Visit Disney World on a Budget

If your considering visiting Disney World, but worried that it might be too expensive, think again. You can visit Disney on a budget. A vacation to visit Disney World can be affordable for students, seniors, and families. A traveler of any age can visit Disney on a budget.
In order to visit Disney on a budget, the first thing you need to consider is your method of transportation. Trains and planes often compete in prices, and planes are always faster, so if taking in the scenery along the way to Disney isn’t a big part of your itinerary, opt to fly. If flying to Disney, the first thing to do is search online and see what package vacation deals to Disney are available. There are Disney package deal vacations that includes airfare, lodging, transfers to and from the airport and hotel, and admission to the Disney theme parks. Compare the prices on the Disney package vacation deals and choose accordingly.
Visiting Disney on a budget will require affordable accommodations. If you are flying and plan to visit attractions outside Disney World, you’ll need a rental vehicle. If this is the case, or if you have driven from home, take advantage of the budget accommodations on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee. Just minutes from the Disney parks, this strip of motels and restaurants is a value seeker’s paradise. Larson Inn Family Suites offers a Family Suite that sleeps six. With rates as low as $69 in off-season (most of December), amenities include a refrigerator and microwave. In peak season the rates are around $100. Stop at a full service grocery store and stock up on staples like cereal, juice, milk, and snacks. A family of four could save up to $35 a day by eating breakfast in the room and bringing snacks in a backpack.

Just five miles from Disney, Magic Castle Inn and Suites feature mini-suites and a free deluxe continental breakfast for as little as $45 in the off-season. Peak season finds the rate at about $75. Picnic tables, grills, and microwaves are available. A free shuttle takes guests to and from the Disney Theme Parks.
Should you opt to fly, plan on visiting only the Disney Theme Parks, and there are no more than four or five people traveling in your party, it is worth your while to stay at the All-Star Resorts at Disney. The All-Star Movies, All-Star Music, and All-Star Sports resorts are respectively themed, and decently priced at $74-$99. The biggest advantage at staying here is the Disney Transportation System. A traveler or family can forgo renting a vehicle. A good value on a shuttle to and from the airport may be found through your travel agent or airport information services. Rely on the Disney Transportation System to deliver you everywhere else you’ll want to go. And best of all it’s absolutely free. The Reservations Center at Disney World may be reached at 1-407-934-7639 or at http://www.disneyworld.com/.
Disney souvenirs can be purchased at a fraction of the cost. Buy Disney souvenirs at Wal-Mart and save lots of money. If they are for children, buy them before you even leave home. Seasonal merchandise may be discounted up to 75%, and they carry a wide range of Disney merchandise. Tuck a few discounted items in your luggage before you go and when the kids whine for Disney souvenirs pull one out at the end of the day. You are guaranteed to save money. I have purchased Mickey Mouse T-shirts and boxers for as little as $1.50 each. These ran approximately $15-$25 at Disney World.
Meals at Disney can be costly. My formula that has always saved money is to take advantage of those in-room refrigerators (even when staying at a Disney motel) and eat cereal in the room. Have your large meal at noon, when you can sample the wares the Disney restaurants offer at a fraction of the cost of an evening meal. Often you’ll find it is the same meal, only less expensive depending on the time of day. Bring cereal bars or granola bars and bottled water from home.
One inexpensive place at The Magic Kingdom to enjoy a quick meal is Aunt Polly’s Landing, located on Tom Sawyer’s Island. Featuring basics like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and fried chicken, the food is affordable and actually tastes good, and the outside tables and surroundings provide a fun place to relax.
A Disney World vacation is possible on most budgets, and without using a charge card. It requires advanced planning, often altering the season in which you travel, and a bit of research combined with creativity. And, yes, you will spend some money. But frugally. I like to think of it as an investment. A Disney World vacation is a magical adventure, and twenty years from now your memories will be priceless.

Best Golf Resort Vacation

You can find the best golf resort vacation package with minimal effort through the use of your home computer and the internet. Consider what's most important to you when planning your golf resort vacation. Is location an important factor in your golf resort vacation? Have a general idea of what part of the country you would like to take your golf resort vacation and naturally consider the golf course itself. Will it be suitable for your individual golfing skills? Be aware of where some of the best golf courses are located. Whether your planning your golf resort vacation in the US or another country there is some basic information you should know.

Start planning your golf resort vacation by considering one of the best golf courses in the country. Many golfers are surprised at the famous name courses that are available for golf resort vacations. These can be excellent destinations for a very enjoyable golf vacation.
Wolf Creek – Mesquite, NevadaThe Homestead – Hot Springs, VirginiaSpyglass Hill – Pebble Beach, CaliforniaThe Prince Course – Princeville, Kauai, HawaiiPGA West – La Quinta, CaliforniaTanglewood Park – Clemmons, North CarolinaHorseshoe Bay Resort – Horseshoe Bay, TexasThe Broadmoor – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Your golf resort vacation doesn't have to cost a fortune, either. Booking online can allow you to enjoy very reasonable package prices. For example, you can spend three nights in Orlando, Florida and play four rounds of golf for less than $400. Of course, you will have travel expenses (car, plane) but the price is not out of reach for most golfers.

The possibilities are unlimited when it comes to planning a golf resort vacation. There are more than 31,000 golf courses to choose from around the world, in locations as exotic as the Bahamas, Mexico and Europe. In addition, the number of golf courses open to the public in the U.S. has soared in recent years. Many of these golf courses are located in some of the most beautiful places in the U.S., thus allowing you a most enjoyable golf resort vacation.

Visit Haunted Sites in Santa Fe

Santa Fe is a city located in New Mexico unlike any other in the United States. Visitors new to the city feel as if they have taken a step back to a simpler time. Set upon a desert backdrop, this city has taken its natural surroundings to heart. If you are planning a visit to Santa Fe, be sure to spend your mornings shopping and dining at some of the finest cuisine this country has to offer. If you have a spirit for some spooky adventures, save your nights for exploring some of Santa Fe’s more “haunted” sites.
A building that was erected in 1905, called the Grant Corner Inn is considered by locals to be haunted by ghosts. The owners, a judge and his wife, gave birth to a very ill child that suffered from many afflictions, causing the wife to devote all her time to the child's care. Despite her constant attention, the child would continually cry when the mother took time out of her schedule to visit with friends in the parlor downstairs. He died a few years later and it is said that his presence lingers on and is responsible for turning the lights on and off in the room he once occupied. Visitors have heard doors slamming, despite the fact that the rooms being completely vacant. It has been said that most of the paranormal activity occurs in Room 4 and Room 8. Some employees and guests have also reported seeing the apparition of a woman (supposedly the judge’s tormented wife) in the hallway of the second floor.
Remember the movie “Poltergeist” where an entire new subdivision was built on top of an old graveyard, unbeknownst to the new owners? Now, imagine that an entire office building was built atop an old cemetery. This is what happened when the PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association) decided to build its structure on top of an old Spanish/American graveyard. Employees of PERA are quick to point out that the building is quite haunted and that these spirits make it a point to make their presence known. There have been unexplained noises like loud moans, as well as actual apparitions of a female figure that lingers on the third floor. Employees also report that when climbing up or down the stairwell, it often feels as if hands are coming out of the ground in an attempt to make them trip and fall.
Now a luxurious spa and hotel in the midst of downtown Santa Fe, La Posada Hotel offers many a weary traveler a home away from home. It is also known to be the final resting place of the wife of the original owner who adored her gorgeous home so much she decided to stay, even after her death. Built in 1882 by a rich merchant named Abraham Staab and his wife Julia, this three story mansion was soon filled with their six children; however, when their seventh child died soon after he was born, Julia slowly began to withdraw from her friends and her family, eventually confining herself to her room (Room 101 now) and dying at the age of 52 a lonely and very depressed woman. Guests of the hotel often hear cabinet doors slamming and some have even left their hotel rooms in a hurry claiming to have seen a ghostly female apparition staring at them from the foot of their beds. Employees find the spirit to be a bit of a prankster, flinging things off the shelves along with cold shivering drafts coming about the room. No reported injuries have occurred, however.
It is suggested when visiting these haunted sites in Sante Fe that you never do so alone.