A few years ago, we took an unforgettable family road trip around Ireland and Northern Ireland. Shortly after returning, we wrote a blog post that shares the highlights from this road trip. However, I realize that we did not write a detailed blog post about the actual Ireland road trip itinerary. Let’s fix that today, […]
Using Aeroplan Points for Multi-City Flights from Vancouver to Europe
Using Aeroplan Points for multi-city flights Our flights are booked! We are excited to visit Scandinavia for the first time. It’s been on our travel wish list for a very long time. I love that freshly-booked-flight-feeling when you receive the confirmation email. This is a big trip for us, given that we live on the other […]
Using Aeroplan Miles to purchase or upgrade to Business Class
Using Aeroplan Miles for Business Class It’s been a long time coming. We finally sat in Business Class on a long haul flight across the Atlantic Ocean. We’ve been on over 300 flights in the past 10 years, however, we had yet to experience the luxury of Business Class. That all changed on our recent trip […]
Redeem your Aeroplan Miles for experiences, instead of flights
Have you heard of Aeroplan’s Experiential Rewards? Some people make the inaccurate assumption that you can only redeem Aeroplan Miles for flights. Today, we’d like to shake up that misconception and introduce you to some of the fun experiences you can have by redeeming your Aeroplan Miles. The reason we collect Aeroplan Miles is simple – it allows […]
Yes, it is possible to travel often… even with a full time job
Yes, you can travel often with kids and careers The last two weeks have been quite full around here with Nicole returning to work after taking a year off for maternity leave (12 months is the standard maternity leave for Canadians). We celebrated Baby Connor’s first birthday last week and now he’s joining his big […]
10 Interesting Ways to Use Your Aeroplan Miles
10 Interesting Ways to Use Your Aeroplan Miles Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, you’re fully aware that loyalty programs are all the rage these days. It pays to be loyal, but you have to be vigilant and consistent. If you do, it’s easy to rack up the points and […]
Humbled and Pleasantly Surprised in Strasbourg, France
Sometimes it’s okay to be wrong. We had our perceptions challenged and were pleasantly surprised by our hotel experience in Strasbourg, France
