a blog about budget travel and making the most of every vacation
March 19, 2021
Final thoughts on this resort are that you really can’t go wrong with your stay here using Hyatt points. If you were paying cash, it might get expensive with your room rate plus resort and parking fees. Key West is not really a budget stay without using points
March 6, 2021
On our drive down through they Florida Keys, we spent a couple of nights in Marathon. To save some money, I booked a hotel that didn’t have an expensive resort and/or parking fees. The hotel I booked did have a Read more…
February 28, 2021
On our recent trip though the Florida Keys, we stayed one night each at Playa Largo Resort and Baker’s Cay Resort. I booked both nights through the Chase Travel portal using Ultimate Rewards points to pay for our booking. When researching for this trip, it seemed to me that both resorts were kind of competing for the same type of travelers and thought it would be interesting to stay at each to compare them.
February 16, 2021
Here is an overview of our recent driving trip through the Florida Keys. As mentioned in my previous post, we flew in and out of Fort Lauderdale. Once in Fort Lauderdale we rented a car from Dollar. Unfortunately, I wasted Read more…
December 28, 2020
Just a quick post about adding a YouTube channel for Rx for Budget Travel. I hope to use this to post videos on future trips. In the meantime, here are a couple of short clips from our last trip to Read more…
December 23, 2020
I am pretty excited about going on our first family vacation in over a year! Like everyone else, I have had several plans cancelled over the last several months. In early February we had a family vacation scheduled to go Read more…
October 15, 2020
On our last cruise there were a few items I was glad we took and a few items I wish we had. One unexpected inconvenience was carrying drinks for multiple people back to the cabin. I wish we had this item on our last cruise, and for our next trip, I did purchase this item. And it folds up!
July 8, 2020
We were so excited to visit the zoo the other weekend! We visited the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus Ohio that just reopened for visitors due to Covid-19. Just to give you a quick run down on how to Read more…
June 12, 2020
During our last trip to WDW, my son and Husband participated in building a droid at Droid Depot. Prior to our trip, I reserved a time slot to arrive so we would not have to wait to participate in the Read more…
March 13, 2020
Whether or not to get the Dining plan for your Walt Disney World trip is a question I see often. I think the best answer is that it depends. Ok, I know it may seem like a cop out answer, Read more…
February 23, 2020
How to save with an on-site WDW resort stay by using an agency that has exclusive rates, plus a brief discussion on other options
February 20, 2020
Our walkthrough of the Disney Fantasy kids club during an open house and what to expect
February 8, 2020
Our first cruise with Disney was in February of 2019 and we actually booked this cruise when the cruise dates opened in October of 2018! Doing your research ahead of time and booking when the cruise dates open is a Read more…
February 2, 2020
It all started when I decided that it would be wonderful to visit New York City, then I started pricing hotels and airfare and it was quickly adding up. There is so much to see and do in NYC that I knew it would be impossible to see and do everything in one trip. I decided to focus on sightseeing NYC iconic sites for this trip.