June, 2009

Being a Pacific Northwesterner, I know that the summers are wonderful – usually not too hot or too cold (I said usually, people), summers in the Pacific Northwest are what we wait for every year. They make up for the 9 months of rain we get each year. So for some people it can take [...]

Although you’ll regularly hear about the stellar travel deals to be had in the current economic crunch, some destinations don’t seem to be as much on sale as others. Italy, which traditionally is way more costly to reach from the U.S. than other Western European countries, is heavily on sale right now – but Paris? [...]

If you’ve been to Amsterdam you probably remember this place because it has one of the best locations in the entire city. Right now, Travelocity is advertising rooms at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky starting at $146 per night. This is the grand-looking 4-star hotel that overlooks Dam Square, facing the Royal Palace. If you [...]

I know, you’re probably just about sick of hearing this, but travel deals for this summer continue to be jawdropping, and if you are thinking you might go next year instead, that would probably be a mistake. Last summer prices for airfare to New York were at least double what they are now, and by [...]

Last summer it was somewhat depressing looking for travel “deals” because prices on even the cheapest things were WAY higher than normal due to the sick fuel prices, but this year it’s all the opposite. I just came across this deal on Air New Zealand where you can fly from the US to most of [...]