• Anniversary in Copenhagen

    We’re not really sentimental about our wedding anniversary, but it’s a great excuse (not that we need one) to plan a trip! It’s in March, so Chicago’s weather is typically “meh” and I usually want to get away. We have a strong preference for direct flights when planning short trips (not exactly unusual, I know),…

  • Four weekends, four cities

    I love the points/miles game. We get to do absurdly wonderful things, like spend weekends in other cities, for not too much cash. Over the past 5 weeks, we’ve been to 4 cities for relatively little out-of-pocket cash. Philadelphia First up was Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia. We probably overspent on airfare (30k each on…

  • Prague (and how I got hooked on luxury hotels)

    Chris does a fabulous job blogging about our adventures, so I don’t want to retread the same ground he’s covering.  But I do have a few thoughts of my own on our most recent trip. In November 2016, I took a mileage run to Beijing Hong Kong (long story short: United wouldn’t let me on…