Amazing Opportunity! Convert Alaska Mileage Plan travel funds to miles at .01 each!

I’ve been sitting on over $1300 worth of travel funds in my Alaska Mileage Plan account for a couple years. Back when I used to work in Costa Rica, I tried to use Alaska Airlines whenever possible because their miles are so valuable, and as a result of changing plans and canceling flights a few […]

Roadtrippin’ Europe – Day 3

Day 3 – Munich, Dachau, Chiemsee, Salzburg Read all about Day 2 here.Read all about Day 1 here. As I had said in the last post, when we picked the Star Inn München Schwabing it was because of it’s proximity to a side trip we planned to make from Munich, which was Dachau Concentration Camp. […]

Roadtrippin’ Europe – Day 2

Day 2 – Füssen, Neuschwanstein Castle, Munich Read all about Day 1 – here! I highly recommend Füssen for a stopover to visit Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, and the beautiful surrounding area. What little we saw of Füssen seemed very nice. It’s what you think a small town in Germany will be like. I hope […]

Flight Review: Intra-Europe Business Class, British Airways A320 (London-Munich)

Date: 6/30/19 Airline: British Airways Aircraft: Airbus A320 Flight Number: 948 Origin: London, England (LHR) Destination: Munich, Germany (MUC) Flight Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes Cabin: Business Class Seat: 6F Introduction: After spending a great week in London, I was off to meet my sister and nephews in Germany. I had used Alaska Mileage Plan […]

Travel and History: Ep. 2 – Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany

Did you know that this fairy tale castle built high atop a hill in Southern Germany, in which Sleeping Beauty’s Castle was modeled, was almost blown up by the Nazis at the end of World War II? Every once in a while, here on the blog, I like to highlight one of my favorite destinations, […]