by Julissa Perez | Nov 14, 2026 | Plan It, Uncategorized
Lessons from the FAA’s nationwide ground stop On Friday, November 13, 2026, every departing flight in the United States stopped. The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop after a communications outage hit several air traffic control centers. Planes already in the...
by Julissa Perez | Nov 6, 2026 | Afford It, Uncategorized
How to Use Shopping Portals to Earn Points and Miles on Black Friday, Holiday Gifts, and Thanksgiving November is a lot. In my house, November is two birthdays, Thanksgiving, and holiday cards, all in the same 30 days. Gifts get ordered. Cards get designed and...
by Julissa Perez | Oct 23, 2026 | Afford It, Enjoy It, Plan It, Travel with Family, Travel with Friends, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
How to Balance Different Budgets, Interests, and Travel Styles Without Taking on All the Work Because traveling together shouldn’t mean doing everything together. You love your people. You want to spend time with them, make memories, and finally take that trip...
by Julissa Perez | Oct 15, 2026 | Afford It, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Destinations, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Enjoy It, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Plan It, Points and Miles, Puerto Rico, Slow Travel, South America, Travel with Family, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Uruguay, Venezuela
A Personal Reflection on Celebrating Latin America Through Travel Over the past month, I’ve had the privilege of celebrating Latino Heritage Month in a way that felt especially meaningful to me: by creating travel guides highlighting the extraordinary diversity...
by Julissa Perez | Oct 12, 2026 | Caribbean, Cuba, Destinations, Haiti, Uncategorized
Why I’m Not Publishing Travel Itineraries for Cuba and Haiti Right Now I believe travel is one of the most meaningful ways to understand the world. It’s how we experience different cultures, hear stories we might never encounter at home, and discover how...
by Julissa Perez | Oct 9, 2026 | Afford It, Caribbean, Destinations, Enjoy It, Family Travel, Plan It, Points and Miles, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Travel with Family, Travel with Friends, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Puerto Rico Without Losing Your Sanity Walk along the massive stone walls of Old San Juan, eat mofongo and pernil, explore a tropical rainforest, then spend a few days enjoying Puerto Rico’s Caribbean coastline. And you can do all of that without a...
