https://www.milesaheadtravel.com/travel-journal-points-miles daily 0.75 2026-04-10 https://www.milesaheadtravel.com/travel-journal-points-miles/mardi-gras-new-orleans-with-kids-points-miles monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/3e9402b2-60dd-494b-8b45-ad09b951b512/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_6f1b.jpg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - When we asked out kids if there were any trips they’d like to repeat, Mardi Gras was at the very top of their list! I think they do appreciate the beauty of the city and enjoy the amazing food but what really drew them in was all of the “throws” tossed from the floats. It’s not just limited to beads! The people riding on the floats toss all kinds of small items including socks, hats, small plushies, toys, balls, moon pies, chips, etc. It reminds me of a birthday party favor bag but much better and much bigger. And we all know how kids love favor bags! This year, Mardi Gras fell on Presidents’ Day weekend and the kids had four days off. When we saw that we had a four-day weekend for Mardi Gras, we knew we had to go back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/4d473972-fd2a-4648-8681-5782103a8ddc/ElizaJaneEntry.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - We were also fortunate to be able to apply a Guest of Honor Certificate to our reservation which allowed us to enjoy daily complimentary breakfast at Couvant, the lovely restaurant located just off of the lobby. While the Guest of Honor Certificate typically allows guests to order anything off of the menu with a $60 per person cap, The Eliza Jane offered only “The Eliza Jane Breakfast” along with coffee or juice. The breakfast included “Two Eggs Any Style, Bacon, Seeded Wheat Toast and Choice of Rosemary Garlic Potatoes or Stone-Ground Grits”. It was hearty and delicious but I would have preferred the option to try other items from their menu. The included breakfast saved us an additional $100 per day or $400 for the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/e3fdb798-21fd-448f-9055-9b8f1bd34834/Baby+at+Mardi+Gras Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - We saw nothing inappropriate and were surrounded by families full of kids, grandparents and even a few babies. The kids in Louisiana get the entire week off for Mardi Gras so many families attend the parades and the atmosphere is wonderful! The French Quarter is more geared to adults and it can get raucous in the late evening but that’s to be expected and we’re typically in bed by then, anyway. To attend the parades like a local (and be comfortable for the day!) we took two packable chairs and two collapsable stools. Chairs of some type are critical to enjoying your time at the parades because you need to get a spot well before the parades begin and they also help to delineate your “spot”. Once you have your space established, people are very good about respecting it so it’s important to arrive early and get a good spot. Once you’re set up, you can “camp out” there for the day and, other than a random teenager wandering through, you should not have much problem maintaining your little area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/c0c43da5-6ee7-4472-96c4-2fb427953823/Map.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - The Eliza Jane is a 5 minute walk to the area we like best for watching the parades. The parade route runs along Saint Charles Ave. (the highlighted area on the map). The street directly in front of the park is blocked with bandstands but the two intersections are available for people to set up their chairs. We prefer the intersection with S. Maestri but both intersections are great locations. Both edges of the park include a bank of (cleaned daily!) porta potties so the bathroom is never an issue. And between parades, the kids like to go to the park to run, throw the football and play. There are also a few food trucks nearby and a couple of restaurants within walking distance selling to-go food during the parades (see above for the restaurant we frequented). To make sure we got a front row spot, we got to the parades early. On Friday, the parades started at 5:30pm so we got there around 3:00 and got our preferred spot. On Saturday, the parades started at 11:30 so we arrived at 9:30 and we were way too late! We ended up about four rows back but our stools helped us see (and catch!) all of the Mardi Gras fun. On Sunday, we wanted the best spot, so with the parades starting at 11:30, we decided to get there at 7:00 - early but totally worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/79238a31-367d-488c-ab64-ed01c442ea04/Waiting+for+Mardi+Gras Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - We got a spot on the rails in front nestled into a corner. The front row provides the best view and the kids catch the most goodies so this is the spot to get, if you can. We adults walked down in the morning to set up while we let the kids sleep in. Dad stayed in our spot while I walked back to the hotel and got the kids ready for the day. We ate breakfast in the restaurant and took Dad a breakfast to go. If you’re willing to get up early, this is the best possible plan and one we’ll be doing every morning the next time we attend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1772192883944-WLC7VA2Z1GXCD34QUHLK/CatchingInTheCrowd.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1772192882519-KLCXRAXT89F76X6IMI69/KidsWaiting.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1772192892624-WGT15WJY7JWSME8ML5NZ/KidWithFloat.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1772192903429-7CEZ30K8P7OKYK9CII80/OnTheRails.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1772192893054-90ZGJ6JF2HGT78U5IH2D/LightUpGloves.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1772192906578-KV1QK91IZ09484A03J9T/ReturningWithThrows.jpeg Travel Journal - Mardi Gras in New Orleans https://www.milesaheadtravel.com/travel-journal-points-miles/family-cruise-planning-packing-guide monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/593959cb-f857-4fcd-9b76-af4c6e546328/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_6d8c.jpg Travel Journal - How to Plan & Pack for the Perfect Cruise - Make it stand out Winter Break in Grand Cayman, an excursion from the Carnival Legend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/6110821c-9b77-43ad-8caf-4be082d301c7/DoorDecor.jpg Travel Journal - How to Plan & Pack for the Perfect Cruise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/64eadda7-f83a-460a-840c-c9e2ac3a6425/GpPY9SH%2BQUWTzTW6HWoveQ_thumb_6de7.jpg Travel Journal - How to Plan & Pack for the Perfect Cruise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/d52174a3-92cd-41fd-9797-d0dc634f5747/mTATlW7pSay%259ilmnq50qg_thumb_6dd0.jpg Travel Journal - How to Plan & Pack for the Perfect Cruise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/f6a1dd58-b480-4c33-946d-675be64c1d87/2hQZ1SVtRtaQ6Da0FS%25qjA_thumb_6dd6.jpg Travel Journal - How to Plan & Pack for the Perfect Cruise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.milesaheadtravel.com/travel-journal-points-miles/nyc-thanksgiving-points-miles monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/8a0f0da5-7bac-4013-9a2d-479797ebdbb9/macys-parade-route-map.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - The main priority for me was finding a hotel close to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade route. In order to get front row spots for the parade, you need to save your spot by 5:00am so that meant that we needed to be as close to the route as possible. Fortunately, there are two Hyatt hotels about a block away from the parade route - the Park Hyatt New York and the Thompson Central Park New York. When looking at the parade map to the right, both hotels are very close to letter “D” where the parade turns from 59th Street (in front of Central Park) onto 6th Avenue. At the time of booking, the Park Hyatt was a category 8 hotel and charged 45k points per night during peak travel times. The Thompson was a category 6 and charged 29k points per night. Hyatt updates their award chart annually so check Hyatt directly for current point prices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846264053-U21292I4EKTU8ZUED5U9/IMG_4546.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846260379-QJLDTL8V0IR2MYHKHQGZ/IMG_4573.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846263624-M1F4P1S09MA23DJ4DJD2/IMG_4592.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846268673-D7GCU205WTF8I7IBKXHO/IMG_4604.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846268547-Z2P4QW6ASZRCEF91YVWL/IMG_4612.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846270469-EXMJGC5XTZGCDKRZ17KL/IMG_4625.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846271242-AFARLCK38Q26O1PFDBK6/IMG_4650.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846275396-UHJG3GECRVM6POO5ABB9/IMG_4676.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846275611-PF9QU0ERS1ZSSEUHAO48/IMG_4679.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846278149-K3RKFFPQOWRQ5GYBR2S2/IMG_4728.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846278216-JM17G8NYI1JDHAMVZBOB/IMG_4732.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846280436-E5T6G86NYOT86L8W8JQF/IMG_4744.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846280669-N0HKD8ZDSIP6H5S573JT/IMG_4752.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846287891-L5KI9XARE0NI0THTY8NW/IMG_4769.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846287372-SSN9WUBO4ZWSNWR83GS9/IMG_4813.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/1764846290868-EAT8QYQK22GUEM28JBH4/IMG_4826.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/68e7cc0c-a8df-4a38-b16e-f725f2ae2014/ParkersMenu.png Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - The largest help was applying a Guest of Honor Award to our reservation. A few months before our trip, I traded a Hyatt Free Night Certificate (FNC) for two Guest of Honor Awards (GOH) which gave us a $240 breakfast credit for our room for the duration of our stay ($60 per person per day). Hyatt Free Night Certificates can be earned in two ways: If you hold the World of Hyatt Credit Card you will earn one FNC for a category 1-4 Hyatt hotel or resort on the cardmember anniversary each year plus an extra FNC if you spend $15k in a calendar year. You can also earn a FNC by staying at five unique Hyatt brands as a part of the Brand Explorer Award. The Brand Explorer Award allows Hyatt members to earn a FNC for every additional 5 unique Hyatt brands that they stay at over the lifetime of their membership. Stays can be paid in cash or points. I earned a FNC via a Brand Explorer Award and headed over to a Facebook page dedicated to exchanging Hyatt awards to make a trade. I traded my FNC for two GOH awards so that our family could enjoy free breakfast on two trips to expensive destinations (New York City and New Orleans). GOH awards also entitle the holder to free parking and, if a suite is available, a suite upgrade. We did not have a car and I did not expect a suite to be available during this very busy time of year but the free breakfast gave us a value of $1,680 for this trip ($240 per day x 7 days) which was well worth the trade to me. Had we eaten elsewhere, we likely would have spent closer to $75-$100 on breakfast each day so the $1,680 value is a bit inflated but I would estimate that the GOH saved our family a minimum of $500 on this trip. You do not have to have a GOH at the time of booking - you can add it to the reservation at a later date. So, go ahead and book the hotel and work on getting a GOH before you stay! If you reach the highest tier of Hyatt status (Globalist), free breakfast is a part of your included benefits but if you’re at a lower tier, you’ll need a GOH award to get this benefit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/c4ae0d27-df45-40ce-8d56-9a83964701ad/MortonWilliams.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - We discovered a fantastic grocery store called Morton Williams just around the corner from our hotel that was surprisingly large and well stocked. Our room featured a mini-fridge so we picked up some drinks for the room and fruit, granola bars and other snacks for our days exploring the city. These snacks saved the day multiple times during high energy days visiting attractions. The ability to pull out a granola bar, jerky or piece of fruit while we were on the subway or anywhere a snack wasn’t readily available was a great way to restore energy and make sure the places we chose to dine were experiences we wanted to enjoy rather than choices made from hunger desperation. Morton Williams is a full fledged two-level grocery store complete with salad bar, deli counter, bakery, etc. so if you wanted to save on food costs and pack a lunch to enjoy while in the city, that would absolutely be doable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/52086b65-3d8f-4279-8225-653e29d1682d/Screen+Shot+2025-12-03+at+9.10.05+AM.png Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - Go City offers a similar pass with a set number of days but a more expansive list of 106 attractions called the Explorer Pass. If you compared the Go City Explorer Pass to the CityPASS, for the same cost of $154 you’d get only 4 attractions with Go City but a much larger range of attractions to choose from. The more interesting choice and the option that we went with was the Go City All-Inclusive Pass which costs $169 per adult or $129 per child and is valid for only one day but is good for an unlimited number of attractions. To take full advantage of the All-Inclusive Pass, you must be willing to visit multiple attractions in one day but you can save quite a bit doing so. The extra tip for this pass is that you can scan into the Big Bus 2-Day Hop-on Hop-off Tour to activate your Big Bus ticket. Since the ticket is valid for two days, it will be valid on the day you scan in (and don’t use it because you’ll be busy hitting the more expensive attractions) and the following day (once your All-Inclusive Pass has expired). In this way you can get two days of use out of your one day All-Inclusive Pass! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/994e75cc-3338-4e48-a9e9-711e3f6e621a/GoCitySavings.jpg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - We had originally planned to go on the Circle Line NYC Landmarks Cruise which would have resulted in greater savings but we’d had enough time on boats after visiting the Statue of Liberty. We switched to the High Line and Chelsea Walking Tour instead and loved it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/c3bcd1fe-f3d5-456f-9085-e0f6fdcdacf4/Rockettes+2.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular was true highlight, and something repeatedly named as a trip favorite. The Rockettes perform at the Radio City Music Hall which is worth a visit all unto itself. We were rushed so we didn’t get to enjoy the space as much as I would have liked but the history, architecture and decor were remarkable and something we all enjoyed. The production value of the Rockettes was very high and we were all impressed by their perfectly synchronized movements. We were able to find tickets on Groupon for $72 each and the seats were quite good. I recommend checking Groupon if you’re interested in attending this show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/b403de17-4579-4d2a-8c93-0bfd83b0d9be/LGA_SapphireLounge.jpeg Travel Journal - New York City for Thanksgiving - We had about an hour to fill before our flight departed so we headed to the Chase Sapphire Lounge for complimentary food and drinks. I also signed up for a complimentary facial but there was a bit of a wait, and I wasn’t able to take advantage of this perk before our flight departed. Too bad. The quiet spaces to relax, fast internet, clean bathrooms and, of course, food and drinks were all very welcome amenities before we boarded our flight home. The Chase Sapphire Reserve allows the cardholder plus two guests to enter the lounge, but so far, they’ve always allow all four of us in. If questioned, we could either use my Priority Pass for one complimentary Sapphire Lounge entry per year for myself or pay the fee but so far, that has not been needed. https://www.milesaheadtravel.com/travel-journal-points-miles/grand-canyon-family-points-miles monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68cd9959dc8f07527e189b0b/a0986b9a-97a7-4b86-b227-b8a03685b68a/Infinity+Waiting+Area Travel Journal - The Grand Canyon - One fun option and a great way to kill a little time at the Austin airport is a visit to the Infinity waiting area. A “ticketing portal” is available and, after answering a series of questions, participants will get a printed boarding pass to an imaginary location. Our kids got boarding passes to a location within the Isle of Myst (a computer game I used play with home computers first came out!) and Celesteville (the capital city of Babar’s kingdom in Elephantland). I was probably more excited about seeing both of these tickets than the kids were but they did have fun going through the questions necessary to get a ticket. 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The landscape is wonderfully varied and took us through scrubby dessert, mountain pines and, closer to Phoenix, forests of Saguaro Cactus. When we arrived to the airport, the car return was amazingly quick and efficient. We quickly unloaded all of our bags, took photos of the car to document that we’d caused no damage and boarded the tram to the airport. I’d checked for lounge availability ahead of time and it’s a good think I had! 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