Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
July 2, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
There are many free travel apps, useful for vacations. I don't have an iPhone, and with all the apps talk on the web, sometimes it feels like I'm the only one. The proud(ish) owner of a Blackberry, I'm well aware of the relatively meager apps available for [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear, Travel Tips | 13 comments
October 2, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
See that little badge over on the right? Nope, not the new Tom Bihn one (doesn't it look all retro and cool?). Scroll down to the Travel Insights 100 button. If you click on it, it'll take you to a nifty site that serves as a forum for a diverse group of [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News, Travel Tips | no comments
May 9, 2009 | Author: SoCalGal
I'm on my third Blackberry smart phone, through no (or very little) fault of my own. Nice to know that anyone who books a hotel, travel package, or flight for vacation on Bookit.com will receive a new Blackberry (value up to $349). The BlackBerry is one of the [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 1 comment
December 5, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
Yesterday I sang the praises of my latest favorite piece of luggage, the ZUCA Pro. The bag itself is incredibly intriguing and cool, but so is the backstory behind it. ZUCA Sport Turns out, the first ZUCA product was the ZUCA Sport, designed as a kids' [Read more]
Posted in: Interviews | no comments
October 31, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
Home prices falling, gigantic bailout on Wall Street, the stock market's a mess - we can almost feel the anxiety in the air. In uncertain economic times like these, a lot of us cut back on extras. Family travel certainly seems, on the face of it, like just [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Family Travel, Travel Tips | 2 comments
September 9, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
Now that summer's officially over - my kids were annoyed by my obvious glee while shopping for school supplies - it's time that we traditionally settle in for a stretch of homebody behavior. The Gals each had our own favorite trips this summer, as did, [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Family Travel, Travel News | 1 comment
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