Lake Placid One Day Itinerary Hi Reader, As you know, over the summer we spent some time up in Lake Placid for my brother's wedding. We spent a few days there, but I was able to condense everything we did down to a one day itinerary, since we were doing wedding related during a lot of our free time. I published the itinerary a couple days ago, but here's the summary: I recommend visiting the Olympic Museum, where the Miracle on Ice hockey game was played I recommend taking time to just walk...
4 days ago • 1 min read
A Haunted Hotel In The Adirondacks Hi Reader, Earlier this summer, we took a road trip up to Lake Placid for my brother's wedding. When I was researching places to stay, the first thing I did was check if there were any good rates with Hilton as Diamond Members because Lake Placid is notoriously expensive. During my search, I found a Curio Collection hotel, which is basically Hilton's boutique hotel collection. It was in the neighboring town of Lake Saranac, only about 10 minutes from the...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Happy America 250! Hi Reader, We're taking time off this holiday weekend, so today's newsletter will be short and sweet! Happy America 250 🇺🇸 🎆 We put together a playlist on our Youtube channel of the best destinations to visit to celebrate America 250 including places like Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Williamsburg, and more, so check it out if you have time this weekend! See you next week, Eva and JP 💎 P.S. Ready to plan your next trip? Find some of our...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Check up on your reservations Hi Reader, The other night I was watching the World Cup games and decided to check up on my reservations for my 2 trips this summer to see if there were any changes to make or update. I decided to just see what the current hotel rates were to see if it helped me to book in advance or if last minute availability would be the better deal. Spoiler alert: it was about 50/50 I have a total of 6 hotel reservations for this summer and for 3 of...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Summer Travel Hacks Hi Reader, This week I was featured in an article in Woman's World magazine about how to save money on travel, so I thought that would be the perfect thing to share this week. The article will be in the print version of the magazine at the end of the month! It's titled: How To Save Money on Travel: Yes, Free Flights Are Real With These Easy Hacks! Click below to read the article: Woman's World Article See you next week, Eva and JP 💎 P.S. Ready to...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Summer Travel Hacks Hi Reader, Last week I shared about how I'm visiting DC this summer on a budget of $575 (and I'll make sure to share the update after the trip). This week, I'll be sharing how I'm taking a week-long road trip through New York on a budget of $1500.New York Road Trip Transportation: $345 in gas & tolls We'll be driving our own car, so there's no added rental car fee. There is a toll road that costs about $35-$45 roundtrip and I looked at the...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Summer Travel Hacks Hi Reader, This summer I have 2 trips planned: a weekend road trip to DC and a week-long road trip around New York. One is expected to cost about $575 and the other is expected to cost about $1500. Both are more expensive than what I would typically spend, so I'd thought I'd share the breakdown of how I made them as cheap as possible while still having standards 😂DC Weekend Trip Transportation We'll be driving our own car, so there's no added...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Self Guided Audio Driving Tours Hi Reader, One of my favorite things to book for road trips lately has been self guided audio driving tours. Not regular tours where you have to show up at a certain time and follow a giant group around. These are the kind you download on your phone and do completely at your own pace while driving. They make road trips SO much more interesting. We first started using them in Maui because there’s so many stops along the Road to Hana, the...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Discount Travel Secrets: Save On A Florida Vacation Hi Reader, I just spent 2 weeks in Florida and my grand total of spending was $389.78! Here's the breakdown by sector of the tourism industry: Transportation = $190.42 I drove my own car, so no rental costs or airfare costs I spent $190.42 on gas and drove about 2,500 miles round trip Toll expenses are still TBD I did get an oil change before the trip, which was like $70, but that's something I would have had to regardless, so I don't...
4 months ago • 5 min read