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Summer LEGO Mania

My 8-year-old is a LEGO Friends fanatic. My dishwasher is not. I know this because of the horrible sounds it’s been making since swallowing one of the tiny plastic bricks meant to stabilize the slide on my daughter’s Heartlake City Pool set. I’m this close to tossing out the rest of the set and booking a trip to New York City.  That’s where Nathan Sawaya’s massive LEGO display is being showcased for kids of all ages to enjoy.  Perhaps, immersing my child in another LEGO lover’s colorful brick designs will take her mind off her mother’s moratorium on LEGO play. … Continue reading →

Tips for a Budget-Friendly Family Vacation

When the thought of taking your family out to dinner makes you cringe because of the expense, it is hard to contemplate taking everyone along for an actual vacation. Even though money concerns may make it seem as though you will never get away, you do have options, a number of them in fact. Here are some ways that you can stretch your vacation budget. 1. Look for the budget airline hubs Although airfare prices seem to be rising, there are a number of airline hubs that tend to have the cheapest airfare tickets. Some places are just less expensive … Continue reading →

Late Summer Travel Bargains

Sometimes it pays to procrastinate. If you waited until the end of the summer to escape on a seasonal getaway, you’re in luck. Turns out the travel industry held out on some super savings for those willing to vacation in late August and early September. Among the best deals are: Colorado: Whether you are heading to Denver over the Labor Day weekend to gorge yourself during A Taste of Colorado or you are simply looking to explore the state’s amazing natural wonders, several hotels are offering outstanding late summer deals. For example, rates at the Denver Marriott City Center are … Continue reading →

Early Summer Deals at Disneyland

Summer might not be officially here yet, but for all purposes it is. That means Disneyland’s finally updated its special offers page to include new deals for the summer. Southern California residents/Disneyland annual pass holders make out the best, but there are still tempting deals for anyone looking to make a Disneyland trip in the next few months. Any Southern California residents out there? You’ve probably all been to Disneyland before, but I highly recommend going in the next week. Purchase a 2-Day 1-Park per-day ticket between now and June 1, and that ticket will only cost you $99. The … Continue reading →

Last-Minute Labor Day Deals

If you were waiting until Hurricane Irene left the country to make your Labor Day travel plans, time’s up. Now is the time to take advantage of last-minute holiday travel deals, including these red-hot rate reductions: DoubleTree by Hilton is offering AAA members 20% off the best available rates at more than 250 locations nationwide. However, you must book your stay by August 31 and travel between September 1 and November 30, 2011. Enter code “PBA” when reserving your room. The Omni Orlando Resort ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida, near Disney World is letting you end the summer with a bang. … Continue reading →

Deals That Can Help You Stay Fit

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This summer, I decided the best way for me to loose some weight was to start the Atkins diet. A few of my friends are also doing this diet, and I know quite a few other people who are all on a diet of one form or another right now. There are some great deals out there that can help all of us to trim down and stay fit and healthy. Do you like string cheese? Maybe your kids think that string cheese is an excellent snack. See if you can get your kids to try the Frigo Cheese Heads … Continue reading →

Summer Disneyland Deals

For the most part the Disney Parks post their special offers on the relevant dedicated pages, which I’ve examined here for you before. Occasionally Disney has other promotions going on that may or may not make it onto the Special Offers page, and today I’m going to cover those. Over the past two weeks the official Disney Parks blog has announced a variety of summertime Disneyland deals, and not all of them are viewable on the park’s Special Offers site. One is very similar to a deal I covered last time: if you book a Disneyland vacation by this Friday, … Continue reading →

Disney Deals Abroad

Just as the domestic Disney parks periodically update and change their special offers page, so do the international Disney parks. It’s time to take a look at the summer deals for Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. Hong Kong Disneyland has some special hotel and ticket packages, just like Disney World and Disneyland, but the deals don’t quite work the way that they do for the domestic parks. You don’t have to make your reservations by a certain date for a particular time; these packages are simply on offer from now until July 15. Four options are available. The first … Continue reading →

Save Now for Summer Travel

Summer seems light years away, especially when you are stuck in the middle of the frozen tundra, with another 10 plus inches of snow headed your way in the next 24 hours. Sigh! Such is life in Wisconsin. Still, if you are looking to save on summer travel, now is the time to get planning. Never mind that the nighttime lows are in single digits and your lawn is buried under a foot of dirty snow. Experts are adamant that early birds will get the worm when it comes to scoring super summer travel savings. Of course, you need to … Continue reading →

Summer Vacation Sale on Expedia.com

School will be starting soon! Many schools begin right after the Labor Day weekend. This means you might have time to squeeze in one more summer vacation destination. Right now, you can save some money doing it, if you book it through Expedia.com. Expedia.com is having a Summer Sale. Save up to 40% off the price of participating hotels. This sale includes hotels all across the United States, as well as several destinations around the world. The Expedia website says that they asked people where they were going on vacation this summer, and then they marked down the price of … Continue reading →