Budget Travel Book: Finding the Gypsy in Me – Tales of an International House Sitter

5 May

Some people only dream of leaving behind everything that is familiar to them in order to travel the world. Teresa actually did it! And tells us about it in Finding the Gypsy in Me – Tales of an International House Sitter. For the past five years, she has been leading a very unconventional life. This book [...]

Free Fun for Travelers in Santa Cruz

29 Apr

Capitola Santa Cruz California

You might think a trip to the ocean is a spendy travel choice, but by taking advantage of a few FREE things to do and you have a value-priced vacation.  Santa Cruz County, located on California’s central coast, is known as a Nuclear Free and Hate Free zone, but it also offers plenty of FREE [...]

Bus Service to Buena Park Theme Parks & Attractions

14 Apr

Knotts Berry Park mine ride attraction

One of the best ways to save money when traveling is to use public transportation.  And up until recently that was a tough thing to do when visiting the theme parks and attractions in Buena Park and Anaheim.  The Anaheim Resort Transportation (ART) has expanded its bus service route from the Anaheim Resort area to [...]

Polynesian Cultural Center Offers 10% Discount

8 Apr

canoe rower at Polynesian Cultural Center Hawaii

Hawaii’s top attraction, the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC), is offering visiting families, groups and guests an incentive for booking early reservations.  For a limited time, visitors who book their reservations 10 days out or more in advance will receive a 10 percent discount off their experience. The “10 Outside 10″ special applies to all of [...]

Toronto CityPASS Offers Savings to Visitors

29 Mar

polar bear cub at toronto zoo

Toronto CityPASS makes visiting the city more affordable by packaging discounted admission to several of the most popular must-see attractions into one easy-to-use pass. The CityPASS includes: CN Tower Royal Ontario Museum Ontario Science Centre Casa Loma Toronto Zoo – Be sure to check out the young polar bear cub (in photo above), who was [...]

Save Bundles with New York CityPASS

15 Feb

statue of liberty at night

New York City is filled with iconic landmarks, from the historic Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, to the more recent High Line and National September 11 Memorial.  It can take a lot of time – and money – to see all that the Big Apple has to offer, but the New York CityPASS [...]

Free Internet Access in Lower Manhattan

3 Feb

downtown manhattan free wi-fi map

The Alliance for Downtown New York has announced three new FREE wireless hotspots, giving residents and visitors greater access to this growing FREE wireless network – and making it the best place for free, accessible wi-fi in the city.  And in an expensive city like Manhattan, this is very good news indeed. The new access [...]

Denver Restaurant Week 2012

23 Jan

downtown Denver at night

Another city out to save some of your hard earned money with their restaurant week.  The 8th annual Denver Restaurant Week (DRW) will be held February 25th-March 9th, 2012, with nearly 300 restaurants offering multi-course meals for the “Mile High” fixed-price of $52.80 for two, $26.40 for one, tax and tip not included. What could [...]

Save with New York’s Restaurant Week, January 16-February 10, 2012

13 Jan

New York City's Central Park

They may call it restaurant week, but it runs for nearly a month.  And it happens several times during the course of a year.  If you want to enjoy the delicious dining options that New York City has to offer, at a fraction of the cost, then planning a visit  during New York City restaurant [...]

National Park Service Offers Senior and Access Pass

8 Jan

Badlands National Park

Senior citizens and Americans with disabilities can now receive a lifetime pass to America’s National Parks at a VERY deeply discounted rate.  The pass can be purchased at any of the National Parks as well as by mail. The Senior and Access passes provide for admission and use of federal recreation sites that charge an [...]