The Sometimes Savvy Traveler

11/04/2017

I think flying an overbooked UA flight is less traumatic than my child teething.

30/12/2016

Good news for Globe Trotting parents! No more tomfoolery when traveling with your breast milk or formula (the disposable, pre-filled bottles of formula are for on the go)

Obama signs BABES Act - information below:

New law requires TSA to accommodate parents traveling with infants.

03/08/2016

I was going to offer up my seat so a family could sit together, but then the mom gave her kid a giant size bag of Sweedish Fish and that's just too much hyper for a 6 hour flight.

10/06/2016

Oh this is interesting...

03/06/2016

List of all of the food allergies in German (From an Austrian menu). In Austria, they annotate these letters next to each dish where the allergen is present.

01/06/2016

International Travel Tip: most urban and major cities in Europe charge to use a public toilet. Even toilets at museums where you have purchased a ticket.

If paying $1.25 or more to take a p**s isn't your thing, find a McDonald's or Burger King where you'll find a free bathroom, as well as free wifi. Definitely do not eat there, but you just saved a few bucks going shi shi.

26/05/2016

TSA is honoring Prince by passing folks through security lines like it's 1999. Shoes: ON. Laptops: IN BAG. Liquids: OK.

This tribute is much bette than Madonna's.

15/02/2016

A short, but amazing, day trip to Parma, Italy

21/01/2016

So we are experiencing massive traffic issues in the DC area due to snow, namely due to accidents. Yet driving in Iceland seemed to be a piece of cake.

Video shot by me in Reykjavik last winter.

05/01/2016

2 Round trip tickets to Europe on Austrian Airlines (booked thru Star Alliance UA points): 120,000 miles and $178.92

2 Round trip tickets to Europe on British Airways (booked thru One World AA points): 130,000 miles and $1,320.00

Those Brits LOOOOVE their taxation.

04/01/2016

There was a period of time after we bought our new house, that I thought we wouldn't travel ever again. But between the new driveway, new windows, and a bunch of s**t from Home Depot we bought thru our credit card portal, we accumulated enough points for two round trip tickets to Europe in the span of 5 months.

Stay consistent in your credit card miles and use the shopping portal to get bonus points!

29/11/2015

Here's a sample of a our 3 day stopover in Iceland!

http://www.thesometimessavvytraveler.com/travels/iceland-3-day-stopover