At the end of the week I have to make a trip to San Francisco. It’s a one day trip that will see me fly halfway across the country on Friday, then back home on Saturday. I’ll only be gone for slightly over 24 hours. With that in mind, it seems kind of silly to [...]

If you’re a penny-pinching tight-wad like me, chances are you spend FAR too much time online, trying to scrape a few dollars off the total cost of your travel expenses. I just found myself having spent over 2 hours on various travel sites attempting to get the cheapest rate on a trip to San Francisco [...]

When traveling, it’s often a good idea to research your hotel options. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve decided to do just that. As I write this, I’m sitting on an uncomfortable bed, in a hot room, in The Wellington Hotel in New York City. Tomorrow I will be heading back to my home [...]

The LA Times is reporting that things are slowing down at the Sate Department. The number of passport requests are dipping so low that people that are applying are getting their passports in three weeks or less. The State Department said last week that it expects to issue 12 million passports in this fiscal year, [...]

Today the wife and I are driving to Dallas. From there we will take a plane to New York City and we’ll be spending 3 days or so in the city, attending the kinds of things that first-time tourists do. Right now we’ve planned to see “Mary Poppins” on Broadway. We’ll be stopping by the [...]

When I was 12 I was picking up my first comic books at a gas station in the town where I grew up. Jordan Romero is 12 right now, and he’s about to climb his 5th mountain. Jordan wins. This young man is trying to become the youngest person to ever climb “The Seven Summits” [...]

Fox News reports that Royal Caribbean Cruises earnings have dropped a dramatic, and alarming, 98% in the last quarter. The company is combating the drop in bookings by offering dramatically lower prices than they have before. This is clearly a time to book if you’re planning on doing it this year. Royal Caribbean has said [...]

White Desert, Egypt Originally uploaded by * hiro008 Egypt is a place I have always found fascinating, and will one day visit. It’s a beautiful country – as this image clearly shows. Below you’ll find the uploader’s description of the image. “Sunset in the White Desert, also known as Sahara el Beyda. The White Desert [...]

Orbitz is offering some huge savings on popular travel destinations including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Las Vegas, the Caribbean, Mexico, California, and Florida. You can find up to 50% off multiple hotels in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Mexico. You can find 40% off hotels in Las Vegas, 55% on trips to the Caribbean. They even have [...]

The economy has hit everyone hard in different ways, but when even the Superbowl is having a hard time selling out – you know there’s a problem. BizJournals.com has an interesting article up about how some travel agencies are having a hard time getting Super Bowl packages together – and are seeing very little demand [...]