Weekly Recap – Your Mileage May Vary

Our Weekly Recap: 8/13/17 – 8/19/17

Hi y’all and WOO HOO, it’s SATURDAY! Here’s a quick recap of our posts from the past week:

Joe wrote about:

What Priority Pass is and how you can get a membership.
Some favorite NYC foods – pizza, bagels and deli!
What Visa Checkout and MasterPass are and why you should sign up.
Whether or not you should prepay for gas when you rent a car.
How you can get into airport lounges when flying JetBlue from New York to Orlando

Sharon wrote about:

How to bring your favorite hometown foods with you on a plane flight, even if they need to stay refrigerated.
A museum dedicated to fast and comfort foods.
The importance of learning the social norms of a foreign country before you visit.
#TBT to April 2005, when she, Joe and their friend Steve traveled around Tokyo like locals, with locals.
The absolute least expensive way to travel off Disney/Universal property (or nearly anywhere else in Central Florida).
JetBlue’s newest sweepstakes that totally looks like a Facebook hoax.

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Our Weekly Recap: 7/30/17 – 8/5/17

Hi y’all and HAPPY SATURDAY to you and yours! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

The Ticketmaster settlement that could score you free or discounted shows.
The changes to the Citi Prestige credit card and if they’re good or bad.
A man who accidentally shot himself at Orlando International Airport.
Seven travel apps that will make your travel smoother and easier.

Sharon wrote about:

The funniest complaint letter to an airline, ever.
How to see the country (or the world!) a few days at a time.
The “Tale As Old As Time” tea for the beauty or the beast in all of us.
Her & Joe’s second day at Tokyo Disneyland in April, 2005, in a #TBT post.
The spooky, possibly haunted Clown Motel (next to a cemetery, no less) that’s for sale.
All the fees Spirit Airlines charges and how you might be able to avoid them.

Our Weekly Recap: 7/23/17 – 7/29/17

Hi everyone! It’s the weekend! Woo HOO! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

The strangest things that have been seen in hotel rooms.
How to find cheap airfare when searching for flights.
His review of the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card.
The targeted bonus membership rewards available to some Amex holders.
If you should book a hotel room directly with the hotel website or with an external website.

Sharon wrote about:

Ways to avoid the crazy toll fees when renting a car in Orlando.
Tools available to know what’s at the next exit on road trips.
Floating hot tubs in canals in the Netherlands and London.
The upcoming tighter screening procedures by the TSA.
Her & Joe’s second day at Tokyo Disney Sea in April, 2005, in a #TBT post

Our Weekly Recap: 7/16/17 – 7/22/17

Hi y’all and HAPPY SATURDAY to you! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

How JetBlue is currently offering status matching on their airline
A great deal on Amazon.com, where you can potentially get $60 on spending for $4.99
Some current Amex offers – it’s like free money!
How to get miles for purchases of theme park and amusement park tickets
How to get triple points at this well-known hotel chain
What could possibly be the worst airline out there and how it compares to United

Sharon wrote about:

Her and Joe’s most favorite way to view a Key West sunset
Our contest for Your Mileage May Vary reaching its 6-month birthday
The upcoming 700% price increase for a National Park pass
A trip report of a special nighttime event at Walt Disney World’s Typhoon Lagoon water park
Her & Joe’s first impression of Tokyo Disneyland in April, 2005, in a #TBT post

Our Weekly Recap: 7/9/17 – 7/15/17

Hi y’all and welcome to the weekend! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

The one important thing you need to bring when traveling out of town
Getting around Chicago without a car
How to find a cheap hotel room & get it for even less
When he “went undercover” & tweeted to 15 airlines, asking how he could make sure he would sit next to his kids on their airline
His review of the Kimpton Hotel Allegro

Sharon wrote about:

The new way a major airline boards people into its planes
What’s currently available for the traveler who is in another country & doesn’t speak the language
Silvercar car rental’s upcoming expansion into Orlando & Seattle
Her & Joe’s first impression of Tokyo Disney Sea in April, 2005, in a #TBT post
The man who checked in a can of beer as his only luggage

Our Weekly Recap: 7/2/17 – 7/8/17

Hi everyone and hooray for the weekend! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

Part 1 and part 2 of our recent trip to Chicago
How he keeps all of our travel plans organized
A conversation he had with an unfortunate passenger who unknowingly had a Basic Economy ticket on United (this post seemed to be very popular with our readers – might not want to miss it)

Sharon wrote about:

How Uber & Lyft are finally allowed to pick up at Orlando International Airport
Our recent visit to TILT, Chicago’s newest thrill ride, which is on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Building
Visiting a Japanese bath theme park and arriving at Tokyo Disneyland Resort in 2005 as a #ThrowbackThursday
Our final visit to DisneyQuest a few days before it closed permanently

Our Weekly Recap: 6/25/17 – 7/1/17

Hello friends and happy Saturday to you! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

Our upcoming trip to Chicago & asked what we should see & do and eat.
How you can use your contactless cards for the London Underground
All the lounges at Orlando International Airport
How you can earn airline miles when renting a car
When we go out of our way to meet friends & family when we travel

Sharon wrote about:

When 40 Spider-Man cosplayers filled a Jetstar plane
Our visit to the South of the Border rest stop
How a town in Australia has paid homage to Mary Poppins
Their 2005 visit to Hakone, Japan as a #ThrowbackThursday
How unsafe hotel safes are