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Snag a Post-Thanksgiving Travel Deal

They aren’t exactly the Black Friday deals being offered at the mall, but you can still save big on travel packages by booking by the end of the month. Take a break from the chaos surrounding the holiday season by jetting off to Sin City this December. Pleasant Holidays is offering a money-saving package deal featuring round-trip airfare from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on Spirit Airlines, a four-night stay in a deluxe room at the Wynn Las Vegas, plus a $100 resort credit all for just $369. The price doesn’t include a $20 per room, per night resort fee. … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving in Vegas

Not everyone is planning to go over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving dinner this year. Not when they can hit the jackpot in Las Vegas. Right now, the travel deals being dealt in Sin City are beyond phenomenal: Try two nights in Vegas for nothing! Okay… nearly nothing. Station Casinos is offering an unprecedented offer to high, low and non-rollers, with room rates that work out to $12.50 a night. Unbelievable, right? Here’s how the savings breaks down: You pay $125 for two nights and in return the hotel gives you $100 to spend … Continue reading →

Michael Phelps Takes New Girlfriend Home for Thanksgiving

So much for dating beauty pageant contestants and having flings with fellow Olympic swimmers. These days Michael Phelps is hanging with the real deal—-a girl worthy enough to bring home to mama. According to reports, the part man/part fish flew home to Baltimore earlier this week with gal pal Caroline “Caz” Pal in tow. The Olympic champion reportedly met the 26-year-old Las Vegas cocktail waitress at the Palms Casino Resort’s Moon Nightclub where she works and where Phelps has been perfecting his card game in preparation for the 2009 World Series of Poker. (He recently made it to the final … Continue reading →

Unique Thanksgiving Travel Destinations

In my previous blog I mentioned that not everyone is planning to load up the family to go over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house for a lavish turkey spread this Thanksgiving. In fact, some families forgo the entire conversation-over-cranberry sauce tradition all together and opt for an extended holiday weekend shushing down the slopes in Colorado or feasting on pheasant in Hawaii. If you are looking for alternative locales to spend your Thanksgiving holiday consider some of these options: LAS VEGAS The glitz and glam of Sin City may be the antithesis of grandma’s chatskie-filled dining … Continue reading →

Can You Afford a Winter Getaway?

You certainly can if you hit the road in the next three weeks. From popular newspapers to morning news shows, travel experts are popping up just about everywhere today hammering home the latest and greatest industry catchphrase:  “dead zone.” A travel “dead zone” is defined as the weekend after Thanksgiving until roughly the week prior to Christmas.  It’s a time when most people have little incentive to travel far from home.  Consequently, hotels, rental car companies, cruise operators and commercial airlines offer a slew of travel bargains in order to remain profitable between the two busiest holidays of the season. … Continue reading →

Save on a Sin City Seasonal Getaway

Did you know one of the most popular times to visit Las Vegas is Thanksgiving? Personally, I don’t see Sin City as the ideal backdrop for a multi-generational turkey feast, but that’s just me. And apparently I am in the minority because according to travel experts, Las Vegas is a hot spot during the November holiday. One of the reasons so many people flock to Vegas during autumn is the savings offered by the mammoth resorts that call Sin City home. Another major incentive besides the reduced hotel rates is the free entertainment offered to visitors of all ages. For … Continue reading →

Meatless Monday Campaign Continues

Not too long ago, I blogged about Meatless Monday. That is the campaign to avoid meat on Mondays. This campaign has two benefits – it is green and it is healthy. Sid Lerner, who gave us the “Squeeze the Charmin” campaign, is now trying to get chefs on board for his Meatless Mondays. He hopes to turn something that may seem routine into something special. Who’s trying to help Lerner spread the word? One of my favorite celebrity chefs, Wolfgang Puck, has used the concept in some of his restaurants. He started Meatless Monday at his Las Vegas eatery, Wolfgang … Continue reading →

See A Penny

See a penny pick it up; all day long you’ll have good luck. I was very familiar with this adage before I heard Frenchie excitedly utter it when she found a penny on the floor of the LA River basin before Danny raced at Thunder Road. When my parents go out for their walks each day they delight in how much change they can find on the ground to bring home with them. They are very good at scouting out the hidden gems of pennies, nickels, and dimes. No one seems to drop quarters. I guess people still find a … Continue reading →

Fun Family Outings

With schools on Thanksgiving break, many families are looking for ways to spend quality time together. However, instead of using the downtime to gather around the television, you might consider these fun outings that help foster family bonding: NEW YORK Summer is over and the fall foliage has faded, but that doesn’t mean you should cross the Adirondacks off your travel list. Many hotels, lodges and other area attractions stay open year-round in places like Lake George, Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. In fact, to attract more families to the area, Lake George is hosting a “Lite Up the Village” … Continue reading →

Setting the Record Straight on Michael Phelps’ New Girlfriend

News travels fast even when you’re not in the pool. It’s a lesson Olympic hero Michael Phelps is learning the hard way. The swimming sensation made waves a few days prior to Thanksgiving when word got out that he was taking his new girlfriend home to Baltimore to meet his family. Boy wonder brings sizzling hot gal pal to share turkey with his mom. Seems harmless enough, right? Not so much. First of all, Phelps’ love interest isn’t exactly “marriage material” according to some insiders. Caroline ”Caz” Pal is a voluptuous Las Vegas cocktail waitress, who Phelps met in Sin … Continue reading →