Knott's Berry Farm | 365 Magical Days of Travel

03 Jan 2020

Giveaways at Get Away Today

Disney, Saving Money, Travel

Day 98/365 If you use the links contained in this post, I may earn a small commission. Thank you for supporting my site! Starting today and continuing through Monday, January 13, my partners over at Get Away Today are celebrating their 30th anniversary by giving away over 70 hotel stays and other vacation-themed experiences. Read on to find out how…

10 Aug 2019

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Trip Report: Six Flags Part 2

Saving Money, Travel

317/365 As one last hurrah before school started, I decided to take the kids to Six Flags Magic Mountain for a few days of amusement park fun. Yesterday, I laid out the budget, and today I will include our itinerary, detailing each day. Day 1 Getting an Early-ish Start While we didn't get as early a start as I had…

08 Apr 2019

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Trip Report: Spring Break 2019, Part 3

Feature Articles, Travel

193/365 Yesterday, I shared about using our Season Passes at Six Flags for Spring Break. Without the kids knowing, I planned a stop at Knott's Berry Farm that extended our trip another day. You can read Part 1 about our budget here, and Part 2 about the first half of our trip here. Thursday Keeping a Secret I have a…

07 Apr 2019

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Trip Report: Spring Break 2019, Part 2

Feature Articles, Travel

192/365 For Spring Break this year, we decided to put our Six Flags season passes to good use and head to California and Magic Mountain. Yesterday I shared our budget and savings. In today's post, I'll go over our itinerary and share what we did each day through the first half of the trip. Then I'll finish it up in…

06 Apr 2019

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Trip Report: Spring Break 2019, Part 1

Feature Articles, Saving Money, Travel

191/365 For Spring Break this year, we headed West to put our Six Flags annual passes to good use. In this part, I'll go over the budget, while the next part will include our itinerary and other fun stuff! If you click here, you can follow along on my trip budget spreadsheet as I go through each category. Entertainment I…

22 Mar 2019

By Debra Baca

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Booking Hyatt Award Stays

Saving Money, Travel

176/365 Hyatt is my favorite hotel brand to book award rooms, just like Southwest is my favorite airline for booking award airfare. Rooms start at just 5,000 points for a category 1 hotel and top out at 40,000 points for the high end category 8 properties. (Let's face it—I have absolutely no interest in those hotels!) Exploring Hotel Charts Comparable…