
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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Review: Hotel La Semilla, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Last Updated: September 15, 2021 Disclaimer: This review represents our experiences during 3 stays but due to a recent negative stay, we can no longer recommend booking and staying at Hotel Semilla. The property markets itself one way but is managed in a different way and has inherent issues. We have really started to enjoy…
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Mexico City: Walk, Eat, Drink and Repeat
Note: This is a very outdated post. Since posting this, we’ve been to Mexico City twice. We don’t want to delete anything as it captures our first trip here. Mexico City is a great place to just walk, eat, drink and repeat all day and you will not run out of options to try and…
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Review: Ignacia Guest House, Mexico City
are very happy we choose Ignacia Guest House, a relatively new boutique hotel with open air facilities in Roma Norte, a trendier neighborhood also near Condesa. As a newer hotel that was completed in 2017, Ignacia Guesthouse is still relatively under the radar, but we don’t think it will remain that way for too long.
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Review: Los Aguachiles in Playa Del Carmen Mexico
Ceviche is one of our favorite things to eat, especially when we’re in Mexico. We usually visit TaconTenedor (link to our review) but decided to go back to Los Aguachiles recently to give them another try. Los Aguachiles is an open-air Mexican seafood restaurant in Playa Del Carmen with a good mix of tourists and locals…
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24 Hours in Nashville: Our Highlights and Tips
We took advantage of a seat sale to book mini-mileage run to Nashville Tennessee in February 2018. In this post, we’ll talk about what we did in the 24 hours we had in the city and give you some tips to plan your trip. What’s Nashville Like? Nashville is a must-do pilgrimage for country music…
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Review: Lone Star Court in Austin Texas
It was love at first stay when we found Lone Star Court, a boutique hotel by the Valencia Group located in Austin’s Domain Shopping neighborhood. If you would like to love camping, but don’t want to sleep in a tent, Lone Star Court is the place for you; it’s a luxury retro hotel with a…
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