by sutherland | Apr 16, 2013 | dc, driving, food, hockey, hotel, parking, priceline, review, savannah, washington
4/10/2013 – 4/14/2013 Miles MPG Average Speed 1810 48 60 A Note About Mileage: I ran a little experiment on this trip. Usually I drive a bit over the speed limit – so around 74 MPH on the 70 MPH stretches of the interstate where traffic is...
by sutherland | Apr 8, 2013 | BBQ, driving, food, game, hockey, hotel, priceline, raleigh, sc, tasting tour
4/4/2013 – 4/7/2013 Miles MPG Average Speed Raleigh-Durham, NC 1416 44 56 Driving listening: 4/4/2013 – 4/7/2013 Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park (3.5 star) $51.96 (inc. tax & fees)Bid: $41 + $10 bonus cash...
by sutherland | Mar 31, 2013 | driving, food, hotel, parking, review, savannah
3/28/2013 – 3/31/2013 Miles MPG Average Speed 665 43.5 52 Driving listening: 3/28/2013 – 3/31/2013 Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings Wingate By Wyndham Savannah Airport (2.5 stars) $50.27$40 bid + $10 bonus cash $97.66 ($87.20) $47.39...
by sutherland | Mar 3, 2013 | denver, driving, flying, game
At first blush, flying seemed like the best choice. A 29-hour drive would have been excessive. But while the return flight was mostly okay, the results of the I’d Drive an Hour to Avoid That game on the flight to Denver were very close. Flying...
by sutherland | Feb 27, 2013 | budget, denver, driving, flying, hotel, priceline
Priceline Retail $ Savings % Savings Delta – Melbourne to Colorado Springs $280$230 bid$50 tx&fee $339$309 base$30 tx&fee $59 17% Alamo Compact Car $14.64 / day $19.53 $4.89 25% Courtyard by Marriott (3-star) $42.20 / day $61.60 $19.40 31%...
by sutherland | Jul 4, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, driving, hotel, priceline
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Since Austin 989 45 54 Trip 2200 45.6 57 Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $70 / $140 $47 / $75 AAA – $6PriceLine – $216 Today is mostly about driving and getting the car serviced. I woke up a little after six,...