Explore the World with Mrs. Wood

The Wood family plans to never pay cash for airline tickets ever again, and I'm here to tell you how.  I know this isn't for everyone.  In fact, there are things in my life that I know I could get for free or at least cheaper, but I'm not willing to do the work it takes.  Sometimes, time is more valuable than money.  For our family, this one is a no-brainer, but please feel no judgement from us if you'd truly rather just keep your finances the way they are and pay cash for those airline tickets. So, here's how it works for us...  When Mr. Wood and I went to Italy, we flew Delta.  At that time, we found out about Delta's partnership with American Express.  For a yearly fee, we could get a Delta Skymiles American Express card.  Our first task was to determine whether or not the savings would be worth the yearly fee.  We decided that they would be...BUT we love to travel.  If you rarely travel, this might not be for you.  The Delta Skymiles card was having a promot

In the summer of 1996, Mr. Wood sat in St. Mark's Square in Venice, eating gelato and dreaming of the day he and I would return together.  We dreamed of going for our 10 year anniversary, but, alas, we had not-enough money and three little boys, and that did not happen.  So, in May 2017, on our 19th wedding anniversary, he took me to an Italian restaurant near our home and presented me with a limerick (Mr. Wood has a secret talent for limericks!!) to tell me that we would be going to Italy the next year to celebrate our 20th anniversary and I would have a whole year to dream and plan for the trip.  Yahoo!!!! in the car on the way to the airport The first thing I do when I know a trip is on the horizon is research.  I scour google and pinterest and especially personal blogs about real people taking a similar trip.  I want to nail down the big picture first...What cities are we going to? What areas are best to stay in for our personalities? Do most people stay in hotels or cabins or