Family Travel with Points and Miles
We were going to focus on using my dads stash of SPG points. He had about 130,000 points which could be converted into 390,000 Marriott points if we wanted to stay in a Marriott branded hotel. At the time SPG and Marriott were still separate loyalty programs with different points currencies, but you you exchange… Continue reading April 2018: London – Hotel Planning part 2
Hotels in Europe can be frustrating. Most hotel rooms in big European cities are for 2 people which is not very family friendly. London is no different so my work was cut out for me. We had 9 days to fill and we wanted to stay in different places. I had just gotten the Citi… Continue reading April 2018: London – Hotel Planning
From the Boston area there are loads of options for getting to London. Not only does London have multiple airports that Boston serves directly (Heathrow and Gatwick), but there are several smaller airports in the Boston area that fly to places in Europe with one short connection to one of the London airports including Providence,… Continue reading April 2018: London – Flight Planning
In the summer of 2017 after a few successful trips to Paris and Hawaii and a planned trip to Rome in February of 2018 we were looking for something to do for the April school vacation in 2018. As we were brainstorming idea on places, we came to London. My wife and i had been… Continue reading April 2018: London – Planning
After doing a ton of research online, the overwhelming opinion seems to be to use taxis to get around the city. I'm normally not a big fan of taxis, but everyone says they are plentiful, clean, safe and inexpensive. They also (mostly) accept credit cards for payment vastly minimizing the headache of having to carry… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – Logistics
There is a LOT to do in Dubai. You see and hear about the malls and shopping, but there is quite a bit else to see and do and we only had 4 full days due to travel on our first day when we arrived in the evening. Burj KalifaThe Burj Kalifa is the tallest… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – Activities
We wanted to end our vacation with 5 nights relaxing in the desert, but wanted to be in the center of the action for the first 5 nights. Since we want to take advantage of our Marriott points and status, we were focusing on Marriott properties in Dubai. There are a LOT of them! Looking… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – City Hotel
With the flights booked, there were 10 nights to fill. The original inspiration for the trip was driven by the Ritz Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert resort. While this hotel is not one we'd normally look at staying in, there were a few things that made this a very attractive option for us.… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – Desert Hotel
Dubai would be the farthest away from home we had traveled to date. I had been to India (from San Francisco, even) for work many years ago, which is a longer trip, but as a family our previous longest single flight was nearly 8 hours from Zurich to Boston. This trip was sure to eclipse… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – Flights
Note - It's been awhile since I've posted, but a lot has been going on. We just got back from this fantastic trip and I wanted to share all the planning and fun we had. Enjoy! The past few years during school vacations we had gone to Paris, Rome and London. While we had a… Continue reading February 2019 – Finding New Adventures
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