Every year on the 16th of September people all over the world celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day. Within Mexico, towns are covered in red, white and green lights and the streets packed with people holding Mexican flags, waiting for the main parade to begin.
Gap Adventures is celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day by offering 15% savings on tours to Mexico from September 14th until September 25th, 2009. Be sure to quote promo code Mexico15 to redeem this offer.
Save 15% on to tours to Mexico with Gap Adventures.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Sensational Ways to Savor and Save on Colorado’s Brilliant Fall Foliage
Experience Colorado during one of the state’s best kept secrets - autumn - when the mountains shimmer with golden aspen tree leaves. There’s a variety of fun festivals, harvest celebrations and great vacation packages to be had. Below are a few ideas to inspire ‘leaf peepers’ looking for a picture perfect, affordable Colorado vacation. For a complete list of hot deals, visit www.hotdealscolorado.com
- Wine Away the Weekend. Celebrate Colorado wine and food at the annual Colorado Mountain Winefest. Enjoy wine maker’s dinners, wine pairingcourses, a variety of seminars and tastings and much more. One of the highlights of the weekend is sure to be the 16th Annual Tour deVineyards, a scenic bike ride through Colorado’s wine countrybeginning in Grand Junction, September 19th, 2009.www.coloradowinefest.com
- Your Way or the Byway. Hit the road on one of Colorado’s 25 Scenic and Historic Byways. Try the West Elk Loop, where you can soak in the brilliant foliage over Kebler Pass, enjoy farm fresh cherries and apples in Hotchkiss and explore the quaint Victorian-era mountain town of Crested Butte. Or, cruise along the Collegiate Peaks Byway and check out Colorado’s highest concentration of towering “fourteeners” (14,000-foot peaks). www.coloradobyways.org
- Zip the Day Away! Head to Durango in Southwest Colorado and delight in the fall colors while soaring through the forest canopy on a zip line with Soaring Treetop Adventures. Your guided adventure includes first-class train transportation in new private luxury cars aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a full day of Soaring , a four-course lunch served on an elevated platform overlooking the surrounding scenery. Price just $399. www.soaringtreetopadventures.com
- Flaunt Aspen’s Gold. The hip Sky Hotel in Aspen is offering the Aspen Gold foliage package, which includes a 15 percent discount on accommodations, complimentary valet parking, and a $25 gas card. This package is available from September 12 - October 31, 2009. www.theskyhotel.com
- Once Upon a Llama. Enjoy majestic Rocky Mountain National Park with llama pack trips with Kirk’s Fly Shop in Estes Park. Check out the foliage and cool Colorado wildlife while taking a guided llama ride. Day trips, including lunch, start at $175 for a party of two. http://www.kirksflyshop.com/llama-pack-trips-I-3.html
- Enjoy the Gold, Save Some Green in Breckenridge. Groups of four can stay in Breckenridge for four nights, enjoy a two-hour ATV tour to view the colors of the Ten Mile Range, ride through the fall foliage during a 1.5 hour horseback ride, or on a bike ride down Vail Pass. The price is only $79 per person per night. www.gobreck.com
- Haute Air Balloon Ride Over the Rockies. Treat yourself and someone special to a spectacular flight in a hot air balloon, a great way to enjoy the changing of the leaves. The Millennium Harvest House in Boulder’s Hot Air Balloon over the Rockies package includes overnight accommodations for two adults, breakfast for two adults at Thyme on the Creek Restaurant, transportation to and from the launch site and a 1-hour Sunrise Flight with champagne toast. Packages start at $539. www.millenniumhotels.com/boulder
Source: Colorado Tourism Office
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Why ‘Now’ is the Best Time to Book Travel to Curaçao:
If you are planning to getaway this fall you can save more than $400 per person when you book Curaçao Now. The Curaçao Now promotion is valid for travel through Dec. 15, 2009 and offers travelers flexibility in their travel planning - choose from 19 participating properties - and also receive the following value-added savings: $200-per-person airfare rebate, $200 food and beverage credit, free night at participating hotels, free dive day, free car rental day, discounted admission to Curaçao’s many museums, half-price attractions, tours and transfers, and shopping discounts in downtown Willemstad.
For example, stay at the Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort and Emerald Casino, book the Curaçao Now package and with a free night and $200 food and beverage credit at the resort, rates begin at a net rate of just $99 per night for a five-night stay.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE = WORM AND UP TO $800 IN SAVINGS ON SUPERCLUBS 2010 VACATIONS
Breezes Resorts Celebrates = New Properties with Discounted Rates
SuperClubs is offering up to $800 in savings to travelers who plan ahead and book their Breezes Resorts vacations by July 31, 2009 for travel between January 2 and December 17, 2010.
In celebration of Breezes’ expansion, with the opening of its first Panamanian property in September, and the addition of three Jamaican properties to its brand portfolio on November 1, SuperClubs is offering deeply discounted prices on all 2010 vacations at its six Breezes Resorts in Jamaica, the Bahamas and Panama, plus its two famous Hedonism playgrounds.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".