Trip Report: 48 Hours in Philadelphia
Recently, the hubby and I tacked two quick days in Philadelphia onto another trip we were already taking. Neither of us had ever been to Philly before, and as we’d already be in the Northeast and therefore fairly close, we decided to use our Southwest miles & Companion Pass to make it happen. For a […]
Read MoreWelcome, Million Mile Secrets readers!
Author’s Note: Please enjoy today’s post, in partnership with Million Mile Secrets! If you’re landing here today, there’s a good chance that you’re coming over from one of my favorite blogs, Million Mile Secrets! Welcome, and we hope you like what you see. MMS readers may be especially interested in some of our recent travel & […]
Read MoreTrip Review: A Weekend In Portland, Maine
This past weekend, the hubby and I crossed one more destination off our domestic travel bucket list, thanks in no small part to our Southwest Companion Pass: beautiful Portland, Maine. To get there, we redeemed around 17,500 Southwest Rapid Reward points for a round-trip flight directly into Portland via Baltimore for the hubby. Then, using my Southwest Companion […]
Read MoreFive Steps For Handling a Delayed Flight Like a Pro
Right now, dear readers, the hubby and I are sipping on margaritas, writing this with complimentary wi-fi, with our phones charging, awaiting a flight to Chicago from the Philadelphia airport. All in all, life’s pretty good. The rest of the passengers around us, however, are not sharing our zen. Due to bad weather up and down the Eastern seaboard […]
Read MoreTrip Report: 48 Hours in Minneapolis, Minnesota
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent this past weekend in Minneapolis, tagging along for a couple days of sightseeing before my husband attended a work conference. We got in late Friday night, and my return flight left Monday morning, which means we had just two full days to explore everything the city had to offer. […]
Read MoreThe Cash + Points Booking Trick You Need To Know About
The hubby is away this week at a work conference in Minneapolis, a city that neither of us had previously ever been to. And while his work was picking up the tab for his hotel room starting this past Saturday, I suggested we tack on a night to the front end of his trip so […]
Read MoreThe Real Value of Miles & Points
We had something of a minor family emergency this week at Unintended Domesticity HQ. (Don’t worry, we’re all fine.) But as a result, we needed to quickly fly in a relative that lives hundreds of miles away. The relative didn’t have the money to buy the outrageously expensive last minute tickets, which were running upwards […]
Read MoreTravel Credit Cards to Pay Attention To Right Now: Summer 2015 Edition
Over here at Unintended Domesticity HQ, we’re in the middle of a new round of credit card churning – the goal being three cards in about as many months, and quite the haul of benefits as a result. We started with the Citi Prestige Mastercard. The Prestige card comes with a hefty fee – $450 […]
Read MoreTrip Report: Anniversary Trip to Hawaii, Part Three, 10 Hours in Oahu
As anticipated, our week in Hawaii had flown by far too fast, and come Saturday, we were forced to say Aloha (the bad kind) to the Big Island and start the journey home. However, we had specifically planned our flights to allow a 10-hour layover in Honolulu, allowing us to get just a little taste of […]
Read MoreTrip Report: Anniversary Trip to Hawaii, Part Two, the Big Island
After squeezing every bit of “aloha” we could out of Maui, it was time for us to head to our second island of the trip, Hawaii, aka the Big Island. A quick 20-minute flight from Maui deposited us on the Big Island, which is sort of like being deposited on Mars. The sandy beaches, swaying sea […]
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