Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Groupon Deal ~ TESOL Express

Have you ever wanted to work abroad but never really knew how to take the first steps. Well Groupon has an amazing offer to get you started. TESOL is offering a 120-hour TEFL course for just $69 (regularly $599)!


Let me tell you a little more about what TESOL does. They take native English speakers with a degree and TEFL 120 hour certificate and send them to different countries all over the world to tech children English. How wonderful is that?! This would be a great way for a young person so experience different cultures and a great way for older people to spend their retirement (something I'll have to remember when I hit that threshold)!

Right now TESOL has job openings in Thailand, Japan, China, Korea and France. 


*Disclaimer, I did not receive compensation for discussing Groupon on my blog

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Travel RoundUp


1- Last month a woman flew from Florida to New Jersey with a loaded Ruger .380. That’s right, she got past TSA and the x-ray machines!!! As soon as she realized what happened she didn't say anything until she got off the plane in N.J. and reported it to a Port Authority police officer. She is license to carry the gun. See the whole story here.

2- The tiny country of Luxembourg is having a royal wedding! They are hoping that this union will bring more attention to the small European country. Just as a point of reference, Luxembourg is smaller than the smallest state of Rhode Island and can fit into Germany 138 times! See the couple here.


3- In North Carolina if you call the tourism 800 number (800-VISIT-NC) you will get connected to a prison. You read that right, the state is saving money by having the women from a maximum security prison answer your questions about visiting their great state. Everyone there is serving 15 years to life. Don’t let that keep you from calling though! They know what they are talking about and enjoy their work. Check out the whole article here.

4- And as the space shuttle Endeavor made it to its final resting place this past week here it is making its way across Houston, TX. The picture was taken by a co-worker’s mom.


5- Also, check out this different, cool website that will be launching early November called, GetGoing.com. They will pick your vacation for you...eeekkk! I dont know if I can let someone have that much control!




Wednesday, October 17, 2012

TripAdvisor Swag


I write this blog for two reasons 1) because I LOVE talking about traveling and sharing experiences and stories and 2) I secretly hope that one day this blog will become my income and I can write and travel as part of my job.

That being said I have yet to have some real success on this little website of mine :( Along with the blog I review the places and things we do while traveling on TripAdvisor (if I could get the 7640 readers to check out my blog that would be awesome!). And a few weeks ago I must have hit a mile stone in my contributions because they sent me an email saying they were going to send me a free luggage tag! Even though it's something so small I got really excited and was thinking, "am I starting to make it?" HA – I really doubt it but I kind of feel like I am.  Along with the tag they sent me 3 stickers to give out to my favorite hotels and restaurants. I plan to use them in Hawaii and maybe get some free swag in return. One can hope right?

You can check out my TripAdvisor page here.



Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Road Trippin'


Anybody taking a road trip anytime soon? If so, keep it in the south and you'll save! Here are the top 10 states with the lowest gas prices!

1. South Carolina
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.49
> Tax per gallon: 16.8 cents (4th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 0

2. Mississippi
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.52
> Tax per gallon: 18.8 cents (7th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 3

3. Alabama
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.53
> Tax per gallon: 20.9 cents (14th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 3

4. Tennessee
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.53
> Tax per gallon: 21.4 cents (15th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 1

5. Texas (I actually just filled up for $3.49)
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.54
> Tax per gallon: 20 cents (tied for 11th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 26

6. Louisiana
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.57
> Tax per gallon: 20 cents (tied for 11th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 18

7. Missouri
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.58
> Tax per gallon: 17.3 cents (6th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 0

8. Arkansas
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.58
> Tax per gallon: 21.8 cents (16th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 2

9. Georgia
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.58
> Tax per gallon: 28.6 cents (20th highest)
> Number of operating refineries: 0

10. Virginia
> Regular gas price per gallon: $3.60
> Tax per gallon: 20.1 cents (13th lowest)
> Number of operating refineries: 0

Monday, October 8, 2012

America's Best Cities


Yahoo had an article recently on America's best cities. Here is the link to their article, looks like they took a lot of things into consideration (population, air quality, things to do, household income, etc.). But if you just want the summary keep reading…here we go:

1. San Francisco, CA
            Population: 808,854
Bars: 394
Restaurants: 3,430
Museums: 70
Libraries: 52
Pro sports teams: 2
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 7
Colleges: 17
Percent with graduate degree: 16
Median household income: $90,640
Percent unemployed: 7.8

2. Seattle, WA
            Population: 624,070
Bars: 219
Restaurants: 2,307
Museums: 29
Libraries: 42
Pro sports teams: 4
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 9
Colleges: 8
Percent with graduate degree: 16.8
Median household income: $90,303
Percent unemployed: 7.2

3. Washington D.C
            Population: 607,731
Bars: 134
Restaurants: 2,066
Museums: 108
Libraries: 88
Pro sports teams: 5
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 12
Colleges: 17
Percent with graduate degree: 19.6
Median household income: $72,110
Percent unemployed: 9.1

4. Boston, MA
            Population: 615,462
Bars: 136
Restaurants: 2,064
Museums: 51
Libraries: 54
Pro sports teams: 3
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 8
Colleges: 22
Percent with graduate degree: 13.8
Median household income: $62,180
Percent unemployed: 6.6

5. Portland, Oregon
            Population: 598,205
Bars: 313
Restaurants: 2,084
Museums: 20
Libraries: 23
Pro sports teams: 2
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 25
Colleges: 16
Percent with graduate degree: 11.8
Median household income: $65,554
Percent unemployed: 7.9

6. Denver, CO
            Population: 597, 466
Bars: 207
Restaurants: 1,741
Museums: 33
Libraries: 39
Pro sports teams: 6
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 10
Colleges: 13
Percent with graduate degree: 10.9
Median household income: $59,155
Percent unemployed: 8.9

7. New York, NY
            Population: 8,110,206
Bars: 1,220
Restaurants: 22,320
Museums: 356
Libraries: 341
Pro sports teams: 8
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 5
Colleges: 103
Percent with graduate degree: 9.6
Median household income: $58,608
Percent unemployed: 11

8. Austin, TX
            Population: 797,215
Bars: 212
Restaurants: 2,135
Museums: 25
Libraries: 35
Pro sports teams: 0
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 37
Colleges: 9
Percent with graduate degree: 11
Median household income: $65,886
Percent unemployed: 6.3

9. San Diego, CA
            Population: 1,319,558
Bars: 189
Restaurants: 3,126
Museums: 53
Libraries: 52
Pro sports teams: 2
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 36
Colleges: 16
Percent with graduate degree: 10.9
Median household income: $79,269
Percent unemployed: 9.2

10. St. Paul, Minnesota
            Population: 288,263
Bars: 51
Restaurants: 515
Museums: 19
Libraries: 26
Pro sports teams: 3
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 14
Colleges: 9
Percent with graduate degree: 10.9
Median household income: $60,987
Percent unemployed: 6.3

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Have You Used Groupon Getaways?


Have any of you ever used Groupon Getaways to save money on a vacation? If you have, how was your experience with it? Any troubles redeeming it? I haven’t purchased on yet but I have been wanting to and I am determined to use it on our next trip somewhere. They usually have a lot of offers for various places in Mexico and Central America. They also have hotels for destination cities in the US (in states like Florida and California). And they usually always have one going on for Europe.

Here are some great offers they are promoting today. Once I have enough airline mileage points for a free flight I might buy some of these. The only downside, I would want to stay longer then what the Groupon is for…but sometimes they think of that and you can add on a few days :)


~Happy Travels!

*Disclaimer, I did not receive compensation for discussing Groupon on my blog
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