I love to travel. I'm from the East coast and although I have never traveled outside of the contiguous United States, I have friends and relatives that live in many coroners of the country. I think nothing of hopping on a flight and going to see them when I have a break from work, which is about once a month. I am an Educator and I don't make a tremendous amount of money. But I feel that to really live life to the fullest, it is important to seek out adventure and to see and experience things you never have before, even if it's just for one time--once in a lifetime experiences.
To that end, I do spend a lot of money on airline tickets. But I seek out the best deals possible through online search engines, my absolute favorite being Hotwire.com. They have the cheapest flight deals around if you don't mind a 1 stop flight here and there. Hotwire is best for their hotel deals. You can get a 3,4, and 5 star hotel really cheap because they don't reveal the name of the hotel until you book it. Anonymity saves you oodles of money in this case, but they do explain the hotels amenities and location so your are not totally in the dark.
