Further Afield
Make Room for Spirit
A fix for the cozy airline Read more
Don't Dally on Dalí
This January, see the largest collection of the artist's work in America Read more
A Flight to the Slopes
Save on roundtrip fares to Denver Read more
Beat a Retreat to Barcelona
A stunning discount for December Read more
California, Here We Come
West Coast trips are well-priced in January Read more
Double-Destination Getaway
Slashing the price from New Orleans to the Caribbean Read more
Caribbean with JetBlue
This weekend I had my first chance to fly JetBlue, and it's everything I'd heard it to be. Read more
A Magical Time for Orlando
The theme parks are ablaze with holiday splendor. Read more
Minneapolis/St. Paul
A fall fare, just in time to see A Prairie Home Companion with its new host Read more
See Sunny Bangkok
Another deal to someplace exotic popped up this week. Read more
Auto Discounts
It was like running across an old friend I hadn’t seen in a long time. There I was searching for a rental car for an upcoming trip to a family wedding, and wasn’t happy with the rates I was finding. Somewhere during my exhausting online com... Read more
The Local Language
"What is that?" I was able to ask the fishmonger in Spanish about these weird shrimp-like thingies with faces. I'm vacationing in Spain and was immediately reminded that even a little understanding of the local language is helpful. Which br... Read more
Spain's Southern Coast
I’ll be boarding a flight to Europe this weekend, because fall is a really, really good time to go. The weather is great, airfares go down and the dollar is strong against the euro right now. This morning I found roundtrip flights for under... Read more
Fall Fares Drop
It’s that time of year when lots of folks are packing lunch boxes and backpacks to send their kids off to school. But for those of us whose kids have left the nest, it’s time to pack our suitcases. The fall airfare sales have begun. It’s my... Read more
Scandinavian Savin'
I visited Scandinavia for the first time this spring, and it would take a book to record all the fun things we did while we were there. But for this blog post I’m going to focus on how to tour this very expensive part of the world without s... Read more
Don't Miss the Midwest
I’m just back from a visit to see my mom in the Midwest, and I have two observations from that trip to share: 1. The Midwest is a delightful vacation destination, that is vastly underreported. 2. You really can pack for a week in one of tho... Read more