This weekend we celebrated Mike’s birthday out in the burbs- his mom made a delicious chicken parm dinner with an unbelievable mocha torte for dessert. She also let us know that she just made plans to fly out to Arizona again to visit her sister and that her flight was just a little over $200 […]
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
I am getting anxious to take a trip, and the fact that Boston was hit with yet another snow storm yesterday and today, has me even more motivated. I have an unfortunate update on Stockholm but also some hopeful news about another weekend getaway with my girlfriends. My friend Bryce was able to reach a […]
Social media has changed they way we access and push out information – especially in regards to how fast this information can be acquired and distributed. If I need to know something, I Google it. Sometimes, I even Tweet it and I get a quicker answer. Two things happened this week that jerked me back […]
Let’s not beat around the bush. I am watching my budget like crazy and for some reason whenever I do that, it makes me want to travel even more. I am really good at making life harder for myself. This week, there were some great posts on how to travel on a budget, so if […]
This week, Camels & Chocolate alerted me to the fact that Virgin America‘s Boston launch could mean some great deals out of Boston – she wasn’t kidding. But, Virgin America isn’t the only one offering travel deals lately… Beginning 2/12/09 you can fly with Virgina America from BOS to SFO to LAX from only $139.00 […]
Now blogging at Europe String, this week Christine Gilbert uncovered something amazing. Flights to Europe are going for under $600! Take a look for yourself: Scandia World Travel Travel Zoo European Fares Some of these prices are comparable to what I paid to fly from Boston to London back in 2004. If you have any […]
I stumbled across a Budget Travel article picked up by MSNBC.com – 14 nights in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: $845 package includes accommodations, local transportation, guided tours – it jumped out and reminded me that I didn’t request my vacation to visit my friend in El Salvador yet! This package departs on Sept. 5, Nov. […]
I recently got fantastic feedback that posting about some of the great travel deals/tips/ideas that I am already following out there on the web is actually useful. So here’s what I found this week: Apartment Therapy… …has a lot of travel advice recently. Earlier in the month they listed places to score travel deals online. […]
