Sometimes it doesn't make any sense to wait until the last minute to book a cruise. If you have your heart set on going some place on a specific date you might miss out if you wait until the bargain prices kick in. However, if you can make the plans at the last minute and pack your bags and go the savings can be fantastic.
I just did a search for Alaska cruise and came up with some really great deals. For instance Vacations To GO has this type of last minute travel packages. Carnival cruise line has a June 27th '07 cruise departing from Vancouver, Canada. It is marked down to $579 from 1,929 at a savings of 70%. This is a 7 day cruise and you would be sailing on the Carnival Spirit.
Life and Travel Off The Paved Road
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Off The Paved Road In Wa State
Here in the PNW we had a lot of rain and wind storms this past year. The Washington Trails Association has created a storm damage map and database. It is a current guide to the backroads here in Washington State. It would be very wise to check it out so you know the condition of the roads / trails before you make any off road journeys.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Full Swing Summer Vacations
It's June! Where did the year go? Considering it is June and school is out or nearly out for most of the United States I'd say the summer travel season is nearly in full swing.
We just got back from a cruise and a little road trip. Another road trip is scheduled just shortly. Not a long road trip this time. I figure we'll put around 700 miles on the car for the next road trip.
So what is involved with our road trips? Obviously we need to make a plan. At the price of gas no need for extra running around that isn't necessary. We use road maps and the Rand McNally website to map out our vacation.
Once we figure out how many miles we'll be traveling we will have an idea of how much money we need to budget for gas. At the price of gas it's a lot more than I'd like to pay!
I know what I'm doing. Now how about you? Planning a road trip this summer?
Once you know where you are traveling to and how many miles you will be traveling that is a start. You'll need to figure out how many miles you can average in an hour. If you are travelling interstate most of the way good for you! You can figure you'll travel 60MPH to 80MPH most of the time, but you need to figure in stops and rush hour traffic. That slows ya down big time.
If you know how many hours you want to be on the road each day or how many hours you want to travel helps with scheduling hotels and food.
During the busy summer season of travel you don't want to be travelling without a hotel reservation down the road. But don't schedule it too far down the road. If you don't make it to the destination you will be charged anyway. I generally figure we can travel for 6 to 8 hours a day and not be too terribly exhausted at the end of our trip. So looking at the map, figuring out what we are doing for the day. How many side trips and how long at each side trip, and how long will it take us to eat all has to be figured into the daily schedule before we make a reservation down the road.
I love to travel without any real set plans. So we often won't even call ahead to make our hotel reservations until around noonish to one in the afternoon. Sometimes everything in a town or city is booked so that gives us time to rethink our plans and figure out if we want to travel later in the day to the next town or stop somewhere between where we were planning and where we are now.
That's it for now, sorry for the long post. I'll be back later after I check details on my upcoming road trip.
We just got back from a cruise and a little road trip. Another road trip is scheduled just shortly. Not a long road trip this time. I figure we'll put around 700 miles on the car for the next road trip.
So what is involved with our road trips? Obviously we need to make a plan. At the price of gas no need for extra running around that isn't necessary. We use road maps and the Rand McNally website to map out our vacation.
Once we figure out how many miles we'll be traveling we will have an idea of how much money we need to budget for gas. At the price of gas it's a lot more than I'd like to pay!
I know what I'm doing. Now how about you? Planning a road trip this summer?
Once you know where you are traveling to and how many miles you will be traveling that is a start. You'll need to figure out how many miles you can average in an hour. If you are travelling interstate most of the way good for you! You can figure you'll travel 60MPH to 80MPH most of the time, but you need to figure in stops and rush hour traffic. That slows ya down big time.
If you know how many hours you want to be on the road each day or how many hours you want to travel helps with scheduling hotels and food.
During the busy summer season of travel you don't want to be travelling without a hotel reservation down the road. But don't schedule it too far down the road. If you don't make it to the destination you will be charged anyway. I generally figure we can travel for 6 to 8 hours a day and not be too terribly exhausted at the end of our trip. So looking at the map, figuring out what we are doing for the day. How many side trips and how long at each side trip, and how long will it take us to eat all has to be figured into the daily schedule before we make a reservation down the road.
I love to travel without any real set plans. So we often won't even call ahead to make our hotel reservations until around noonish to one in the afternoon. Sometimes everything in a town or city is booked so that gives us time to rethink our plans and figure out if we want to travel later in the day to the next town or stop somewhere between where we were planning and where we are now.
That's it for now, sorry for the long post. I'll be back later after I check details on my upcoming road trip.
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