotel. We’d only have one more short night and then we’d be done with it. Morning Activities While my wife and the boys had… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 9
After breakfast, the boys went to the pool for an hour before the day’s big activity. Speedboat Tour! During our trip into Bayside Marketplace over the weekend we had picked up a pamphlet for a speedboat tour of the bay. The boys took about half a millisecond to start begging to go on that. I… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 8
After a rainy day the previous day, we were looking forward to some better weather and were rewarded with a sunny morning. Enjoying the Pool After breakfast with my wife, the boys headed down to the pool. I stayed in the room to do some travel planning for our hoped-for travel to Dubai over Christmas.… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 7
We woke up at a normal time though it has been a night of restless sleep. We had heard a lot of noise that we initially thought was either construction, people moving furniture, or thunder. We never fully figured out what it was, but I don’t think it was any of those since there wasn’t… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 6
We would be switching hotels today. We'd be headed to the St Regis Bal Harbour which would be in a much more exclusive area than our current hotel. We had also gotten a notice that our suite upgrade had been processed so we'd be in a slightly nicer room, though it didn't look like much… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 5
We slept in before eating breakfast. This was our last full day at this hotel before switching to the next one and it was a weekend so we took advantage of our ability to relax. Museum Time and Running My wife decided to take the boys to the Science Museum which was near the Bayside… Continue reading Miami 2021: Diary – Day 4
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