Family Flys Free
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After igniting his passion for award travel while planning his honeymoon, Ian now enjoys using points and miles to see the world with his wife and three internationally adopted kiddos. He loves dissecting loyalty programs to find maximum value. His goal is to demonstrate that extraordinary travel is possible for the ordinary family. When he's not chronicling his latest adventures with his kids, you might catch him musing over the ever-changing travel industry or complaining about the woes of regional flights.
Our Top 4 Family Travel Mishaps
Traveling can be stressful. But traveling with kids can make many situations worse. Far worse. Here are our top four family travel mishaps:
24 Hours in Athens: Barely Scratching the Surface
With so much history and so little time, I settle for an overview of much of what Athens offers. Spread around the Aeropagus is the ancient Greek agora, the general meeting place of the city. There are plenty of ruins to see, plus the Parthenon. A mere 24 hours in Athens is nowhere near enough.
TBT: That Time I Got Diverted to Alaska On My Trip to Australia
Back in 2017 I took a quick solo trip to Australia. Little did I know that I'd end up in Alaska along the way! Here's my story of our diversion.
This Is the Craziest Uber Price I’ve Ever Seen
Have you experienced crazy Uber prices over the past year or two? It seems things have gotten out of control. Here's one recent experience where I considered a ride to an LAX airport hotel and was blown away by how much the ride-share service wanted.
Tirana, Albania in 16 Photos
My time in Tirana back in 2021 was brief, less than 24 hours. But as I am wrapping…
Three Premium JetBlue Changes Coming in 2025
JetBlue has released some details on some significant improvements for their premium cabin passengers coming in 2025. There are a couple negative adjustments as well, but nothing significant. I want to highlight the coming improvements to their premium cabin changes.
3 Reasons Why I Always Drink The Airplane Coffee
Isn't airplane coffee the best? There is nothing like it. Here's why I order a cup of joe every time I'm high in the sky.
Kosovo Day Trip: A Serbian Monastery, Peja, and Mountain Hospitality
If you visit Kosovo, make sure you get out of Pristina. The capital city is certainly worth exploring for a day, not to mention its one euro macchiatos. But not hitting the Kosovo countryside would be a real tragedy. So, make sure you plan at least one Kosovo day trip.
20 Business Class Experiences: My Rankings
I didn't include any recliner business class in my rankings. I'm only counting long-haul products, or ones that could easily be long-haul if they were installed on an aircraft that could fly that distance. Overall, I tried to balance hard product (i.e. seat) with an overall picture of the soft product (i.e. service and catering). There is certainly some subjectivity based on my own experience and preferences.
Pristina: My Experience Visiting the Capital of Kosovo
When I mention Kosovo, many people don't know where it is. If they do, they immediately associate it with the war at the end of the 1990s. Although the country has been stable for a couple decades, it's not a typical tourist destination. Small, landlocked, and without any postcard-worthy city skylines or well-known history, it has only a few hundred thousand foreign visitors each year.