Insanely Great Sale – One Week Vacation For $199 – Act Fast!!

Can a week’s vacation get any cheaper than this? I’ve just been reading Arthur Frommer’s Blog (great resource of top travel info), and learned about this insanely great sale.  A full week’s vacation in a resort rental apartment (studio, 1 bedroom or 2 bedrooms) for a mere $199 per week. That’s not per person folks, it’s per unit for a full 7 days.  And these are not some flea bag properties, they are from the apartment rental division of Wyndham Hotels – Endless Vacation Rentals.  There are resort properties located all across the USA, Caribbean, Mexico and Europe!  I just can’t stop using !!!! this is such a great deal.

Here’s the main catch…. this is a “blowout” sale on the Wyndham Vacation last minute site.  You only have until 4pm on Friday 5/21/10 to reserve your vacation at this amazing price, and travel must take place within 30 days.    Can’t get away for a full week?  No problem, check out early (the price is still worth it)…. or split the booking with some friends and each stay a few days…that would be a vacation for $100!!!!

Now if you just can’t carve out some vacation time in the next 30 days, this is a site you should definitely bookmark and keep an eye on.  The last minute page always offers properties at amazing rates that are available for travel within 30 days. The standard rate right at the moment would be $349 per week for a studio apartment, up to $399 per week for a 2 bedroom – still a fabulous deal.  I think this is going to be my new go-to site for booking quick getaways.

Here’s my suggested strategy for cashing in on these offers:

Strategy #1
Pick a few locations from the destination list
Look for available frequent flyer seats and grab them
Go back to the Wyndham site and book the apt rental

Strategy #2
Select a destination that is served by a low cost airline (JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, AirTran etc) and look for a great airfare.  Combine that fare with a one week rental from the Wyndham site.

Strategy #3
See a great airline sale…freeze some seats, check the Wyndham last minute site for an apartment rental.

Make your friends incredulous with envy…”You paid WHAT for  your vacation????!!!!!!”  You have to love it when that happens!

Kids Summer Camps Even Cranky Teens Will Love

Finding the perfect summer camp experience for your ever changing child is an ongoing challenge. For many the vision of spending a week embraced by nature, frolicking in spring fed ponds, roasting marshmallows by a fire and singing kitschy camp songs is utopia, for others it conjures visions of torturous boredom.  Fear not… we’ve got a list of high energy, extremely entertaining summer camps even your most cranky kid will be begging to attend.

Rock Music Summer Camp – The Collective Sound, California and Oregon
Do you have a future Rocker at home who loves nothing better than to practice air guitar techniques every waking moment?  Send them off to TCS where they’ll be paired with like minded aspiring musicians, form a band, learn to write original music, improve their performing techniques in concert like settings, and a lucky few can even go on tour!
Surfing  Camp – Endless Summer Surf Camp – California & Costa Rica
Nothing is as iconic as spending the summer in a pitched tent by the beach, spending long sunny days riding the crest of a California wave.  The Beach Boys embedded this golden vision of summer in our psyche and the dream endures for every generation of prospective surf-bums.  Read more

Wild Things You Make My Heart Sing – It’s Wildflower Season In The Southwest!

Do you remember the 60′s initiative of former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson to plant wildflowers along the nation’s highways?  It seemed everyone back then was enamored of daisies in their hair and wild things growing in the fields (and some of them got us in trouble!)  Flash forward 50 years and the quest to catch a glimpse of fields filled with riotous wildflowers in full bloom gets thousands of travelers planning their spring road trips.  This year the unusually stormy rains of this past winter promise a spectacular wildflower display.  Here’s a primer on where to find landscapes painted in every color of the rainbow courtesy of mother nature.

Texas – Wildseed Farms, Wildflower Celebration April 3-18th
Located between Austin and San Antonio Texas, you’ll find Fredericksburg and Wildseed Farms, one of the premier producers of wildflower seeds in the United States.  In April their 200 acres of meadows, walking trails and fields erupt with swaths of bluebonnets, red corn poppies, verbena, Indian paintbrush and dozens of other species.  During April there will be celebrations each weekend with live entertainment, brewgarden chuck wagon BBQs and pick-your-own bouquet walks.  Don’t miss the intriguing Butterfly Haus with over 200 species of butterflies floating from bloom to bloom. Read more

Crystal Cove Beach Bungalows Transport You Back To The Golden Days of Early Hollywood

Plan A San Diego Surf Vacation – And Bring Your DOG!

Celebrate Chinese New Year With Great Deals In San Francisco

Free Disney Park Passes – Volunteer A Day, Get A Day

Like Restaurant Week? You’ll Love The New Spa and Hotel Weeks!

It’s Harvest Time – Visit A Nearby Vineyard and Do The Stomp!

Only in San Francisco – 3 Unique Tour Expriences This Fall

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