A collection of hotel reviews, destination guides, tips on points & miles, and general thoughts on travel.
Since 2005, we’ve been curating travel itineraries by reading other blogs – This is our contribution to fellow travelers trying to maximize their time and money to explore off the tourist trap path. Our reviews are honest, detailed, and cover topics that we find are often missing. If you like our content, don’t forget to subscribe at the bottom of the page.
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Plan: 3 Days in Porto Portugal
he last stop on our recent around the world trip this past November was Porto, Portugal! Having really enjoyed visiting Lisbon in 2010, we’ve been eager to return to Portugal and Europe in general. In this post, we will share highlights of the 3 full days we spent here in November 2019 and some tips…
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Overtourism: Did “Eat Pray Love” Ruin Bali?
Last Updated: October 2025July 19, 2024 to fix formatting. Overtourism is becoming a problem in many tourist destinations around the world, and this topic has been receiving more media coverage in the last few years. One place that we love, and have visited where overtourism is a problem, is the island of Bali in Indonesia.…
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Stay – A Review of The Guild, Tribute Portfolio in San Diego
The Guild is a new Category 6 Tribute Portfolio Hotel in downtown San Diego. Formerly an Army-Navy YMCA building built in the 1920s, a major renovation project was completed to modernize the building as a luxury boutique hotel while preserving elements of the past. The hotel has 8 floors, 162 rooms that range from 185-1808…
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The 7 Things We Love About Chicago Illinois
In this post, we share the 7 things we love the most about Chicago, a city we love to visit for a quick weekend getaway!
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Stay – A Review of the Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort
Last Updated: March 17, 2026 Overview: The Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach is a Marriott Bonvoy Category 5 hotel located about a 15 minute drive the LIH – Lihue Airport and a 5 minute drive (depending on traffic) from the town of Kapaa. With 310 rooms and approximately 65% of them offering ocean views, it’s the…
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Planning: 10 Tips for Visiting Vancouver
Last Updated: March 15, 2021 We love living in Vancouver and are proud to call this city home! Known as the “City of Glass” due to all the tall glass condos, Vancouver is a world renowned city that draws visitors all over the world due to its unique setting against a backdrop of awe inspiring…
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