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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

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...
Finding home when you travel

Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 10:00 in travel, home, travel tips, japanese, comfort food, mcdonalds, abroad, steakhouse, hibachi, teppen yaki

I know the title of this post might seem kind of contradictory. Why the heck would you want to be thinking about home when you’re traveling? Honestly, I’m not looking for the comforts of home when I’m on a trip (unless it really suc...
Riding on planes… or trains?

Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 11:00 in UK, travel news, daily mail, cost efficiency, new seats, design q, cheaper flights, howie guy, more seats on planes

A design created by Howie Guy, director of the UK company Design Q, has been causing a stir (and somewhat of an uproar) in the travel industry this week. Why? Just take a look at this photo from the Daily Mail. It’s all about cost efficiency t...
Why don’t people like to travel?

Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 12:13 in travel, love, china, travel tips, Canada, Mexico, france, UK, trains, Germany, hate, road trip

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on a little traveling hiatus since my trip to Pittsburgh in August. FEAR NOT! I will be making my yearly trip to NYC next month. Anyway, when I don’t have the time (or the money) to travel, I’...