On Sunday, November 22, 2010, we arrived at the Barcelona cruise terminal around 2:30 pm after spending the day sightseeing in Barcelona. Checking in and boarding our cruise was really easy. I think we missed the rush and there were no lines at all. There were some nice staff members handing out cookies and lemonade […]
Mediterranean Cruise: Barcelona, Spain
Our trip began on Saturday, November 21, 2009 with our American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport to Madrid Barajas International Airport being 2 hours delayed so we missed our connecting flight to Barcelona and were rebooked to a flight that left 6 hours later. We spent 5 hours waiting for our flight at the […]
Credit cards & ATM cards for international travel
Updated: April 16, 2011 For my trip to Europe, I did quite a bit of research on the best way of making purchases and getting foreign currency with the best exchange rate and least amount of transaction fees. Since that trip, I’ve used these methods on several international trips with much success! Here’s the final […]
Lakeway Resort in Austin, Texas
July 3-5, 2009 So after having planned to go to Hot Springs, Arkansas during 4th of July weekend, we realized we would be walking around in 100 degree heat all weekend and decided to change our plans. We didn’t want to cram the whole weekend with sightseeing. It would be nice to just relax. I […]