Cruise Discounts

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

Cruising is fun and can be extremely inexpensive. 

If you are able to travel during the months of October, November and early December, you can save a tremendous amount of money.  Additionally, if you have the luxury of being able to plan your cruise 90 days or less from your departure date you can get discounted rates. 

I have a couple of favorite websites that I use when searching for a cruise…  www.vacationstogo.com gives you a quick look at the discounted rates for several cruise lines on their “90 Day Ticker” page (you can sign-up at the site for free and can save hundreds of dollars), the other website – www.cruisecompete.com allows you to enter the information pertaining to the cruise you would like to take and you receive emails back quoting prices for the cruise (if you do this, read the email carefully to ensure there are no extra charges in addition to the price quoted). Typically you will receive a quote back that can save you money (the amount of savings varies) and even $15 or $20 per person is good – that could be 1 or 2 days worth of gratuities aboard the ship!

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Bicycling in Washington D.C.

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

Have you ever wondered if bicylcing to see the sites in the nation’s capitol is feasible?  Well… it is, even for those that don’t bicycle frequently!  Of course, you would want to do this during “fair” weather months! 

During our recent visit to D.C. we parked our vehicle in Georgetown where we stayed and did not move it again until we left 4 days later.  From where we stayed in Georgetown, we were able to bike about 1 mile to the Rock Creek bike path and then approximately 1.7 miles to the Lincoln Memorial.  The Lincoln Memorial is a great starting point to see the sights!  From the Lincoln Memorial you can bicycle all the way to the U.S. Capitol which is only 1.9 miles.  Spending at least 3 days in this area is easy to do as there are several monuments and memorials between the two locations.  The majority of the must see museums are also along the way on “The Mall”, such as the National Air and Space Museum. 

Bicycling to the National Arlington Cemetery is a must do!  The Arlington Memorial Bridge extends from the Lincoln Memorial to the National Arlington Cemetery and is a very short, easy bike ride.  You can easily spend 3 hours at the cemetery, especially if you would like to see the Changing of the Guards.

The Tidal Basin is another area to include on your itinerary and yes, you can also bicycle to it!  There you can see the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial which is awesome!

Our Nation’s Capitol is definitely “bicycle” friendly!

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