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Posted by Andrew Hickey on Mar 3, 2010 in Guest Nomad, Travel
Three Great Airlines Offer Three Great Sales
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Jan 6, 2010 in Travel
If you are looking to plan that 2010 getaway, now might be a good time to check airfare. Virgin America, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have all announced some pretty good sales this week.
Virgin America is offering discounted seats if you book by January 11 and fly between January 7 – March 10. There are even a few select seats available through June 20. A three day advance purchase is required. Some one-way fares include:
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San Francisco to Las Vegas – $39
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Seattle to San Francisco – $59
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Boston or Washington DC to Los Angeles or San Francisco – $99
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New York or Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles or San Francisco – $109
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For more information and fares, check out Virgin America’s website.
Southwest Airlines is offering “3 Days of Deals” with some pretty decent deals. Hurry because you only have until this Thursday January 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time to grab a seat on sale. Travel is good through May 14, 2010 and a 14-day advance purchase is required. A few one-way fares that caught my attention include:
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Chicago to Long Island – $80
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New York to Baltimore - $59
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Denver to San Diego – $92
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Milwaukee to Ft. Lauderdale – $101
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For more information and fares, check out Southwest’s website.
Finally, if you are looking to “shake up the new year” and jet for less, check out JetBlue’s first sale of the new year. What is great about this sale is that you can either purchase tickets or use your TrueBlue points. You must book by January 13, 2010, travel by March 24, 2010 and blackout dates do apply. Some of the one-way fares that stood out include:
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New York to New Orleans – $84/$89
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Austin to Orlando - $79/$89
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Fort Lauderdale to Nassau - $29
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Boston to Chicago - $67/$79
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For more information and fares, check out Jetblue’s website.
25 Interesting (And Odd) California Facts
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Dec 14, 2009 in Travel

A few months ago I wrote a piece called “25 Interesting (And Odd) New York Facts” for my blog. It received many “re-tweets”, a few comments and a lot of clicks to my site. It is still in my top 10 most read blog entries since I posted it back in July. So I figured why not mooch off that story’s popularity with a sequel featuring another U.S. state.
California is a part of the United States that provides travelers with many great attractions such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Lego Land, Highway 1 and tasty Mexican food. But it is also home to the likes of Paris Hilton, the “Governator” and the Brooklyn…er I mean Los Angeles Dodgers. So sit back, relax and enjoy a little California love.
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California is bigger than eighty-five of the smallest nations in the world.
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Nicknames include The El Dorado State, The Golden State, The Grape State, and The Land of Milk and Honey.
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Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in the United States. Summer temperatures reach over 120 F!
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About sixty percent of the world’s tallest trees can be viewed along the 31 mile Avenue of the Giants.
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California is the king of dairy production in the United States.
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Do not even think of molesting a butterfly in California. A law on the books will fine offenders $500.
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Like turkey? California produces more of the gobbling bird than any other state.
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Los Angeles ranks as the fourth largest economy in the United States when compared to other states.
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The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles is the world’s largest outdoor amphitheater.
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The Raisin Capital of the World is located in Fresno.
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The Artichoke Capital of the World is located in Castroville.
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The world’s largest almond plant is located in Sacramento. It turns out 12 million pounds per day in during the high season.
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With more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown each year, California produces 17 million gallons of wine annually.
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San Francisco is home to the Classic Toy Museum, Pez Memorabilia Museum and American Antique Slot Machine Museum.
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One out of every eight music festivals in the United States is held in California.
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The oldest Jazz Festival is held every September in Monterrey.
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California has the largest economy in the United States.
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If the size of California ’s economy were to be measured by itself to other countries, it would rank the 7th largest economy in the world.
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More than 87 million people board a plane each year in California.
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The massive migration caused by the Gold Rush was the largest in the history of the world.
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Between 1848 and 1852, four short years, California’s population grew from 14,000 to 223,000.
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The first motion picture theater in the United States opened in Los Angeles on April 2, 1902.
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San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge has enough steel wires in its to circle the earth’s equator 3.5 times.
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Blue jeans, Barbie Dolls, the pill, white zinfandel wine, soda, the computer “mouse,” the wetsuit, and theme parks were all invented in California.
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One out of every eight United States residents live in California.
Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Three
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Nov 20, 2009 in Travel

San Francisco: One of the two cities eliminated this week.
Another week of voting has come to an end and this week not one, but two cities were kicked off the island…er I mean eliminated. To just backtrack before I give the results, to show you how unpredictable this voting has become, last week’s favorite city Montreal was in dead last for six out of the last seven days. It was not until late last night that a few votes put the popular Canadian city back in the competition.
Over the last two rounds we saw one west coast city eliminated each week. San Diego was out followed by Seattle. Well the dark cloud of the left coast continues with double elimination due to the bottom cities receiving the same amount of votes. So I will have to part ways with Portland and say sayonara to San Francisco as both were the least voted on cities this week. It is now down to six cities and they are New Orleans, Quebec City, Montreal, Vancouver, Chicago, and Austin. You can start voting now for week four.
Here are the results from week three:
1. New Orleans – 27%
2. Chicago - 18%
3. Vancouver - 16%
4. Austin - 12%
5. Montreal - 10%
6. Quebec City – 7%
7. San Francisco – 5%
7. Portland, OR – 5%
Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Two
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Nov 13, 2009 in Travel



















