Have you ever paid big buck for a vacation, only to get to the location and realize that it was terribly overrated and overpriced? The vacation would end up being a horribly expensive experience because you packed up the entire family and flew them to the location, only to be disappointed and much poorer? Sampling… Continue reading Does Sampling A Vacation Make Financial Sense?
Category: Vacation
The Cost of Thanksgiving
We all know that the obvious cost are for the food, but I’m finding that a lot of people travel far during Thanksgiving, and those people are the ones that incur the real costs. I’m fortunate in that the expense for gas as I drive on two separate days to both my of our parents… Continue reading The Cost of Thanksgiving
How to Recover From an Active Fun-Filled Vacation
One of my great weakness is getting back into the groove after taking a week or so off for an active fun-filled vacation. Over the years, I’ve learned a few tricks to help reduce the uncomfortable letdown after starting back to work after such a vacation. 1.) Instead of starting my first day back… Continue reading How to Recover From an Active Fun-Filled Vacation
My 2011 Summer Vacation Review
Summer Vacation Review Part 1 First we stayed in Hilton Grand Vacation Suites at SeaWorld, and while it was an older hotel, it was still pretty nice. What was really great though was that across the street was the SeaWorld parking lot! Talk about close to the action! SeaWorld wasn’t exciting for me, but I… Continue reading My 2011 Summer Vacation Review