NYC in 2 Days: A First-Timer Itinerary From a Local
The 2-day NYC plan I actually give friends. Walking-first, no Times Square stress, Broadway and Brooklyn Bridge done right.
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West Village Locals Guide: Streets, Coffee, and What to Skip
What a local actually does in the West Village — the walking route, coffee that isn’t Instagram-bait, food, and what to skip.
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Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant + Business Card Pairing (The One That Actually Compounds)
Pair Brilliant + Business to clear 90K+ Bonvoy points and two free-night certs a year. The exact stack behind our 360K Pacific Coast trip.
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Lowcountry on a Budget: $800/person Shoulder Season Plan
The same Savannah + Hilton Head long weekend for $800/person instead of $1,100 — shoulder season + one Bonvoy free-night cert.
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Savannah 2-Day Itinerary: How to Skip Hilton Head If You Can’t Do the Full 4-Day Long Weekend
The Savannah-only version of my 4-day Lowcountry long weekend — the walking day script, the riverboat sunset, and what I’d cut to fit it in 48 hours.
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Pacific Coast Marriott Points Strategy: How I Used 360,000 Points Across Seattle, Portland & LA
How I burned 360,000 Marriott points across Seattle, Portland, and LA on a single 10-day Pacific Coast trip — exact hotels, redemption math, what I’d do differently.
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Savannah + Hilton Head 4-Day Long Weekend: Real Itinerary, Real Receipts
Real 4-day Savannah + Hilton Head long weekend — $2,194 line-item budget, exact itinerary, what I’d do differently. Marriott Bonvoy + American Airlines trip from NYC.
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10 Days, 3 Cities, 360,000 Points: The Real Pacific Coast Trip
The real 10-day Pacific Coast trip my twin and I ran in August 2021 — Seattle, Portland, LA, Disneyland — paid for with 360,000 Marriott points. Hotels, restaurants, honest gaps.
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Mexico City: Five Days in the World’s Best Food City
5 days in Mexico City: I rated 15+ restaurants and found why it’s the world’s best food city. See my complete food guide.
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Caribbean Island Hopping: 6 Multi-Island Itineraries I’d Book
Caribbean island-hopping itineraries that actually work: logistics, costs, and which island combinations make sense for different trip lengths.
