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If you’re just joining my Amalfi Coast series, I recommend starting with Where to Stay on the Amalfi Coast: Why We Chose Maiori, where I explain why we based ourselves there. This article builds on that decision by looking at the day trips that were easiest—and most worthwhile—from Maiori. One of the reasons we chose…
Planning a trip to the Amalfi Coast? This post is part of my Amalfi Coast series, where I share why we based ourselves in Maiori, the day trips we took, what I’d do differently, and why this ended up being one of my favorite family trips in Europe. Before planning our Amalfi Coast trip, I…
For a long time, I thought points and miles travelers either paid for everything with points or they weren’t really doing points and miles at all. The reality has been much different. Today, I use a combination of points and cash on almost every trip. Sometimes points cover flights. Sometimes they cover hotels. Sometimes they…
Most people treat Cusco as a stop on the way to Machu Picchu. A place to land, adjust to the altitude, sleep for a night or two, and leave again for the main event. But after visiting Cusco twice, once in 2019 and again in 2025, I don’t agree with that narrative at all. Cusco…