One of the interesting things I heard at Arthur and Pauline Frommer’s seminar at the New York Times Travel Show was that you should stay away from hotels. Hotels are very expensive, and you’ll end up paying a lot of money for a tiny room. It turns out hotel prices are up 15% this year, [...]

So you’re leaving for your vacation in less than a day. What are a few of the last minute things that you should do? Well, here is what I always make sure I check/do right before going away. So far it has been helpful in making sure I’m ready for the trip. The day/night before: [...]

One of the best parts of the Travel Show that I attended last Saturday was getting to attend a seminar given by Arthur Frommer and his daughter Pauline Frommer. The title of their seminar was “The Top Travel Bargains for the Year Ahead”, and boy did they give some good suggestions! Plus, it’s Arthur Frommer! [...]

Today we have just over a week until our trip. What does that mean to me? Well, it means that there are a certain number of things I’ll have to start doing to make sure that I am ready to go away, and to make sure I don’t forget anything. Since everyone has their own [...]

While looking for things to do and see in between Los Angeles and San Diego, I came across something very cool for people who love flowers. The Flower Fields is in Carlsbad, California, and isn’t far from Legoland. It is exactly as the name states – a field of flowers. It looks incredible though, and [...]

When traveling, you might only think you need to worry about how to get from one place to another, and how to have enough time to see everything that you want in the short time you will be on your trip. We might stop and ask for help, assuming that everyone is as nice as [...]

So you’ve decided where to go on your next vacation. You might have thought the hard part was over…but the next question that will surely come up is WHEN do you take your next vacation? It might seem like an easy question. You want to go a nice tropical island when it’s cold and snowing [...]

Public transportation can make traveling a whole lot easier, and cheaper. Many cities all over the world have amazing public transportation systems – including subways – which make it simple to get from your hotel to any destination you wish to go. If you don’t want to rent a car, or have to hire a [...]

Food can be a big part of your vacation. Sometimes you go to a destination that has a perfect food that you just can’t get anywhere else in the world. For example, there is nothing like a Philly Cheesesteak. You can get a steak sandwich almost anywhere else, but it’s not the same. Same with [...]

If you love to travel, or are planning your next trip, you might be interested in going to a travel show. A travel show has hundreds of different vendors, all trying to convince you that their location is a great place to visit. Some of the vendors are from a specific company, while others are [...]