by steph_egan | creative tips
Do you have plans to travel over Thanksgiving? And if so, is it by air?
Like I mentioned in a previous post, we’ll be flying North for the holiday (and I don’t know why..) but every year I’m amazed at how crazy flight prices are. I should be used to it… we’ve spent many of the past Thanksgivings flying into Boston from places like San Francisco, Charlotte and Phoenix, but there’s still sticker shock each time I start my search. I always try to make an effort to book our flights well in advance, but sometimes plans are up in the air (pun may or may not be intended) until we get closer to the holidays.
So if you still have plans to make, here’s a little guide I came across from a recent news story… listed below is the average round-trip airfare from the top 20 origination markets over the holiday. You can use this number while you’re shopping for flights… Travelocity calls it “the price to beat”:
New York City: $376
Washington, DC: $366
Los Angeles: $415
Denver: $349
Chicago: $372
San Francisco: $436
Boston: $392
South Florida: $300
Philadelphia: $407
Dallas/Fort Worth: $360
Seattle: $424
Minneapolis St. Paul: $371
Phoenix: $328
Atlanta: $334
Portland: $328
Orlando: $279
Tampa: $293
Detroit: $377
Charlotte: $352
Raleigh Durham: $376
Houston: $411
Indianapolis: $388
San Diego: $410
Pittsburgh: $352
Milwaukee: $356
Of course you can always save a little money by flying on Thanksgiving Day, the Friday following, and Tuesday, Nov. 27th…. OR! by entering to win a FREE turkey.
by steph_egan | sunny slide up
Helllllo, November!
What’s everyone have on tap this month?
The four of us are looking forward to all things food & family! Which means you can expect some good stuff over the next few weeks – some of our favorite recipes, stories from the ‘kids table’, reasons to give Thanks… and maybe even a virtual birthday bash for Jenn (she celebrates a milestone birthday next week!!).
On a personal front, I’m most looking forward to Thanksgiving – my absolute favorite holiday! This year we’ll be traveling North to celebrate with my side of the family…. a day that involves two turkeys, at times a record 20 pies!, football on the tv and board games on the table.
What do you love most about November? And what will you give Thanks for this season? Leave us a comment and get in the spirit!
And Pssssst!!! If YOUR upcoming plans involve a turkey (ahem!) then you do not want to miss tomorrow’s post!!
by steph_egan | personal
Like many colleges around the country, the one I went to consisted of brick, ivy covered buildings… a central quad (for Frisbee games and laying in the sun), a student common, a dining hall and dorm rooms of cinder blocks, with a small town to surround it all.
Keene, NH is a quiet place, a typical New England town with tree-lined streets, one or two shopping centers, and at the time we were there.. only a few bars to choose from. It’s a town that noticeably grows in size each Fall as students arrive. And in late October? It realllllly grows in size as Pumpkinfest begins: from a town of about 23,000 to 80,000 visitors arriving from around the world and descending on Main Street.
What’s the draw?
A downtown FILLED with pumpkins: Keene has held the Guinness World Record for the largest number of lit jack-o-lanterns in one place many times over the years. It is definitely something to see! Read more about it here.
And just before Pumpkinfest weekend kicks off, the college fills the quad with hundreds (maybe thousands?) of pounds of pumpkins for students to carve. This year HGTV is featuring Keene’s Pumpkinfest for a special on Halloween Night: Pumpkin Wars. Set your DVR’s so you can see what I’m talking about!
A Pumpkinfest flashback to 2002!:
Do you have a favorite Fall festival in your area?
