The New Adventure - on a Budget: A Trip to Paris! {Post #2}

First, if you need to play catch-up visit {Post #1} here.

Wow, wow and wow some more!  I have some absolutely e-x-c-i-t-i-n-g news!  Oh, yes I do. 

On the way home from the Suns game tonight...

I, of course, was in the process of updating my twitter account and saw this tweet: 

@FrommersTravel Frommer's

Deals & News: Four Nights in Paris, from $1,097 with Air http://bit.ly/fkXzIc  #traveldeals

I screamed in the car "oh my gosh!" and Bern rolls his eyes and was like "what's the problem?".  I of course read the tweet and he immediately asks "what airline and what are the dates of availability?"  The airfare is round trip from NYC it's not PHX (Phoenix) but, that's ok...  I can buy a ticket from PHX to NYC or convince Bern to use miles. *hint, hint*  What a killer deal?  Seriously.  Oh, and I did apologize to Bern for screaming in the car.  It was a momentary lapse in good judgment - screaming while in a moving car on the highway is not a good idea.  Sorry Bern.

So, I went to the www.tourcrafters.it and can you say WWWWOOOOWWW!  I searched for 5-minutes and immediately added it to my favorite bar.  Holy-moly, how can I not have known about this site.  I solemnly swear to "check" on a regular basis all travel sites for "killer deals".  And yes, I will share them on my blog.  Ok, wow.  I need to move on from this.  It's really a shame that my travel savings account hasn't reached it goal number as of yet.  A major bummer.  But, anyhow check out the site and I highly recommend bookmarking it for future use.

Anyhow I did a little research last week after I posted {Post #1}

On Wednesday, March 23rd I tweeted this: 

_thisandthat_ Heather Pranitis

Any suggestions for a chic, inexpensive place to say in #Paris? I'm planning a short & sweet trip on a budget. :)

And I received these fabulous responses, with a lot of good information.  Alot.

MyMelange Robin Locker Lacey

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@_thisandthat_ Chic and inexpensive are a tough combo :) What is your budget?

24 Mar

_thisandthat_ Heather Pranitis

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@MyMelange The budget is $1000-$1500. Using frequent flyer miles unless I find a killer fare. Its looking like 3 nites in paris w/budget

24 Mar

MyMelange Robin Locker Lacey

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@_thisandthat_ I'm off to bed now, but just chat me back your nightly budget and I'll see what I can reco tomorrow for you! :)

24 Mar

MyMelange Robin Locker Lacey

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@_thisandthat_ So, is that your entire budget for the trip? What is your budget per night for a hotel?

24 Mar

_thisandthat_ Heather Pranitis

Can anyone suggest a #chic inexpensive place #b&b #hotel #apartment to stay in #paris on a #budget? Clean warm & comfy very important.

26 Mar

_thisandthat_ Heather Pranitis

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@ohmygola no dates yet. Research 1st. solo or +1. I wnt clean warm comfy place2sleep (chic=bonus). Budget 4 entire $1000-$1500 Using miles.

26 Mar

Twitter is irritating me tonight.  I need to point out that I cannot locate @ohmygola's great response and another hotel listing, ugh!

And my Dad responded as well with a "tweet" and told me to talk to my Uncle Lee.  He goes to Paris a lot and really enjoys going there!  I really love all these suggestions and the assistance.  And to top it off it's all free!

I spent some time researching the trip over the past week in addition to the tweets and I'm still compiling the info for {Post #3}.  I still don't have "set" dates as of yet.  But, I will say that we won't be going in May - it will be hot there and the airfare prices are out of control.  I am thinking over Labor Day weekend in September.  Maybe... 

Until next time.