There are so many cliché ways that a year-in-review post like this could begin. But instead of saying “another year in the books” or “isn’t it funny how time flies” — or even “what do you know, here we are again” — let’s just steer clear of all that gobbledygook, am I right? After all, this is now the sixth year (!) I’m sitting down to write this annual postmortem, and it certainly doesn’t deserve to suffer an indignity like that.
Read MoreMaybe you and your girlfriends are looking for a weekend trip just for yourselves; perhaps you and the hubby want to get away from the city and lie on the beach for a week. Whatever your plans are, rest assured that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to make them happen. Now more than ever, it’s easy to find cheap flights and deals on lodging; you just have to know where to look and when to book.
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