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Review: Protea by Marriott Kruger Gate

Protea Kruger Gate – Booking We used 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points for this 5-night booking. We used the 5th-night free benefit that Bonvoy members enjoy when booking their stay with points. A night in the standard room here typically goes…

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Review: Singapore Airlines A350-900 Business Class

The Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Cape Town, South Africa is famously one of the best miles redemption. This 13 hour 55 minutes flight includes an hour’s stopover at Johannesberg. There are no affordable flight options between Singapore and…

Our Mexico Car Rental Nightmare Experience

M and I are big fans of renting our own car whenever we travel overseas. In our opinion, it is the most convenient way to explore any new destinations. This was precisely what we did on our trip to Cancun,…

Front entrance of the Intercontinental Presidente Puebla

Review: Intercontinental Presidente Puebla Mexico

Over the Christmas weekend, we’ve decided to take a short trip 2 hour trip from Mexico City (CDMX) over to Puebla to see its magical colonial architecture. As we’ve already spent 3 weeks in CDMX, we wanted to explore somewhere…

Residence Inn Cancun Hotel Zone

Review: Residence Inn Cancun Hotel Zone

As part of our Riveria Maya week-long vacation in the winter of 2021, we stayed and explored Cancun for 3 days. During our time here, we split our stays between Cancun downtown and the Cancun Hotel Zone. Other than Cancun,…

Review: Hilton Playa del Carmen All-Inclusive Resort

We were in Cancun, Mexico for our long-awaited vacation. After being in the US for a couple of months, we thought the best place for us to relax and escape the cold would be the Riviera Maya. During our week…

What to expect in Netflix Stranger Things: New York City Official Store

Are you a fan of Netflix’s Stranger Things? You can now visit Hawkins in New York City! A Netflix original, Stranger Things opened an official store in New York City Times Square! Here is what to expect in The Official…

Hampton Inn Front Royal front porch

Review: Hampton Inn Front Royal Hotel

Following a series of out of town trips, we are now down south in the state of Virginia! We were there to visit the Shenandoah National Park, one of the only National Parks on the east coast. I’ve always wanted…

Quality Inn Lake George front facade

Review: Quality Inn Lake George Hotel

We were in upstate New York for an early November weekend getaway. There are many great outdoor hiking spots within the great Adirondacks wilderness. For our 3 day trip, we decided to visit Lake George town and Lake Placid town…

Entrance to the Lake House at High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid.

Review: Lake House at High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid

We were in Upstate New York for a quick weekend getaway from the city. The Adirondacks stood out to us as it was reasonably remote yet not too far away. Even within the Adirondacks, there were many towns and places…