Deals Down Under

Have some dough for a trip? The Practical Traveler at The NY Times suggests Australia. The American dollar is strong there and the cost of airfare is dropping.

Read all about it here: "Deals Where Summer Is Winter"

Deal is a Relative Term

The NY Times Travel section has a new article featuring recent deals they've found online. While travel is a luxury altogether, there are a few deals here that seem reasonable in this economy: roundtrip from LA to Hawaii via Pleasant Holidays for under $400 a person, and a Vegas deal offered by the Imperial Palace Hotel called "All In" that includes accomodations, food and drink for two priced at $135 a night.

I don't know about you, but all this unemployment has me itching for a real vacation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/travel/31pracdeals.html

Real Food Daily Deals

REAL FOOD DAILY

In the mood for vegan food, but don't want to spend a fortune?  Check out Real Food Daily's "Stimulus Package."  It's not on this flier, but they are also offering a Healthy Happy Hour Monday - Friday from 4 pm - 6pm that includes discounted appetizers and wine.

Click on the image for a closer look.

Gas Up

The cost of gas today is cheap compared to what it was about 8 months ago. That said, why pass up a deal at the pump? The ABC 7 news site has a new feature that provides you with the address of the cheapest gas station in your area. All you have to do is click here and type in your zip code.

In Good Taste

Taste in West Hollywood is offering a brand new happy hour. Tuesday through Sunday, from 4 pm - 6 pm, Taste is offering $3 beer, $4 Martinis, $4 Well Drinks, $4 Pizza, $4 Mac and Cheese and much more. And if you happen to be unavailable in the afternoon, don't fret. Taste is also offering amazing deals on Sunday night prix fixe meals, and half price bottles of wine on Monday.

Isn't it time you satisfied your Taste buds?

The Happiest Hour of the Them All

One perk to being unemployed: Happy Hour.  I will bring you a weekly review of the best drinks, deals, and meals out there.

The first bargain of the year is at Hamburger Hamlet.  They offer half price drinks and appetizers in the bar from 3 pm - 7 pm.   The plates are regular size - not scaled down versions of their normal portions.  I recommend the Mediterranean plate and 3 Cheese BBQ Chicken Quesadilla.

And remember: Tse Tse Fly.

http://hamletrestaurants.com