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Travel Hacking Alaska: Planning Our Trip
When we got married in May 28, 2015, a crucial choice had to be made, and that was with regards to our honeymoon. Where in the world would we go? We’ve already been to a few honeymoon spots like Turks & Caicos, Cancun, and even Montego Bay so we definitely don’t want a beach honeymoon, and we definitely want something out of the box. We both knew that we needed to stay somewhere local – as we were going to apply for a green card for me and didn’t know how long it will take (at the time), so we eyed Hawaii or Alaska. The choice was made in the…
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Baby Stuff For Cheap (or Free)
Welcome to our second trimester post! I’m sort of back to my normal self, but I get tired really easily and my brain seems to have succumbed to my pregnancy when I can’t think clearly. Other than that though, I’m still taking it easy, hence, the lesser amount of blog posts you see here (apologies!) On our first trimester post, I’m pretty much a zombie who’s always sick and tired all the time, so I did not have much time to devote to researching and planning. Now, I will have to make the most of the next 3 months (well, 2 months now), to try and learn how to get…
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The Cubicle Dwellers Manifesto
You probably all know that Peter and I work full time. But here we are, managing to blog and type our thoughts, experiences, and travels in this blog. Because of a very frustrating bureaucratic experience I just had, I am writing this open letter to each and everyone of you who may be reading this that are currently employed by a company. Yes, maybe 99% of you reading this may be affected. I’m calling it… The Cubicle Dwellers Manifesto ******************************************************** Dear Cubicle Dwellers, Greetings! First off, let me introduce myself. I too am a cubicle dweller – meaning, working a full time 9-6 job much like more than 80% of…
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3 Day New York City Itinerary (52 WW)
New York City. Feb 15-19, 2019. We booked this trip for a visa run to go to Europe. Technically, we were supposed to apply for my Slovak Schengen visa, but it didn’t happen. In fact, we didn’t need to fly anymore – we found out we could just mail the documents to the DC embassy instead! With a winter storm just finishing, and with our friends out of town (our other reason for flying up there), we had to come up with an impromptu itinerary which was literally just booked and finalized on a Thursday after we checked in to our flight. We have been to New York City so…
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Rhapsody of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Cruise Review)
Because I’m an impulse buyer when it comes to travel (and deals), we saw a sale pop up on the Royal Caribbean website and booked it.. even though it was 1 1/2 years in advance. And that was our first introduction to the Rhapsody of the Seas. The Cost So, how much would an impulse buy for a seven night Caribbean cruise cost? Well, we paid a deposit of $100 per person, and the rest was payable 3 months before the cruise. The total cost for our 7-night, interior room was $1,250 for 2 people (approx $625 per person) including taxes and port fees. However, gratuities were an extra $14.50…
