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<\/a>Our Little Boy<\/p><\/div>\n
We have obviously been travelers to this point in our lives, but we are now reaching the point where we have to decide whether or not Max will be joining us on our next trip. \u00a0We are considering going to Europe in the fall of 2012.<\/p>\n
The AAdvantage miles<\/a>\u00a0(expired) will take good care of us so we can fly into Zurich. \u00a0This means that we will only have to pay taxes on that flight. \u00a0Taxes on a flight to Europe might be $200 each, resulting in $400 of unavoidable costs (I’ll definitely use my Capital One card to cover this–see below). \u00a0Our Starwood Preferred Guest\u00ae Credit Card from American Express<\/a> card will allow us to stay for free in 9 different hotels across Alpine Europe. \u00a0Because my wife and I both scored the SPG card we have accumulated approximately 80,000 SPG points. \u00a0When redeeming these points no taxes are paid. \u00a0Yes! \u00a0So we shouldn’t be paying anything for hotels. Check out our post about using credit cards to secure free travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n We also scored on the Capital One Venture card. \u00a0This card had a very short term promotion where they would “Match My Miles” \u00a0(expired) the amount of frequent flier miles that you had up to 100,000. \u00a0Luckily the AAdvantage card had filled my account and my wife’s account too. \u00a0We were able to score this bonus which resulted in $2400 in spending. \u00a0We’ve already burned through almost a thousand dollars, but it has been well worth it. \u00a0This will be used the pay the taxes on our flight and our rental car or train.<\/p>\n Doing the math it looks pretty good. \u00a0We should be spending $0 on our airfare, hotels, and car rental. \u00a0That is a savings of over $4000 easily! \u00a0Tell me that it’s not worth it!?<\/p>\n Family at the Biltmore<\/p><\/div>\n Max has traveled with us two times already. \u00a0He went to North Carolina<\/a> in September and Tennessee<\/a> in November. \u00a0He has been a good little traveler, but I’m going to need some advice from each of you guys. \u00a0What has your experience been on traveling with children?<\/p>\n We are considering taking him to Europe with us in the Spring of 2012 on this trip. \u00a0He will be approximately 10-11 months. \u00a0I’m just not sure what his mobility would be like at that time. \u00a0I’m also thinking would it be better to rent a car, or to take the train with the little guy?<\/p>\n Up to this point our travels with him have been excellent. \u00a0In his short six months of life he has already been to six states. \u00a0While Shae was pregnant we went to Costa Rica<\/a>, and took a cruise to the Southern Caribbean. \u00a0I’m hoping that as a result of this he has become an excellent traveler. What has been your experience at that age?<\/p>\n Obviously the trip involves quite a bit of traveling from place to place as we would be exploring. I wouldn’t even think twice if we were going to one location as a relaxation vacation. What advice would you give me?<\/p>\n Get your own Starwood Preferred Guest card and score some awesome hotels.<\/strong><\/p>\n My wife and I are super excited to celebrate my son’s six month mark! He joined us in late June and we have loved having him with us in our family. Becoming a father has been WAY more exciting than … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"