Word: aaas
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...course you want to get your money's worth (at an average daily cost of $213, according to AAA, food and lodging for a family of four ain't cheap), but overplanning can backfire. "Before you worry about any of the logistics, you need to remember that this is special time with your kids," says Candyce Stapen, author of the Great Family Vacations series. "It's not about seeing every Civil War battlefield; it's about being together as a family...
...bumper-to-bumper traffic. I've looked up local movie listings, browsed synopses of techtrends on Slashdot.org (a website whose motto is "News for Nerds") and snagged up-to-the-minute Yankees scores. The Palm fits comfortably in my shirt pocket, runs for a month on a pair of AAA batteries, has an invitingly readable screen and a cute, clip-up antenna, just like a Star Trek communicator. It is perfect and adorable in every respect save one: it costs way, way too much...
...minute cab ride to the properties. Amtrak provides all-weather transport, 7 trains daily, from major cities along the Boston to Washington track: Boston (Route 128 Station, 55 minutes); (South Station, 75 minutes); New Haven, 1 hour 50 minutes; Manhattan, 3 3/4 hours. Driving time from Boston (AAA estimate) 1.5 hours; same as Boston-Hyannis (without the Route 93/3 hassle...
...VACATION INFLATION Getting ready to load up the kids and dog for that family trip? AAA last week released its 1999 summer-travel study, and the average daily cost for a vacationing family of four is $213, up only 1% from last year. The most affordable destinations are in Great Plains states like the Dakotas and Nebraska. No surprise: the most expensive spots are in Hawaii, New York and New Jersey...
Sources: Beverage Digest, AAA, Information Resources Inc., Beverage Marketing Corp., Starbucks