Conley Update

Being budget travelers, we picked a hotel that had a refrigerator. This way we could buy breakfast, lunch and snacks to have in our room and save money for eating out for dinner. It was a good plan. We figured that we’d find a grocery store on our way out of Calgary. Who knows, maybe […]

I know, it’s been almost a week and the last thing you’ve heard about is the rental car. I got distracted with life. So, I have some more posts coming out this week with descriptions of where we went and what we saw. I even included some pictures. 🙂 At this rate, I’ve got a […]

One of the few expenses not covered by travel vouchers or reward points was the rental car. I spent several hours looking for ways that I could save money or get a great deal. I didn’t find any. However, I do feel that I got a good deal, just not a big break. The one […]

Air travel in the post-$3 gallon days is getting stupid. I could easily rant about how insane I think it is that airlines can continue to exist after being bailed out by the government multiple times simply because if they failed, it would bring air-transit in this country to a halt… but I won’t. What […]

This really doesn’t have a lot to do with our vacation, but pertains to another post. Sara and I bought this suitcase a few years ago. We call it big red. I’ll let you guess why. It’s a giant Samsonite bag on wheels. Sara and I have gone on many vacations only packing one bag… […]

On our 9th wedding anniversary last July, Sara and I started planning a vacation. Originally we planned to rent a canoe and paddle around Lake Austin, but we were rained out on that hot summer day. Since we already had a sitter for Titus, we decided to hit a local Barnes and Nobel to research […]