Las Vegas is famed for its sin and sleeplessness. But really, the city remains one of America’s last affordable indulgences. Off-season rooms at Circus Circus drop to $23/night so it turns out cheaper to live on the strip than to … Continue reading →

How can I keep my children from growing into entitled little bastards?

Last week I was lucky enough to be asked to go to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to try out the new GMC Terrain in winter conditions. As I have never driven the Terrain before I was very excited about the opportunity to not only learn abotu the new car and what ...

C.C. has been given a Nissan Quest by the company to test drive for two weeks as part of their #HolidayQuest program. No related posts.

Just in time for my trip to New York City next month, one of my favorite guide book series is giving it away. Lonely Planet has made its guide to the Big Apple free in the iTunes store. But you better grab your copy of The Lonely Guide to New York ...

CityPASS does the work. You save the money. Here's how it works: CityPASS grants you admission to the most famous attractions in a city at nearly half the cost you’d pay for separate admission to each. CityPASS is valid for 9 days from the day you use the first ticket (14 days ...

What happens in "Vegas with kids?" blog comments does not stay in Vegas with kids? blog comments. This comment, left on a nearly six-year-old thread about which casinos ban strollers, is sort of the platonic ideal of drive-by parentblog commenting....

The following guest post is by Craig Ford. Craig blogs at Help Me Travel Cheap where he helps newbies turn credit card sign up bonuses into free travel. Folks like to talk about earning credit card travel rewards, but sometimes they eat their words when it comes to redeeming travel ...

This photo was at my grandma’s house or in Swedish it would be farfarmor. In Swedish far means father and mor means mother.  A grandma on my father’s side is farmor and my grandpa on my father’s side is farfar, then a grandma on my mother’s side is mormor and ...

Among the various booths at Wordstock, there are many small publishers trying to get the word out about their books. Tucked away near the Children’s Stage was Hartlyn Kids, a new company with children’s books about different countries. I chatted with Christine and Aisha about their books. They currently have ...