A cutesy day-trip to the CT shore
We'd climbed nearby mountains, lit upstate cabin-fireplaces---we were ready for our next summer getaway from boom-boxes and sweaty subways. This…
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Waiting for you: a summer home-swap in Paris
Back last summer, we did a little story on home-swapping---that unreal deal where you trade your simple Brooklyn abode for…
Summer hikes that aren’t a hike away
If you’re not already renting some Catskill cozinesss or staycating around town, why not take a hike? With little hassle,…
A guide to cheap Catskills rentals
Everyone needs to escape during the summer---relax, get some fresh air and recharge those NYC-grade Energizers we run on the…
Look at the room deal we got for SXSW!
So we'll be speaking at a panel at SXSWi next month called "The Broke Diaries: Using Blogs and Twitter to…
Maggie and Naomi’s Atlantic City adventure
Last weekend, Maggie Muldoon and Naomi Solomon won our Atlantic City guest-blogger contest and went on a freebie-filled overnight trip…
BK’s best B&Bs for $150 or less
Visits from parents, friends and random relatives who've never been to New York are great. You get to spend quality…
One-day-only fare sale at JetBlue
The airline that brought us the all-you-can-fly-month for $600 has a one-day sale that makes us want to ditch this weather…
New from Gilt Groupe: drool-worthy travel deals
We've never really understood the whole Gilt Groupe membership thing—it's a designer-discount site where they say you have to be…
Fabulously frugal Labor Day getaway ideas
One of the great things about having a blog—aside from sleeplessness, the abject humiliation of Google ads and exacerbation of…