Category Archives: Planning a trip

My Dream Trips

Posted on March 22, 2010 by elliewick

This month’s Budget Travel was filled with dream trips. These trips, usually to exotic and far-away places, often seem impossible to accomplish.  But BT’s collection of dream trips are “50 totally doable adventures.” With this collection serving as my inspiration, … Continue reading →

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Weekend trips in Ohio

Posted on March 9, 2010 by elliewick

I’m always excited about planning trips, but my friend Holly, who blogs about thrift, just wrote about making summer travel plans. Check out one.thrifty.wife here: Warmup prompts vacation agenda. She blogged about day and weekend trip ideas in Indiana and … Continue reading →

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How to plan a trip, part 3

Posted on February 26, 2010 by elliewick

It’s the final installment of how I suggest planning a trip. This part is You want to see a handful of sights far apart but close enough together that you want to combine them all into one trip. This type … Continue reading →

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How to plan a trip, part 2

Posted on February 19, 2010 by elliewick

It’s time for planning a different type of trip. This time, it is “You know exactly where you want to go and what you are going to do.” This type of trip is the easiest to plan. If you have … Continue reading →

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How to plan a trip, part 1

Posted on February 10, 2010 by elliewick

It is time for “How to plan a trip, part 1.” The first type of trip you could be taking is “You have absolutely no idea where you want to go or what you want to do, but you know … Continue reading →

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Putting my travel knowledge to use

Posted on February 5, 2010 by elliewick

I just love when my time in Europe and the knowledge I gained from being there gets put to use. For weeks, the ordering of the travel books at the library has bothered me like no other. Someone who is … Continue reading →

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O Canada!

Posted on January 29, 2010 by elliewick

Later today I’m going to Canada to curl in Windsor on Saturday. This will be my first trip out of the U.S. since July (ack!). Expect to see something about my trip next week. Also in the works is a … Continue reading →

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