My Road Less Traveled By

Bill and I have been struggling this whole summer so far trying to decide where to take the kids on vacation this year.  With my kids only being 4 and 1, it is a hard call.  I do not want to be spending a ton of money on a trip they are not going to remember.  That being said and with gas prices being so high, we have decided to stay home and vacation.  We live right next to Chicago, and never have any time to enjoy it!  Being that Bill hates to drive downtown more than he has to, we are looking at staying maybe one night (maybe even two) with the kids downtown.  There is a ton of stuff to do in Chicago like Navy Pier, Children’s Museum, The Museum of Science and Industry, The Aquarium, and The Field Museum.  This is just a few things that are just a few blocks away from one another.  On top of there being a ton of things to do, there area also a ton of hotels to pick from.  I personally think we need one with a pool and continental breakfast if we have the kids with.  I love that Hotels Combined has the ability to search on the very parameters that I want.  It makes it so easy to find exactly what I want.  Our plan is to become a tourist in our very own town and visit all the places we never have time for!

Where are you going on vacation this summer?

Bill and I have been struggling this whole summer so far trying to decide where to take the kids on vacation this year.  With my kids only being 4 and 1, it is a hard call.  I do not want to be spending a ton of money on a trip they are not going to remember.  That being said and with gas prices being so high, we have decided to stay home and vacation.  We live right next to Chicago, and never have any time to enjoy it!  Being that Bill hates to drive downtown more than he has to, we are looking at staying maybe one night (maybe even two) with the kids downtown.  There is a ton of stuff to do in Chicago like Navy Pier, Children’s Museum, The Museum of Science and Industry, The Aquarium, and The Field Museum.  This is just a few things that are just a few blocks away from one another.  On top of there being a ton of things to do, there area also a ton of hotels to pick from.  I personally think we need one with a pool and continental breakfast if we have the kids with.  I love that Hotels Combined has the ability to search on the very parameters that I want.  It makes it so easy to find exactly what I want.  Our plan is to become a tourist in our very own town and visit all the places we never have time for!

Where are you going on vacation this summer?

My best spring vacation ever has to be our trip last year to New York. (I would have said our recent Arizona trip, but that was done before the first day of spring. Miami was pretty fun too, but that trip was in January. I also didn’t have anytime to do anything like see the Miami Seaquarium). For those of you who don’t know, I won an all expenses paid trip to the Rachel Ray show last March. They called me on a Thursday and we flew out Monday, I think. It was also right after my birthday. We only had a limited time to do things while we were there, so I wish we would have known about Trusted Tours & Attractions. They could have directed us to what things to do in New York or even some sightseeing tours. We did end up doing pretty okay for ourselves though. We were able to visit Times Square and the World Trade Center Site. I wish we would have had time for the Statute of Liberty.

The really cool thing is that Trusted Tours & Attractions has an awesome contest going on. All you need to do is sign up for their newsletter and you could win a handheld GPS unit! This contest ends on Monday, April 30th, 2008, so what are you waiting for?

My best spring vacation ever has to be our trip last year to New York. (I would have said our recent Arizona trip, but that was done before the first day of spring. Miami was pretty fun too, but that trip was in January. I also didn’t have anytime to do anything like see the Miami Seaquarium). For those of you who don’t know, I won an all expenses paid trip to the Rachel Ray show last March. They called me on a Thursday and we flew out Monday, I think. It was also right after my birthday. We only had a limited time to do things while we were there, so I wish we would have known about Trusted Tours & Attractions. They could have directed us to what things to do in New York or even some sightseeing tours. We did end up doing pretty okay for ourselves though. We were able to visit Times Square and the World Trade Center Site. I wish we would have had time for the Statute of Liberty.

The really cool thing is that Trusted Tours & Attractions has an awesome contest going on. All you need to do is sign up for their newsletter and you could win a handheld GPS unit! This contest ends on Monday, April 30th, 2008, so what are you waiting for?