Shereen Rayle's Blog, page 40

How To Pack for A Weekend Getaway

Most travelers aren’t content never taking a vacation or even slaving away all year to wait for their annual trip. In fact, aside from the usual two weeks, it’s hard to make it through day-to-day without getting away a few other times throughout the year. We tend to take a few days here and there a couple times a year. You might not think you have the funds to do it, but if you step back and take a look at your travel style you can find ways you can cut corners, meaning you’ll need a smaller bud...

Saving On Your Next Road Trip

Are you planning a road trip? With demand for gas up and price up along with it, you may be thinking it's not entirely affordable. Well, we traveled well on our road trip and though gas prices varied widely across 3 states (it was still between $3.79 and $4.69/gallon) we didn't feel like we were paying more. I also found a great gem of an app to save on gas through cash back. 

If you've been following me for a while, you know how much I love cash back apps. Get Upside is no different. I was able ...

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloweekend everyone! This has been a long celebration for us, since our anniversary is also on the 28th. Normally, we go out for our day, but this year has thrown a lot at us and we just weren't in the mood for other people. We lost our dog last week, and even though it's been coming for a while, it was still one of the hardest things we've had to endure. As such, we decided to do a low-key meal at home. 

We had a full Halloween wedding, where everyone dressed up and we danced to spooky m...

Welcome to Omega Mart

Welcome! You are now a trainee at Omega Mart and a part of the Dram Corp family. Once you walk into the doors of Meow Wolf's Omega Mart, you're handed your employee identification card, so you can start your training as soon as possible.

You might get so caught up in looking at everything in this grocery store (all available for purchase) that you forget you have a job to do here, but make time for both training - you have to learn the correct cone color for spills, after all - and exploring, bec...

Saving On Airfare 101

No matter where you go, airfare can be a big chunk of your vacation budget. If you know what you’re doing, it can be a smaller one than expected, even during the more expensive times of the year. Of course, planning your trip in the off-season can save you big time. Now that people are getting back to flying, I thought you might need another crash course on getting affordable airfare. Here are my best tips on how to save on airfare:

Book/Look on Tuesday or WednesdayAirlines set their prices for t...

Meow Wolf's Area15 In Las Vegas

Meow Wolf is a phenomenon. An art company that creates interactive immersive art projects, that has opened a veritable art complex right off the I-15. Area15 is a collection of big art, experiences, food, drink, and shopping. I have been following their social media for years waiting for their Las Vegas museum to open and it didn't disappoint.

Though we were there for Omega Mart, our ticket came with entry to Area15, too. The grounds are chock full of huge art and you basically walk through a scu...

Free Art in Las Vegas

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know my road trip was full of free art, including street art, building murals, and large sculptures across the city. In the last decade or so, Sin City has become a real mecca of amazing artists from around the world. The annual Life is Beautiful festival is a 3-day event that mashes awesome music, art, and food together, and one day I hope to attend.

The aim of Life is Beautiful is to unite people around artistic experiences, and even though we've never ac...

Snapshots of a Road Trip - Part 2

Our road trip was a big success and we had a great time, even with as much time as we spent in the car. There's so much to see and do if you know where to look. I did a lot of research in the weeks leading up to our trip to know where I wanted to stop and see notable things. We would have done more out-of-the-way things if we had more time, but we only gave ourselves a day to drive to Reno, then to drive to Vegas, and the same on the way back. 

Here are some of the things we saw/did that I'll pro...

Snapshots of a Road Trip

We're currently on a road trip, going from Portland to Reno to Las Vegas and back. Considering we didn't feel comfortable on a plane just yet, this seemed like the best way to still take a vacation and also still feel safe, since we could control who we would be around and remove ourselves from situations that felt too close to others. I love a good road trip, and we haven't been on one together for quite a long time, that was further than the next state over. 

As you probably know by now, we are...

Save Money for Travel with Rakuten

Did you know that you can basically get paid to travel and shop [for your travel gear and clothing] for things you buy everyday? You can and Rakuten will pay you for it. I never buy or book anything without first checking Rakuten. So, what IS Rakuten? It's a fantastic - and free! - site that offers you cash back for purchasing from online merchants. If you plan to make a purchase anyway, you might as well get something for being a loyal (or even a new) customer. 


Here's how it works: Sign up is q...