Kara | whimsy soul

How to get Biz Class seats without spending $$$ or using all your credit card points ⬇️ There's a SECRET way to travel that so many people don't know about, and airlines usually keep on the down-low. ✨ It's called a Big Upgrade ✨ It's when an airlines hasn't sold out their business class or first class seats and, last minute, will offer them to passengers at a steep discount. 💰 Passengers can bid on seats and if they win the bid, they get to fly business class for just a few hundred dollars instead of a few thousand! Most international airlines offer this program (I've had the most luck winning my upgrades on @klm and @lufthansa) ❤️ 1. After you buy your economy seat, set an cal reminder for 72 hours before your flight. 2. Then Google up your airline + bid upgrade to easily find the bid portal (sometimes this can be easily found in your airline account but usually it's a little hard to find so I just Google for it directly!) 3. There will be a minimum you have to bid. I like to bid $1-$20 above the min to improve my chances of winning the seat. 4. The airline will tell you 24 hours before your flight if you got the upgrade or not. I've done this many times! I flew from SFO to Berlin for Christmas Markets a few years ago and won my @Lufthansa bid for $501 so I got a full nights sleep and a great meal before hitting the ground running in Germany. Every time I fly with @KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and have a connection I do a bid for domestic Europe flights and always win them, usually for $50-99 (totally worth it for lounge access, better seats, and meals after my long-haul flight from San Francisco) If you haven't tried this hack yet, do it on your next trip! #airline #travel #travelhack #lufthansa #klm #airport #sfo #businessclass #traveltip #budgettravel

day 4 proving California is the best state ⬇️ 💦 i discovered this secret swimming hole in Calavears a couple years before we bought our @Whimsy Homes Cabin and ngl, the fact this spot was just 25 mins away from the cabin was 100% one of the reasons we bought it. Natural Bridges is this insanely cool cave that has a river running through it. Bring a floatie since you'll want to be able to float from one side to the other (you can totally swim it, but the middle where it's dark is kinda scary without a floatie lol) Also wear sturdy water shoes since the cave is slippery! I love my @Teva Footwear I take them on all my adventures. Just writing this post makes me want to drive back up to this cave and go swimming again. It's truly so special. Add this California swimming hole to your bucket list and follow me for Day 5... #swimminghole #california #calaverascounty #norcal #bayarea #visitcalifornia

San Francisco, get your butts over to Golden Gate Park to see Naga! 🐉🌲 He's a serpent/dragon who debuted at Burning Man last year, but his new home is in Rainbow Falls (he'll stay for 2 years). Naga is 100 feet long, blows bubbles and lights up at night. SO COOL. Shout out to @illuminatethearts for making this possible for us San Francisco locals to have in our backyard. #sanfrancisco #onlyinsf #burningman #art #dragon #goldengatepark #bayarea #sanfranciscothingstodo

look I will still burn but not nearly as much. Thanks for looking out for me @Sun Bum #bottlerock #sunscreen #napavalley #sunbum

🚨 New San Francisco swing spotted near Golden Gate Bridge!! 🚨 One of the quirky things about San Francisco is people will hang rope swings around the city / Bay Area and it's always a delightful whimsical surprise to stumble upon them. They never last long though, so if you want to swing with a view of this iconic spot, head there this weekend! ⭐️ follow me for more San Francisco tips! ⭐️ Outfit details: @POPFLEX Active set @New Balance shoes @Sézane sweater Custom hat I got from the @Forbes creator conference @Amazon sunnies #sanfrancisco #goldengatebridge #swing #bayarea #onlyinsf #visitcalifornia