History Hound Travels

If you are planning to go to Orlando, I have a site to recommend to you. They specialize in orlando hotels, but they have links to just about everything you need in order to visit Mickey and the gang. You can get your hotel, your car, even complete vacation packages from the links on this site. And their telephone number? Ya’ll!! 1-800-Orlando!! Yeah.

Head over and check them out to see what kind of deals you can get, and check out the city guide, too. There are lots of good tips in that section, including area restaurants and information on the public transportation (or lack thereof). If you are planning to end up in Orlando, be sure and start here.

We all know that that one of the major costs of a trip is food. One way to save money on that is to prepare your own food instead if eating all your meals out. This is especially important in areas that are major tourist attraction. In order to do this, you may need to spend a little but more on accomadations. Say you want to visit Disney World. You can compare the cost of Orlando Villas and cooking to the cost of a hotel plus meals out. You may find cooking saves you a substantial amount.

I’ve read that Orlando is constantly changing, and that the theme parks are adding new and better stuff all the time. I haven’t been in a very long time, but it’s certainly something I would enjoy!

Route 66 is the mother road of the U.S. Commissioned in 1926, when only 800 miles were paved, the entire 2448 miles had been paved before 1938. It’s no accident that so many artists have praised this road in song! Running from Chicago to LA, it is pure American icon, and the eight states it crosses are a good example of the many land types and population demographics here in the US. I would love to take a few weeks and travel this old 2 lane road. It just seems like the ultimate Thelma and Louise adventure!

Of course, I’ll need to find hotels, and it would be easy to use Lodging Hunt to find what I need. From the start of my trip with Illinois Lodging to near the end with Arizona lodging, they have me covered. The site is very easy to navigate, with a state menu, and then town menus. If you know where you are going you can be looking at area hotels in just 2 clicks. And don’t think that’s all they have! You don;t have to be following my path to use the site! They have listing for Nevada lodging and all the other states, too. But I still think I want to get MY kicks on route 66.

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After visiting this schools in St. Louis site today, I decided to refresh my memory a bit. You know of course that this city was named for King Louis IX of France, and was part of the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson. Did you know that Lewis and Clark launched their expedition from this city, and lived there after their explorations were over? In 1904 St. Louis hosted the first Olympics to be held in the US, and the World’s Fair, too! I had no idea that Forest Park dated from that fair. I have visited St Louis several times, and my children and I much enjoyed the “ladybug buses”, the Jewel Box and the Museums. They have a spectacular zoo there as well.

You can read more about St Louis at wikipedia.

Not too long ago, I posted on my knitting blog about wanting to go to New York. I mentioned how I wanted to:

~see a Broadway Show
~climb the Statue of Liberty
~eat a hot dog on the street
~go to a concert at Carnegie Hall (I’d sing there if they’d let me, just to hear what I’d sound like in such a magnificent place)
~walk in Central Park
~shop on Fifth Avenue
~people watch in Times Square
~visit the Guggenheim
~go to the top of the Empire State Building
~if it were winter, I’d go skating at Rockefeller Center
~and of course, I’d have to finally meet Carla in real life

Yesterday, I found out about a NewYork City Sightseeing company that can help when you want to cram as much as possible into a limited amount of time. This company has several tours, and the “hop on, hop off” options allow you to basically build your own tours. And what can possibly compare to seeing the sites from the top of a double decker bus? The tours offer several departure pints, and a ticket is good for a full 24 hours! This Super Downtown Tour covers most of the things I wanted to do, and it’s only $67 for an adult ticket. So, who’s ready to go?