Places to stay under $150
You’re planning a trip and you want to stay some place unique, different from the large chain hotels, and with local flavor. Finding these smaller hotels, inns and b & b’s can often be time-consuming and bewildering because there are so many properties out there, but no easy way to determine which ones are really good. A new travel website, darngooddigs.com, intends to make discovering those hard-to-find gems much easier. “We’re using the power of word of mouth,” says Michael Gonchar, co-founder of Darn Good Digs, “and expanding it to the entire web travel community.” Continue reading this post »
Discounted Travel in Retirement
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You have taken the big step of retiring, and now you are ready to live your dream of retirement travel. If you are like most retirees, you are looking forward to decades of seeing the world and seeing your family. In order to make your funds stretch, you will need to search for travel discounts. Even if you have a surplus of funds available, travel discounts will allow you to visit more places and to have a greater amount of experiences when you get to your chosen destination. Continue reading this post »
Queens Day Amsterdam on a Discount
photo by pr1001
Forget the Rijks Museum or the Van Gogh museum, you’ve probably already seen them and although they are certainly worth a visit if you haven’t, the event of the year in Amsterdam is coming up on the 30th April. The tradition started in 1949 when Queen Juliana became Queen of the Netherlands but the event is still held on this day every year possibly because the birthday of the current Queen Beatrice falls in January when it is considerably colder! Continue reading this post »
Play golf with the locals at a Discount
photo by habitatgirl
We want to get away, take in a change of scene and mix with different people from the ones we see every day at work. Sometimes we can plan ahead to get the cheap fares but when it all gets too much and we just want to escape we need to look for travel discounts. But some of us have problems deciding what sort of holiday to take. You want to go shopping and your husband wants to play golf but how can we do both? A golf holiday package may appeal but then you perhaps don’t want to be in a group all the time or be surrounded by golfers. Continue reading this post »
Educational Holidays on a Discount
Photo by WordRidden
Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language, learn how to cook Mexican Food or learn to sketch? These are just some of the many courses on offer all over Europe which enable you to give your brain a bit of a workout while you relax. What is even better is that you can arrange the airfare at a discount, creating a great travel learning opportunity for you to take advantage of.
House Exchange for a Discounted Travel Vacation
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When you’ve been everywhere and done everything, it’s a fun idea to do a house exchange. Not only is it a fun and adventurous option, it is also an affordable travel option, especially when you are looking to travel overseas. There are a number of companies that specialize in this business such as Intervac. Using them, you have some reassurance through signing an exchange contract that you will not be let down at the last moment having already booked your discount flight.
Discount Holidays with Teenagers
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We’ve all been there haven’t we? You start talking about going on holiday and the teenagers groan and say they want to go away with their friends. But they are too young or you fear that their choice of friends would brook trouble potentially, especially a long way from home. Have you considered a discount holiday option to share with your teenagers?
Travel on a Discount and Discover your Family’s Roots
Photo by David C. Foster
As we get older and our children start to drift off and make their own life independent of us, we start to think back and take an interest in who our ancestors were and where they came from. Now is a great time in or lives with discount travel deals to go off exploring our past.
Traveling to Exotic Places on a Budget
Photo by A. www.viajar24h.com
Do you have dreams of traveling but are on a tight budget? If so, you are not alone. If you are creative, flexible and are willing to put in a bit of work, you will be able to see almost anything that you would like in the world on a budget.
Cycling in France on a Budget
Photo by ktylerconk
There are lots of flight bargains to be had if you can be flexible about where you want to go and when for a vacation. Apart from Paris, almost anywhere in France will offer you fantastic scenery, food and the opportunity to take life down to a gentle pace for a while. France is a country where Auto Routes aside, most local roads are great for cyclists and there are cycle shops in most towns and villages where you can get help with a puncture or you can buy the latest gismo for your bike.
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