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Gettin' Carried Away

http://gettincarriedaway.com

Gettin' Carried Away is a travel blog written by a young woman who caught the travel bug 8 years ago. It offers tips, recommendations and fun, informative stories about her past trips, her current vacations and her future getaways.

Added on: Sep 22nd, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Carrie
Listed in: Travel Writing
Tags: vacations travel tips recommendations getaways excursions tour the world

Recent Posts

Traveling with your phone: Alltel

Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 03:29 in United States, Mobile, travel tips, cell phone, Canada, Mexico, UK, carrier, Western Europe, text messaging, roaming, u.s. midwest

I started traveling around the same time that my friends and I got cell phones. I can still remember that one word that made our parents shudder at the thought of shelling out big bucks for a phone bill. And that word was… roaming. Now that I a...
Leaving tips in other countries: Western Europe

Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 03:53 in spain, italy, travel tips, paris, france, barcelona, Western Europe, venice, service fee, leaving tips in other countries

Awhile ago, I wrote a post about leaving tips in other countries, specifically the UK. I’ve had different experiences everywhere I’ve traveled… some awkward, some completely normal. So that you won’t feel awkward about the who...
Life happens; sometimes, you can’t travel

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 07:00 in travel, life, travel tips, illness, sickness, solo travel, cancelling a flight

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated my blog, and I’ve had good reasons. I haven’t been traveling. I haven’t been keeping up with travel trends. I haven’t spoken to any of my TBEX/Twitter travel buddies. When you ...
A travel-related Halloween costume

Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 16:40 in travel, video game, recommendations, tv show, costumes, halloween, sleuth, solo travel, carmen sandiego, gumshoe, future travel plans

Happy Halloween! It’s no secret that fall is my favorite season. Naturally, I enjoy Halloween, as well. I love to watch terrifying movies (even though I’m easily scared by the smallest noise), and I always have fun putting up scary decora...
Sick again; changing flights/hotel accommodations

Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 17:39 in travel tips, Hotel, change, reservation, southwest, sick, airfare, cancellation, illiness, priceline.com, u.s. midwest, u.s. east

It never fails that I fall ill before a trip. For instance, take this post I wrote earlier this year. I was headed to New Orleans, but before I traded the Windy City for the Big Easy, my hometown gave me a lovely parting gift: a horrible cold. I had ...
Stretching your travel dollar

Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 16:45 in travel tips, american airlines, book weekdays, economy super saver, play with search options, stretch your travel dollar

First, I’d like to say… HAPPY OCTOBER! My favorite month of the year has finally arrived. And while some people in Chicago don’t appreciate the windy weather or the dark, rainy days, I’m more than happy to embrace the crisp ch...