Family Travel with Points and Miles
We slept in until about 7:30 before heading to the club lounge for breakfast. The boys are quite used to that kind of breakfast so it was no big deal. The breakfast options were the normal bacon, eggs, sausage, yogurt, etc and was above average in quality. We had to eat quickly because we had… Continue reading Fort Myers 2020: Diary – Day 2
We had booked our mid-morning flight the previous day on JetBlue. I had booked the Basic Blue fare which is their basic economy fare which charges for seat assignment (among other restrictions) but since we were within 24 hours of the flight we could choose our seats immediately at booking time. The boys were with… Continue reading Fort Myers 2020: Diary – Day 1
We’re smiling. I promise! 2020 was a year like no other. The travel industry was upended in dramatic and unexpected ways. Everyone’s lives were reprioritized because of COVID-19 as we wait for the new normal to take hold. The Trips That Weren’t It’s no surprise that most of the trips we planned didn’t go as… Continue reading Year in Review – 2020
We woke up excited to fit in as much as we could on our last day in Bar Harbor. There is just so much to do, see, and experience that 3 night and 4 days was just not enough to fit it all in, but we would do our best to try! Morning Sunrise My… Continue reading Bar Harbor – August 2020: Day 4
We woke up to rain. This was expected from the forecast and is why we had focused on going biking the previous day. The summer had been extremely dry so the rain was needed. The forecast called for the rain to let up by noon and it was more of a drizzle than a downpour.… Continue reading Bar Harbor – August 2020: Day 3
We slept in later than expected but were still up by 8:00am. My wife had a morning call to get to so we needed to get out of the room. We made our way over to the breakfast room near the pool to see what the breakfast would be. Breakfast Buffet When we arrived there… Continue reading Bar Harbor – August 2020: Day 2
We got up around 8:00. The boys had been busy the previous fiew days (and weeks!) and we wanted them to get their rest. We had a 3 hour drive ahead of us. We went into town to get some breakfast. Tomatico and my wife went to a local organic juice bar called BIO. It… Continue reading Bar Harbor: August 2020 – Day 1
The hotel stay in Bar Harbor was scheduled to begin on Sunday, though we were picking up the boys from camp on the Friday morning before the trip. There were several reasons we didn’t want to go directly to the hotel from camp, but we mainly wanted to reconnect with them before going on a… Continue reading Bar Harbor: August 2020 – Day 0
After our first COVID-era trip to Boston a few weeks earlier and with the boys still away at summer camp, my wife and I looked a little for other mini-staycations. At the time, COVID restrictions between New England states were strict with many requiring a 14-day quarantine. New Hampshire had a quarantine rule, but you… Continue reading Quick Trip: Portsmouth New Hampshire – July 2020
NOTE -> This trip occurred pre-COVID-19 and feels like 100 years ago Highlights Barcelona game experience Well timed Valencia beach day (was sunny and warm while the next day it rained) Real Madrid museum and stadium tour The markets in all the cities Cheap taxis making it easy to get around Lots of great food… Continue reading Spain 2020 – Review
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