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By Ron Stern If you’re looking for a place to go for a two or three night getaway, get online and book your trip to Denver. A quick search on Kayak.com found prices running as low as $231 at the end of April and $181 around the second week of
As leaves take on a richer form and the summer sun begins to cool, memories of childhood days return. Some of my fondest memories are those from cold fall Sundays playing in the leaves for hours and returning home to a table covered in freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. So there I was, sitting at my desk in an office filled with deadlines and paperwork and all I could think about was a quick escape down the street to a Café
Native Americans discovered Grand Lake in the 1800s and several tribes settled along the banks, drawn to the lake’s natural beauty and proximity of buffalo and other game.
For the past 15 summers, Quebec City has honored its roots with the SAQ New France Festival.
When my husband Tony and I learned that British Airways would begin direct service from San Diego to London on June 1, we let out a sigh of relief and rushed to purchase our tickets for a trip to Munich, via London, as part of a long-awaited Bavarian holiday.
Beyond the notorious avenues of Tijuana and the eternal spring-break atmosphere of Rosarito, lies a stretch of coastline devoid of billboards, sprawling suburbs and rush hour traffic jams—imagine San Diego in the early 1900s. Baja California Norte’s long, sparse sections of undeveloped coastline are complemented by small, seaside villages, some no bigger than a cantina and a hotel, where a dollar stretches almost as far as the horizon.
In recent years, Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, has emerged as an hip alternative to major European powerhouses, such as Paris and Rome. Brimming with fashionista charm, Reykjavik, dotted with boutiques, cafés and colorful two-tone houses, is a city made for walking, and at sundown it transforms into a playground for indie artists who lace the night air with melody well into the wee hours
Traveling to Las Vegas is an ideal option if you’re looking for an exciting getaway on the cheap. Like one giant Groupon, Sin City offers deals on pretty much everything. As long as you don’t fall prey to the house, the taxi cabs or the other tourist trappings, you can keep your cost-to-fun ratio in your favor.
So dubbed for its many hundreds of lights, that twinkle along the shores of the Seine after sundown, Paris, while beautiful and romantic, is also expensive. Camping, therefore—an oft’ overlooked option when traveling abroad—provides a budget-friendly option for those seeking to enjoy the dreamy sights, scenes and scents of this intoxicating city.
For San Diego travelers and families planning their summer vacations, soaring gas prices could not have come at a worse time. Luckily, the city’s unique proximity to the mountains, international border and desert make San Diego a great hub for one-tank wonders.