If you’ve ever searched flights within Europe, you know the thrill. You type in Dublin to Edinburgh, and up pops a Ryanair fare so low it feels like a typo. A 40-minute flight for $99.90? For our family of five, that’s about $500 to hop over to Scotland. Book it. That’s exactly what we did. …
This summer, our family pulled together a fairly last-minute trip to Ireland and Scotland — my husband and our recent college grad wanted to play golf, and our rising senior wanted to look at colleges. With just a quick stop planned in each country, we skipped the classic countryside itineraries entirely and set our expectations …
Lisbon Private Tuk Tuk Tour Since it was our first time in Lisbon, we wanted to kick things off with a tour, and we absolutely nailed the choice. We booked a 4-hour private Tuk Tuk tour through Viator (via Rakuten, which earned us 4,316 BILT points) and our driver Eduardo from www.itookatuktuk.com was just wonderful. …
Hyatt Regency Lisbon Having just earned Hyatt Globalist status in December, this trip marked our first real opportunity to enjoy the full benefits of this hard earned status. Since my husband — the official Globalist — wasn’t traveling with us, we set up Guest of Honor privileges through our concierge, which was easy to do. …
Getting There: Air France Business Class Because TSA wait times have been so unpredictable lately, we arrived at Dulles (IAD) well ahead of our departure — and I’m glad we did. The extra time gave us a chance to settle into the Air France lounge before the flight. I’d read mixed reviews online, but we …
