Category: Trip Recaps
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Living the Good Life in Umbria
Umbria: The Basics You’re not alone if you haven’t heard of Umbria before now. I hadn’t until listening to an amazing podcast called Untold Italy, where they were interviewing Sarah, the owner of an agriturismo in the region called La Cuccagna. Umbria is sometimes called the “Green Heart” of Italy, and I can totally see…
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Spring Break 2023: Ecuador (mostly) for free!
Ecuador on Points and Miles If you hear me talk about travel, one thing you’ll hear me repeat over and over is that leveraging points, miles, and rewards are a key part of my strategy. Paying for everything out of pocket at its cash value is one reason why people think travel is so expensive.…
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Disneyland 2023
Disneyland: The Basics First of all, DisneyLAND is in California. There were at least four people who thought we were heading to Florida when I told them our destination. Disneyland was the park that started it all back in 1955 with a dream by the man himself, Walt Disney. As someone who has been to…
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Jordan Trip Recap
Welcome to my new travel blog! I’ll be doing my best to keep you posted with my learnings from the trips I take as part of running Travel Made Joyful. To be honest, I think blogs these days are being read less and less with the advent of podcasts and YouTube videos. However, it’s hard…