Category Archives: Steals & Deals

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Deal of the Century: Restaurant.com!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth

Amazing promo code through restaurant.com – $25 gift certificates for $3. Continue reading →

Posted in Steals & Deals | Tagged budget, Deals, Dining, Eating Out, Promo Codes, Restaurant.com, Saving Money, The Traveling Scholar, Traveling | Leave a comment

Viva Las Vegas!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

I left sunny Sacramento at around 9A on Thursday and jetted down to the airport to start my early weekend in Vegas! Boat Shoes was already in Vegas making his rounds for the IMEX conference, so I was all set … Continue reading →

Posted in A Place to Lay Your Head, Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, Steals & Deals, Up, Up & Away!, Vacations & Leisure, West Coast Wonders | Tagged Dining, Double Helix Wine Bar, Encore, FIRST Food & Bar, Gray Line Shuttle Service, Las Vegas, Palazzo, Restaurants, SUSHISAMBA, The Traveling Scholar, Travel, United States, Vegas Piano Bars, Wynn | Leave a comment

Prepping for Vegas!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Planning and packing for Las Vegas! Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Planning, Packing & Moving, Steals & Deals, Up, Up & Away!, Vacations & Leisure, West Coast Wonders | Tagged Bellagio, Blue Man Group, Caesar's Forum Shops, Getaway, Grand CAnal Shoppes, Jimmy Buffett, Las Vegas, Leisure, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, Packing, Southwest Airlines, vacation, Vegas Daytime, West Coast | Leave a comment

Six Ways to Save Money Vacationing in Thailand

Posted on September 27, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Saving money on a Thai vacay — Guest post by Ashyia Hill. Continue reading →

Posted in Steals & Deals, Travel, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged Airfare, Ashyia Hill, Budget Travel, Cheap Travel, CreditDonkey, Guest Posts, Kayak, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Travelocity, vacation | 1 Comment

Delivery // San Francisco Travel

Posted on September 14, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

An amazing delivery from SF Travel! Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, Steals & Deals, Vacations & Leisure, West Coast Wonders | Tagged 1300 on Fillmore, California, Prize Package, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Travel, SF MOMA, Sightseeing, The Traveling Scholar, United States, Vimeo, Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Zagat Guide | Leave a comment

Rainy Days in the Caribbean

Posted on August 11, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

A rainy Wednesday in the Caribbean… indoor games, lunch at Straw Hat and wing night at Ferry Boat Inn! Continue reading →

Posted in A Place to Lay Your Head, Anguilla, Art & Culture, Caribbean Cavalcade, Eats & Drinks, Steals & Deals, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged Anguilla, Caribbean, Dining, Elvis' Beach Bar, Ferry Boat Inn Restaurant, Flip Cup, Frangipani Beach Resort, Sandy Ground, Straw Hat Restaurant, Tasty's, The Traveling Scholar, Wing Night, Worm Off | Leave a comment

WWOOF – Travel, stay & learn for free!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Room and board for free? All it takes is a little volunteer work. Continue reading →

Posted in A Place to Lay Your Head, Steals & Deals, Travel, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged Agritourism, Budget Travel, Free Room & Board, Frommer's, Organic Farming, The Traveling Scholar, Travel, Voluntourism, World Travel, Worldwide Opportunities in Organic Farming, WWOOF | Leave a comment

Explore America: National Parks

Posted on April 1, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

National Park Week and I’m beginning to think a trip might be in order… Continue reading →

Posted in Steals & Deals, Travel, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged America, Free, Frommer's Budget Travel, Iconic America, Magazines, National Park Week, National Parks, Redwood National Park, Sightseeing, Steals and Deals, The Traveling Scholar, Travel, United States, Yellowstone, Yosemite | 3 Comments

East Coast on the Cheap!

Posted on March 29, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Gotta love traveling on the cheap! Continue reading →

Posted in East Coast Excursions, Planning, Packing & Moving, Steals & Deals, Travel, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged DC, East Coast, Inexpensive Travels, New York City, Steals and Deals, The Traveling Scholar, Travel Deals, Traveling | 1 Comment

New York: Part II

Posted on March 24, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Day two in New York: Central Park, Times Square and the Rockefeller Center! Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, East Coast Excursions, Steals & Deals, Travel, Up, Up & Away!, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged Central Park, East Coast, Manhattan, MoMA, New York, NYC, Pictures, Radio City, Rockefeller Center, Sightseeing, The Traveling Scholar, Times Square, Travel, United States | Leave a comment