http://lipstickgetaways.com/site Big City Fun for Women Travelers Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:52:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... 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 Just back from a fun solo research trip to Atlanta, and am sitting down to update my Atlanta travel info pages. Unlike my last trip (when I arrived during an unusual February cold snap), this time I had gorgeous April weather -- and what a difference that makes! I was finally ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/205 Ready for The Reveal! Things might have looked quiet here at Lipstick Getaways -- but behind the scenes, we were busy busy busy with our makeover. We've vastly improved the navigation, simplified the home page, added a column here and a link there. In the midst of all this, my PC crashed ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/about-this-site/lipstick-getaways-gets-a-makeover Yum ... Check this out: Recently posted on Zagat.com's City Blogs: a Chicago Deep Dish pizza slideshow! Featured pizza joints include Pizzeria Uno, Pizzeria Due, Edwardo's, The Original Gino's East, Giordano's, and (dare I get in the middle of this? ... here' goes ...) Lipstick Getaway's favorite, Lou Malnati's. In addition to the ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/chicago/deep-dish-pizza-slideshow Had to put the brakes on -- temporarily -- here at Lipstick Getaways, while I step back, review, and work out how to make it better. Here's what happened: A couple weeks ago my web designer told me she was giving up her freelance work. (She was offered a full-time, in-house position.) ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/general/why-long-time-no-posts Just a quick note to share a recent NY Times Frugal Traveler article Sampling the Best of the Northwest's Bounty (November 25, 2007). Author Matt Gross recounts his affordable weekend in Seattle, spending a total of $392.39 for accommodations, food and drink, taxi and bus fare. Matt says "The secret ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/budget-travel/affordable-seattle-ny-times-article You may have noticed that Lipstick Getaways has several sections. Free Quickguide! (Up there in the top left corner) If you sign up here, you'll be able to download my freebie, How To Start Finding The Fun. You'll also receive my newsletter, Big City Fun Times. However, you do not have ... http://lipstickgetaways.com/site/about-this-site/how-the-site-is-organized