Going to New York City was something that my husband (T.D.) and I wanted to do for a long time. Neither of us had ever been, but we didn't have a ton of money this year. So we decided to do it on a budget. We only had two days to stay in NYC so we made the most of it!
Our first order of business was to find a hotel. Because our vacation was finalized at the last minute we waited until we were in Philly to find a place to stay in NYC. My cousin had suggested we stay in Secaucus, NJ and take a shuttle over to NYC. This was a great money saving suggestion! We used Priceline bidding to find the Courtyard by Marriott. If you are not familiar with Priceline or Hotwire (our other favorite site) take a look at this website http://betterbidding.com/ - it deciphers which hotels are which and what hotel you are likely to get from your bid.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
East Coast Summer Travel
Part 1 of 3
Last week my husband and I took a road trip to three of America's historic destinations! Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C. Since we were on a small budget I wanted to share my tips to having a great vacation all while saving money!
Our first stop was Philadelphia, Pa. We took I-70 from Columbus through the PA Turnpike (which only accepts cash) to Philly. Our stay was actually free because we stayed with my cousin in her apartment. My advice in any large city is to take advantage of public transportation. It's cheap and gets you where you need to go in a short amount of time. Plus no headache of driving and getting lost!
Last week my husband and I took a road trip to three of America's historic destinations! Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C. Since we were on a small budget I wanted to share my tips to having a great vacation all while saving money!
Our first stop was Philadelphia, Pa. We took I-70 from Columbus through the PA Turnpike (which only accepts cash) to Philly. Our stay was actually free because we stayed with my cousin in her apartment. My advice in any large city is to take advantage of public transportation. It's cheap and gets you where you need to go in a short amount of time. Plus no headache of driving and getting lost!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
My First Weekend ReTweat!
Last Sunday afternoon I received a call from Tiffany Eckhardt asking if I was free for the evening. It just so happened that I was. She wanted to me to accompany the Weekend Retweat team to Yellow Springs to stay at the Arthur Morgan House. I graciously accepted the invitation!
The evening started at Peaches Grill with a lovely appetizer and a new beer to try called Bell's Oberon. It is an orange wheat beer *similar* to a Blue Moon. I loved it so much I bought a six pack to take home. While at Peaches we met Krystal Luketic from the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce. I had a chance to interview Krystal about how she is utilizing Facebook to interact with over 12,000 people throughout the world!
Click here to watch my interview with Krystal
The evening started at Peaches Grill with a lovely appetizer and a new beer to try called Bell's Oberon. It is an orange wheat beer *similar* to a Blue Moon. I loved it so much I bought a six pack to take home. While at Peaches we met Krystal Luketic from the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce. I had a chance to interview Krystal about how she is utilizing Facebook to interact with over 12,000 people throughout the world!
Click here to watch my interview with Krystal
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