How I love my hair straighter, let me count the ways….um, wait…. Okay I know it sounds cheesy, but I found the perfect hair straightener (or at least I thought I did until yesterday), its only $20, and you can only buy it (as far as I know) from Target.com.  The Conair 1″ flat iron [...]

For anyone familiar with the Downtown Disney area, I found a great hotel to stay: The Quality Suites on Palm Parkway.   It’s basically one light away from the Downtown Disney area, being that it is not anywhere near a major light, a bonus is that it is an easy location to get in and out [...]

I am planning a quick getaway to New York City on the first weekend in October 2009.  My  main motivation for this birthday getaway is to see Hugh Jackman live in “A Steady Rain” (okay, who am I kidding, I want to see Daniel “James Bond” Craig as well). So, over the next couple of [...]

 Are you planning a getaway to Disney and looking to get the most bang for your buck? Well look no further and let me suggest to you a fantastic place to stay that is not only close to Disney, but is also right off of 1-4 as well (the major highway in Orlando).  The hotel [...]

Does anyone else recall a time where you didn’t have to pay to check your luggage? It was all part of the flying – I fly, I have luggage, I can check my luggage (and pray that it doesn’t get lost).  Now, we are in a time where carry-ons are limited in size and number, [...]

Now, a little bit about accommodations.  Every year my family stays at the Dunes of Panama (a condo rental), located closer to Captain Anderson’s rather than on the main thorough fare.  I am not sure what they pay to stay here, but the accommodations are pretty nice – lots of space (this year three rooms, including [...]

Looking for something to do on the Fourth of July or Just getaway? I just received my newsletter from trustedtours.com.  That provides 5 places to spend the fourth and the happenings in the city.  http://guide.trustedtours.com/destinations/5-star-spangled-cities-to-celebrate-4th-of-july/#more-291  Otherwise, you can just peruse the site itself and look for something different that you may not know existed in [...]

How to find airline deals and travel for less. From April 2009 By Andrea Bennett If my e-mail inbox is any gauge of the current climate, travelers are looking for ways to cut costs on airfare. I’ve gotten lots of questions lately about “consolidator” fares. Do the bucket shops of yesteryear—which release blocks of tickets at [...]

  The key to redeeming miles lies in how the airlines value them. Since miles rewards programs were introduced, the industry rule of thumb has always been that a mile was worth about two cents. The underlying formula: 25,000 miles were required for one round-trip domestic coach ticket, which was estimated to have an average [...]

  If you are looking for that extra little discount with no extra work or research on your part, visit http://www.orlandoinfo.com/magicard.  This FREE card gives you discounts at Orlando restaurants (B.B. King and Hard Rock Orlando), attractions (i.e. Gatorland) hotels, car rentals, and even a 20% discount with Amtrack.  Even if you don’t have three weeks to [...]