February 5, 2012

Planning a Trip of a Lifetime

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I am eternally grateful that I’ve been able to travel to many wonderful places, knowing that I’ll get to other places still on my bucket list, and as well as the opportunity to make return visits to favorite places, I never treat a destination with a “been there, done that” attitude.  That attitude is a [...]

Flyaway Cafe’s Travel Favorites 10-18-09

It’s been a week of big travel news, although some of centered around flying hoaxes.  That’s why you need to read these blogs posts that will give you real scoop! SoSauce (travel geek blog) an Indian cooking lesson, including Naan.  Yummmmmmm! LA Times Travel compares and contrasts Halloween activities at Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal [...]

How Twitter Can Help Travelers

A few weeks ago, I twittered about an upcoming trip to Croatia.  I’ve never been, and I was just putting the word out, hoping that one of my travel blogging friends, or soon to be friend, might have some information that would help me make some travel decisions. I very quickly had a bunch of [...]

Money Saving Tip: Use the Tourism Office

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When looking for travel information you’ll want to take advantage of all the FREE resources that are available.  A good starting point is the tourism office of the country, state, or city that you’re planning to visit. The tourism office will be full of information about places to stay, cultural events, special packages, maps, restaurants, [...]

Save on Travel Magazines with Amazon Promotion

One of my favorite ways to research my travel destinations, as well as have a little enjoyment all year long, is a magazine subscription. There are some great general travel magazines that I get every month, and additionally, if I know that I will be traveling to one particularly destination, I also like to subscribe [...]