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Planning will save money on road trip

Teresa — Sat, 21 May 2011 13:38:33 +0000

As you read this, I am driving across the country with four cats.

If you are considering this, my first piece of advice is: Don’t. But circumstances don’t always let us take the course we’d like.

A road trip of four or five days, of course, is going to mean some expenses: motel rooms, meals, gasoline — [...]

Find ‘staycation’ deals on travel sites

Teresa — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:21:53 +0000

One of my Facebook friends recently became the envy of all her connections when she posted “Spending the night at a four-star beachfront hotel on Fort Lauderdale beach. $100 a night.”

She had gone on Priceline, bid $100 on a four-star oceanfront hotel — and her bid had been accepted. She and her daughter were off [...]

Eat, pray, love on the cheap

Teresa — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:46:54 +0000

Like everyone else these days, I’m dreaming of being Julia Roberts and spending a year traveling around the world indulging my passions and eating, praying and loving.

Wait a minute! I already did that, though I did not end up with Javier Bardem or spiritual enlightenment. The pasta and gelato were good.

Times have changed since I [...]

Save money on airport parking

Teresa — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:57:41 +0000

Sometimes it seems parking at the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports costs almost as much as flying out of them. Through trial and error, I’ve found a few moderately economical solutions.

My Fort Lauderdale favorite used to be the airport’s extremely remote lot off Griffin Road, which was a 15-minute ride to the airport but only [...]

Shuttle to Lauderdale airport is a deal

Teresa — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:56:46 +0000

On a recent business trip to Washington, I landed at Reagan National Airport in suburban Arlington, Va., walked from the terminal to the Metro station inside the airport and took a train to Dupont Circle. Total cost for my off-peak train trip: $1.85.

We’re not so lucky here in South Florida. Commercial transportation to and from [...]