Fine dining

Posted by Staff in Eating, France, Tip of the Week

Being a foodie and traveling on a budget is hard.  It breaks your heart every time you see an amazing five star restaurant that you will not be able to taste.

One option is to go ahead and splurge on that $500 dinner for two and then sleep in the park.  The more sane option is to have lunch instead!

Many fine dining establishments offer an equally delectable menu for lunch, but many times it is at a fraction of the price.

A perfect example is the Jules Verne Restaurant in the Eiffel Tower.  The fixed price dinner will set you back 190€, but you could have an equally tasty lunch at only 75€.

So go ahead, manga, manga!

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Luxurious deals

Posted by Staff in Deal of the Day

Abercrombie & Kent, the luxury travel tour company, is offering two-for-one pricing on some of its South Seas cruises in 2009. And, on the same cruises, single supplements are waived for solo travelers. www.abercrombiekent.com

Musical fish

Posted by Staff in Travel Tech Tues.

Speedo has now made splashing in the ocean to your favorite tune easier with the Speedo Aquabeat.

This waterproof MP3 player can dive with you up to three meters, has 1 GB of memory and weighs only 35 grams.

The small brightly colored device floats, so if it falls off in the water there is no need to swim to the bottom of the sea to retrieve it.  If you normally wear earplugs to keep water out do not fret as the ear buds act as earplugs as well.  

Available at amazon.com for $120