by Julissa Perez | Sep 16, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Mexico, North America, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende & Guanajuato Without Losing Your Sanity Mexico City could fill an entire vacation on its own. Add the cobblestone streets and Baroque architecture of San Miguel de Allende and the colorful hills and winding lanes...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 11, 2026 | Afford It, Central America, Destinations, El Salvador, Enjoy It, Plan It, Uncategorized
How to Plan a Visit to El Salvador Without Losing Your Sanity El Salvador is compact enough that it is easy to look at a map and assume you can see most of the country in one trip. Technically, you can cover quite a bit of ground. That does not mean you should. For a...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 10, 2026 | Afford It, Central America, Costa Rica, Destinations, Enjoy It, Plan It, Uncategorized
How to Plan Your First Costa Rica Trip: San José, Arenal and Jacó Without Losing Your Sanity Costa Rica is one of those destinations that is incredibly easy to over-plan. There are volcanoes, rainforests, waterfalls, hot springs, hanging bridges, wildlife tours,...
by Julissa Perez | Aug 26, 2026 | Afford It, Central America, Enjoy It, Guatemala, Plan It, Uncategorized
Why go to Guatemala? Guatemala sits in Central America, just south of Mexico. That makes it relatively close to the United States while offering a trip that feels worlds away. Think volcanoes rising behind colonial-era streets, Lake Atitlán surrounded by mountains and...
by Julissa Perez | Aug 26, 2026 | Afford It, Pay for Travel, Uncategorized
Hotel Points for Beginners: How to Earn Free Hotel Nights Hotel points sound wonderful in theory. Stay at hotels. Earn points. Eventually stay somewhere for free. Easy. Then you actually start researching, and suddenly you’re staring at award charts, elite...
by Julissa Perez | Jul 2, 2026 | Afford It, Enjoy It, Pay for Travel, Plan It, Travel with Family, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
The honest breakdown of what you get, what it costs, and whether it’s right for your family You’ve thought about it. Probably at 11pm, with 14 browser tabs open, comparing two hotels that look exactly the same. Should I just hire someone to do this? Then...
