Travel Tips and Trips

Learn how to make traveling a pleasure and explore several destinations the author has experienced.

The tips and tools are what I am testing after seeing them during any searching. I will be describing my impressings but will not necessarily go in depth on how to implement them.

The authors have explained the tools much better than I will, so visit their sites to learn more.

Credit Card Points Research

Starting on my quest to research Credit Card points for travel, one site that is predominent is  https://thepointsguy.com/ I signed up for his newsletter for free and he does provide a wealth of tips and information. He also shows the breakdown of credit cards and the…

Credit Card Points Initiation

For years I have been accumulating points on my credit cards and redeeming them for cash to pay on the credit card balance. My daughter started looking into using the points for air travel, and over several years and research, she has been able to book some…

Planning Our Costa Rica Adventure

In August 2024, we started planning a trip to Costa Rica with several of our friends who had never been before. We quickly realized that March 2025 would be the perfect time to go, so we set our sights on those dates. After checking multiple airlines, we found the…

Yosemite National Park

April 19, 2022, we arrived at Yosemite National Park.  The mountain views were spectacular and the air still had a hint of the cool winter temperature. We made our way to our sleeping quarters which was a tent equipped with a queen bed, a full bed, and a heater.  A…

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