http://lipstickgetaways.com/site Big City Fun for Women Travelers Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Quickly wanted to share a timely article on Flu and your health on a plane by Mark Gendreau, M.D.,  posted on CNN Health. Basic points are these: Carry hand sanitizer and wash your hands, wash your hands. Before and after eating, using the restroom, touching the overhead bin, etc. Turn the overhead air vent ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/flu-and-air-travel-what-you-need-to-know ... Found 'em on Facebook! My fun friends Bill and Julie recently enjoyed a little Washington DC getaway. Bill got the inside scoop (he always does) and posted some terrific dining recommendations on Facebook. Of course, I  pounced and asked if I could share them here! Bill and Julie's Washington DC Dining ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/washington-dc-dining-and-drinking Over the past year or so, I've become a big fan of Hotels.com. I've tried most of the major travel booking sites -- Expedia, Orbitz, Skoosh, Travelocity, Kayak, etc. And each one has their advantages. I particularly like Kayak.com, an aggregate travel search engine. They search multiple other sites for deals ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/why-i-love-hotelscom Now's the time to book a getaway  ... Seems like every time I check my inbox or open the newspaper, there's more news of airfare sales and hotels discounts. Just today, the business section of my local paper reported that airlines have slashed ticket prices to their lowest levels in years. The ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/slashed-airfares-hotel-deals-getaway-opportunities-now I just noticed a post on ZagatBuzz* with suggestions where to eat after visiting the newly-reopened Museum of Arts and Design in NYC. *ZagatBuzz is the blog for Zagat.com, the online presence for Zagat Survey, publishers of the renowned guides based on consumer ratings and reviews for restaurants (and now hotels, ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/go-mad-in-nyc-then-grab-a-bite-to-eat A terrific insider tip on the best days to shop for airfare deals showed up in my inbox today, courtesy of the FareCompare.com weekly newsletter. (FareCompare, created by Rick Seany, is one of my very favorite resources for insider air travel info.) Based on years of tracking airfare changes and looking for ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/best-days-to-shop-for-airfare-deals ... and other cool info culled from today's NY Times Sunday Travel section. Seemed like today's issue was filled with Big City Fun tips and ideas I just had to share with my Lipstick Getaways girlfriends! New York City, Boston, Toronto, and other cities were all covered today. NYC Boat Trips Where ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/nyc-by-water-avant-garde-boston $20 for first checked bag, or free? Priority seat selection? $5, $20, $109, or free? Oversize bag? Meal charges? Beverage charges? And on and on ... The dizzying array of extra airline fees keeps growing and changing by the hour, it seems! Let me share a handy tool that just ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/handy-airline-fee-chart-from-rick-seany Just back from a terrific week in Boston! I drove there with my daughter, helped her get settled into her first apartment as she starts a summer internship there. Then left the car with her (do not try to drive in Boston proper!) for several more days on my own for ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/my-new-cult-shoes-and-other-boston-quick-notes Wow, we are all thinking about gas prices now, aren't we? I hear more and more folks talking about consolidating our errands, carpooling, riding their bikes -- and more than ever, I grit my teeth when I smugly park my Prius next to a Hummer (or just yesterday -- two Hummers ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/gas-prices-and-mass-transit