tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80477412277479044122023-11-16T07:53:19.680-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels Has Moved!Follow us at: www.ThriftyGypsyTravels.comKatrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-12485471196832969822016-02-14T12:19:00.001-08:002016-02-14T12:19:19.150-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : St. Valentine's Head<a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2016/02/st-valentines-head.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : St. Valentine's Head</a>: Because nothing says love quite like the head of St. Valentine himself! Visit the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome (also...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-47155119845717292462015-07-20T09:19:00.001-07:002015-07-20T09:19:21.889-07:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : Playing "Travel Make-Believe"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjPQjpZE4jndbo1Ey-gldbdrTNtPgle4Bm3JrJ-XXresePbx-UAu0agdISi2mYa0XDfg8GUkgTu6W1OQys1Ho2I1Vh5aGWBy5fivFVxBN-8U465rTUVoy1VM1M16gJbyOIruN22DRKPzz/s1600/travel+make+believe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjPQjpZE4jndbo1Ey-gldbdrTNtPgle4Bm3JrJ-XXresePbx-UAu0agdISi2mYa0XDfg8GUkgTu6W1OQys1Ho2I1Vh5aGWBy5fivFVxBN-8U465rTUVoy1VM1M16gJbyOIruN22DRKPzz/s400/travel+make+believe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">My travel addiction knows no bounds and is rarely quenched. So even though </span><a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2015/06/mapping-my-month-july-2015.html" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">we do not have any firm international or major regional travel plans on the calendar right now</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">, I can't resist drawing up mock itineraries for various vacations and travel scenarios for the future.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">It serves two purposes - one, it keeps me from getting </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">too</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> antsy/depressed when there are no pending travel plans. And two, travel research is never wasted time! If a last-minute travel opportunity presented itself, I'd already have a few ideas as to what I could visit and experience at a number of different places.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">With Danny's past business trips to London in mind, I've been fixating lately on getting another taste of my favorite city while squeezing in some family time in Germany, too. And with a little help from a few travel booking sites, I've got an eight-day getaway mapped out</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">for under </i><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><i>$2,000</i> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">(USD), including airfare! Not too shabby for a multi-national Europe trip, huh? Granted, we would be hypothetically taking advantage of costs being eliminated or reduced due to a business trip status, but hey, that's what being a thrifty gypsy is all about!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">So if you're in between travel plans, you might want to consider playing "travel make-believe" to do the research legwork for a future trip. You never know, it may be the motivation to start saving those pennies so you could turn the make-believe into reality!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br /><br />
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Have you ever played "travel make-believe?"</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: center;"><b>***</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2brhcjDrhp8NNIe0LkeBDJkVGgc9HeB7Q2Ee2zpd18rczzsgrUtosFSQJ4j1-cAn1iZ27PI97WqAdTAmfkrQghx87YbajUswaRBZmn4USjWipM5oDjk33RzhRypjhOzlO-a-AxPCqv10/s1600/buckingham+palace+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #33aaff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2brhcjDrhp8NNIe0LkeBDJkVGgc9HeB7Q2Ee2zpd18rczzsgrUtosFSQJ4j1-cAn1iZ27PI97WqAdTAmfkrQghx87YbajUswaRBZmn4USjWipM5oDjk33RzhRypjhOzlO-a-AxPCqv10/s640/buckingham+palace+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.5600004196167px;">Buckingham Palace</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><i>Hypothetical U.S. to London to Germany Itinerary:</i></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><u>Day 1-2</u></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">In my scenario, Danny would leave for his business trip mid-week and hit the ground running while I'm still in the states, chomping at the bit for my turn. Granted, his business trip doesn't permit any room for sight-seeing, but working in the London office is still ten times cooler than working in the home office!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">By Friday, the weekend (and the trip!) will finally have arrived, and I'll catch a red-eye from Dulles to Heathrow. Let the adventures begin!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><u>Day 2</u></b><br /><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUVmg9OL7tsSSTNYqOTbKQC1GyoeWexZXZE6y7hwU6cB-DT9syc5DD5TIYUoqYGMSJlX_h5pFue-cZDAvtdqlbVaaNgiMQUe8hQE_du88FcA33ZzSVMudA1U2VZt1xxYhfQk_5xBQAcg/s1600/piccadilly+circus+with+red+double+decker+bus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #33aaff; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUVmg9OL7tsSSTNYqOTbKQC1GyoeWexZXZE6y7hwU6cB-DT9syc5DD5TIYUoqYGMSJlX_h5pFue-cZDAvtdqlbVaaNgiMQUe8hQE_du88FcA33ZzSVMudA1U2VZt1xxYhfQk_5xBQAcg/s320/piccadilly+circus+with+red+double+decker+bus.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.5600004196167px; text-align: center;">Piccadilly Circus and a double-decker bus!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2014/04/destination-london.html" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">London is very accessible</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> for travelers, particularly when landing in Heathrow, due to the convenience and prevalence of public transportation. While Danny is hustling in the office, I'll take the Tube into central London, drop off my carry-on in his hotel room, and hit the ground running in Piccadilly or the British Museum. Maybe I could meet up with another blogger for tea - a quintessentially English activity that has yet to be crossed off my bucket list.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><u>Day 3</u></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Having already conducted </span><a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2014/11/48-hours-in-london.html" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a whirlwind tour of London in 2014</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">, I'll take the opportunity either to revisit some of the sites that left me craving for a more leisurely exploration, such as Westminster Abbey, or seek out new sites within the city or with </span><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/25-wanderlust-worthy-day-trips-from-london#.jr8K9aXAG" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a manageable day trip</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> to Windsor, St Albans, or Canterbury!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br /><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNi6lKUHZke07pphls9MUJnwLkcbIsl5UwxrvksiN9UMNjWN7CJc6hbyJhVjvsPvAtNo54kK25vCiOJRXiT0MfK-jb0mB-krs6aJ3qcB33a34oF1p_dA5YyLgrjpw5QyR1uIPoZc3JM0/s1600/rothenburg+ob+der+tauber+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #33aaff; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNi6lKUHZke07pphls9MUJnwLkcbIsl5UwxrvksiN9UMNjWN7CJc6hbyJhVjvsPvAtNo54kK25vCiOJRXiT0MfK-jb0mB-krs6aJ3qcB33a34oF1p_dA5YyLgrjpw5QyR1uIPoZc3JM0/s320/rothenburg+ob+der+tauber+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.5600004196167px; text-align: center;">Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, Bavaria, Germany</td></tr>
</tbody></table><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Day 4</b></u><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Another day of solo sightseeing will satiate more of my thirst for London, but by evening, Danny's business trip will be over and we'll be making our way to Frankfurt for family, friends, and familiar places! If this trip actually materialized this year, it would be the first time we've ever been able to visit twice within the same year.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Day 5-9</b></u><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">What does one usually do when visiting Germany? Drink delicious beer and nibble on tasty sausage, of course! I'll leave the beer-drinking to Danny, but will savor the opportunity to continue practicing my German skills in the comfort of visiting with family.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Day 9-10</b></u><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Although we'll be kicking and screaming, all good things must come to an end, and by days 9 and 10 (falling on a Saturday and Sunday) will be about return home. Usually we fly home the day before returning to work, but with Baby Gypsy making me more tired than usual, this hypothetical trip will probably end in time to give us a day to recover at home before the work-week starts.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><u>Hypothetical Washington D.C. to London to Frankfurt Costs</u>:</b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$00.00 - Danny's flight from Dulles to London for business trip (covered by work).</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$1,061.00 - Katrina's flight from Dulles to London, Frankfurt to Dulles return.*</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$80.00 - Parking for car at Dulles.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$00.00 - Hotel in downtown London for five nights for Danny/two nights for Katrina (covered by work).</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$150.00 - Food/expenses for one in London.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$148.00 - London to Frankfurt tickets for two.*</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$297.00 - Rental car for five days in Germany.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$00.00 - Lodging in Germany (family).</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">$100.00 - Food/expenses for two in Germany.</u><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">$1,836.00*</span></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"></span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">*As always, the price of plane tickets is a fluctuating factor that may end up being more expensive than anticipated due to when they're bought and how far in advance. In this case, I chose a fly-out date of the Friday before Labor Day weekend.</i>Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-3624467584635074312015-04-19T13:51:00.001-07:002015-04-19T13:51:02.520-07:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : Visiting EVERY Winery in Virginia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHy-cJe9XKGgDeRiJouiH6hqJzW-TkuuiLJKG7z4v9VJIcN5IaaQkGZ4Vx2Wu4hEeY2QASW0sbgIRH92zfRtiKprLveTjUvqQI-e9ES94UT1XIY5I3joHTWItt37VYb8TiKTT_nZX5485k/s1600/drink+all+the+wine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHy-cJe9XKGgDeRiJouiH6hqJzW-TkuuiLJKG7z4v9VJIcN5IaaQkGZ4Vx2Wu4hEeY2QASW0sbgIRH92zfRtiKprLveTjUvqQI-e9ES94UT1XIY5I3joHTWItt37VYb8TiKTT_nZX5485k/s1600/drink+all+the+wine.jpg" height="186" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2015/04/visiting-every-winery-in-virginia.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : Visiting EVERY Winery in Virginia</a>: "We should visit every Virginia winery." My friend Brittany and I lazily swirled our wine while pondering over my words, ha...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-62166831731904924112015-03-22T15:12:00.001-07:002015-03-22T15:12:23.793-07:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : That Time We Accidentally Found the Red Light Dist...<a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2015/03/that-time-we-accidentally-found-red.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : That Time We Accidentally Found the Red Light Dist...</a>: Note: This post contains personal, moral, and political opinions regarding prostitution. If you disagree with my position, I wel...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-14095913382693578402015-03-09T17:22:00.001-07:002015-03-09T17:22:12.022-07:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : The Kinderzeche Festival of Germany<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1I9taZ_yynqmwLRyzkCPcItuzf6DQ0jeocwl7mUyDrfx5avxJQN8yAICZSo5i-iODJGKVEO8Yq81eN2wE7lVPp76vv1nbUyqPx1eMTHpLQSP24GfxG34p7HQ8AvJrMjcAdHlY4gO1Rtw/s1600/kinderzeche1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1I9taZ_yynqmwLRyzkCPcItuzf6DQ0jeocwl7mUyDrfx5avxJQN8yAICZSo5i-iODJGKVEO8Yq81eN2wE7lVPp76vv1nbUyqPx1eMTHpLQSP24GfxG34p7HQ8AvJrMjcAdHlY4gO1Rtw/s1600/kinderzeche1.jpg" height="220" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2015/03/the-kinderzeche-festival-of-germany.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : The Kinderzeche Festival of Germany</a>: Sweden has a reputation. For remaining neutral during conflicts, that is. But the land of blonde-haired women, meatballs, and Ikea di...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-80391067506961548512015-03-03T06:04:00.001-08:002015-03-03T06:04:01.393-08:001st Blogiversary + Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscuPzOeVZMwLC7z6LZGUDu3uf2RFIHLoIO7NgaHW_vFolFV7O1OU2jgd_yZYHYto6Y9sH1MBgAAuyhkyCgzy8V0iWHVs5FYoKiiAGwkKrP4a98ly7UGm-HuCPOMJcAtYr78xb8HYBPzOp/s1600/TGT1+Collage1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscuPzOeVZMwLC7z6LZGUDu3uf2RFIHLoIO7NgaHW_vFolFV7O1OU2jgd_yZYHYto6Y9sH1MBgAAuyhkyCgzy8V0iWHVs5FYoKiiAGwkKrP4a98ly7UGm-HuCPOMJcAtYr78xb8HYBPzOp/s1600/TGT1+Collage1.jpg" height="492" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://www.thriftygypsytravels.com/2015/03/1st-blogiversary-giveaway.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : 1st Blogiversary + Giveaway!</a>: One year ago , I couldn't have imagined just how much of a beautiful, crazy ride this travel blogging experience would turn out to b...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-57603567472192355352015-02-24T09:46:00.007-08:002015-02-24T09:46:44.948-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: 10 Winter Travel Ideas in Richmond, VA<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/10-winter-travel-ideas-in-richmond-va.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: 10 Winter Travel Ideas in Richmond, VA</a>: W inter gets a bad rap in the travel world, particularly during the awkward time between the December holidays and the first hint of spri...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-89462284388109785342015-02-24T09:46:00.005-08:002015-02-24T09:46:36.665-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: 7 Reasons To Visit Prague in 2015<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/7-reasons-to-visit-prague-in-2015.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: 7 Reasons To Visit Prague in 2015</a>: I f you haven't jumped on the Prague bandwagon yet, what are you waiting for?! This capital city of the Czech Republic offers all t...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-3237541150572011212015-02-24T09:46:00.003-08:002015-02-24T09:46:27.217-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Every Mile a Memory<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/every-mile-memory.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Every Mile a Memory</a>: O nce upon a time, a girl worked at a local supermarket while in her freshman year of college. One day she decided to come into work e...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-55225720285783080732015-02-24T09:46:00.001-08:002015-02-24T09:46:09.870-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Foamhenge<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/foamhenge.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Foamhenge</a>: Perched on the top of a hill just a stone's throw away from the Natural Bridge in the Blue Ridge of Virginia stands an impressive - ...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-87354640646561989502015-02-24T09:45:00.005-08:002015-02-24T09:45:59.176-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: From London With Love<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/from-london-with-love.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: From London With Love</a>: Exactly one year ago, I arrived in London , having just bought a plane ticket only 36 hours prior and needing to constantly pinch my...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-79204957275785498632015-02-24T09:45:00.003-08:002015-02-24T09:45:44.881-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Visiting Natural Bridge (VA)<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/visiting-natural-bridge-va.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Visiting Natural Bridge (VA)</a>: George Washington carved his initials here. Thomas Jefferson built a cabin retreat here. Katrina Elisabet took a selfie here. Do I...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-38153294028116912822015-02-24T09:45:00.001-08:002015-02-24T09:45:28.358-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Remember the Alamo<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/remember-alamo.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Remember the Alamo</a>: Few words resonate so strongly in American history textbooks the way "Remember the Alamo!" does. Even international visitors l...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-67181849489659239792015-02-01T06:54:00.001-08:002015-02-01T06:54:39.399-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Mapping My Month: February 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr-icJGTuoSR5Y0EXWkFZR3UXUwuhtVu7yD5cbeP_yVOZpBEflfs8UdLYqeLMM4e3cJkyhAlZz1bzfVjjzwR7qUWS9o7zQSRSo-G14H2FiN2qtPcFgl_7lfPEI6t_a2QzAlfMbyNASv5s/s1600/mapping+my+month+feb+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr-icJGTuoSR5Y0EXWkFZR3UXUwuhtVu7yD5cbeP_yVOZpBEflfs8UdLYqeLMM4e3cJkyhAlZz1bzfVjjzwR7qUWS9o7zQSRSo-G14H2FiN2qtPcFgl_7lfPEI6t_a2QzAlfMbyNASv5s/s1600/mapping+my+month+feb+15.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/02/mapping-my-month-february-2015.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Mapping My Month: February 2015</a>: I feel like I ask this every month, but seriously, where has the time gone?! January came and went just as fast as December . We too...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-18248779134678441452015-01-30T08:47:00.001-08:002015-01-30T08:47:24.637-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Prague, It's In The Details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-21Tl_GJ18IAnbthO7ypw7Oi-X2NKmv9Q_JtVe0i1vHItVWPRq7AYknnc2s1cbquBeWWkKGcx8N7k6pbZCgUTbS4eD9xGzGpVBEVrY7UK6peoSRUBedYCQeDd7No7DHrGpnX4Xz6aY_4G/s1600/prague+in+the+details.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-21Tl_GJ18IAnbthO7ypw7Oi-X2NKmv9Q_JtVe0i1vHItVWPRq7AYknnc2s1cbquBeWWkKGcx8N7k6pbZCgUTbS4eD9xGzGpVBEVrY7UK6peoSRUBedYCQeDd7No7DHrGpnX4Xz6aY_4G/s1600/prague+in+the+details.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/prague-its-in-details.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Prague, It's In The Details</a>: One of my favorite traveling pastimes is to focus on the details - looking at the sculpted columns that support a cathedral ceiling; ...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-1186420099416192532015-01-29T08:18:00.001-08:002015-01-29T08:18:16.469-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Bloody Lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-iWoVKUApWCuryuQts3TxeRdy0XQAmj06oUN0WSydAT5nmvHVBL7YP1qrRv5NqmY5QrYu8lfHVKZ8_qs2-Hz6pFh0FR-eR8dul4USIiu9scjEJaDfx5DkxiUpz0TmYWLPobCK25GUb8P/s1600/127+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-iWoVKUApWCuryuQts3TxeRdy0XQAmj06oUN0WSydAT5nmvHVBL7YP1qrRv5NqmY5QrYu8lfHVKZ8_qs2-Hz6pFh0FR-eR8dul4USIiu9scjEJaDfx5DkxiUpz0TmYWLPobCK25GUb8P/s1600/127+-+Copy.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-bloody-lane.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Bloody Lane</a>: The Bloody Lane, or Sunken Road as it was known prior to the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), was the scene of the heaviest fighting be...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-71431168809299258522015-01-26T17:39:00.001-08:002015-01-26T17:39:17.343-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Blue Ridge Parkway - Nelson County, VA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKSyZRMIjHPnKsCDItn6X-o48L6E5Wg-BR0QjGz-viZ0NTy8P8KwiJThfatu7qBEGvYTzfMUCSVZS9oJB5Wg7StBQUxeZfSOL5bgY7WvNKsdtC8KizGPe-J09wH7hpIM62tpNSaNs3vXt/s1600/blue+ridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKSyZRMIjHPnKsCDItn6X-o48L6E5Wg-BR0QjGz-viZ0NTy8P8KwiJThfatu7qBEGvYTzfMUCSVZS9oJB5Wg7StBQUxeZfSOL5bgY7WvNKsdtC8KizGPe-J09wH7hpIM62tpNSaNs3vXt/s1600/blue+ridge.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-blue-ridge-parkway-nelson-county-va.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Blue Ridge Parkway - Nelson County, VA</a>: Sometimes, you've just got to take a drive. Last weekend I decided to fight off the mid-winter, cabin-fever, is-spring-ever-gonna-...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-7599602878947619822015-01-22T05:16:00.001-08:002015-01-22T05:16:24.798-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Throwback Thursday: The Dancing House (2012)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienzAhrzvimLFNMzDajDuCbQvcGiSKw09IH9f-f_-f2Exk2qLkw_dBIG8kT7toED_5nyczuYrxJo0OMRlE-gFTt0kFnKxs-tzD0eNupm50wNC1GPdQoLVxjmALQMWVEDMBuqHeqiGYZvWK/s1600/743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienzAhrzvimLFNMzDajDuCbQvcGiSKw09IH9f-f_-f2Exk2qLkw_dBIG8kT7toED_5nyczuYrxJo0OMRlE-gFTt0kFnKxs-tzD0eNupm50wNC1GPdQoLVxjmALQMWVEDMBuqHeqiGYZvWK/s1600/743.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/throwback-thursday-dancing-house-2012.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Throwback Thursday: The Dancing House (2012)</a>: I can only describe this house as fun . Designed and completed between 1992 and 1996, shortly after the fall of communism in the Czech ...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-43402323985074445912015-01-20T06:36:00.001-08:002015-01-20T06:36:58.165-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Meteor Crater of Nördlingen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXC4zFtfPVydv8YMM54vYtczPYQM_QAxhkKy2I_glIoxrhiUBIbJESNsgPlAR_PMQVNPfAEq-jujfC65Uz2OvkGOekjOpC5FkURnyn5DtUN5cngEgQPhY0XcwETJUrwy35C6abuJWY8o/s1600/nordlinger+ries+crater+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXC4zFtfPVydv8YMM54vYtczPYQM_QAxhkKy2I_glIoxrhiUBIbJESNsgPlAR_PMQVNPfAEq-jujfC65Uz2OvkGOekjOpC5FkURnyn5DtUN5cngEgQPhY0XcwETJUrwy35C6abuJWY8o/s1600/nordlinger+ries+crater+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-meteor-crater-of-nordlingen.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Meteor Crater of Nördlingen</a>: It is the stuff of apocalyptic films: a large meteor is on a crash-course to strike the planet, threatening to kill all living life and ...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-10408891606877482712015-01-17T19:26:00.001-08:002015-01-17T19:26:15.792-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: A Drive Through the Black Forest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BRFutxFf7BNm7QWqNUfsGHnsShQcGKw2ve537FHIGd8eZhsDgrLdChZpvKyX7_oQizByYke49rsos37XK6quzEyr-VD0I-hI-d8pNq56zb0Ym3_BIX-z57b1ylXdnSBgcI6rikgSjkAB/s1600/black+forest+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BRFutxFf7BNm7QWqNUfsGHnsShQcGKw2ve537FHIGd8eZhsDgrLdChZpvKyX7_oQizByYke49rsos37XK6quzEyr-VD0I-hI-d8pNq56zb0Ym3_BIX-z57b1ylXdnSBgcI6rikgSjkAB/s1600/black+forest+thrifty+gypsy.jpg" height="198" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-drive-through-black-forest.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: A Drive Through the Black Forest</a>: Enchanted castles, trees with faces, and images of a red-caped little girl flash by the car windows as we wind our way up twisted mounta...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-13797173046565927642015-01-11T17:27:00.001-08:002015-01-11T17:27:39.345-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The "Crotch-Shot" Fiasco of Rome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPhlBuSD7xDxKk2p2z2Hy7LYDTpIRV55TvIpDmqwJy9hbI_uorwW0w5zAQ_hlilvC1irMMmp-ER4b3LIxG734_nZonWaqhqvnas9asfE7DIvsGB53r4JHfSSGdEGULlPUtZC55wN8Jgx-/s1600/crotch+shot+rome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPhlBuSD7xDxKk2p2z2Hy7LYDTpIRV55TvIpDmqwJy9hbI_uorwW0w5zAQ_hlilvC1irMMmp-ER4b3LIxG734_nZonWaqhqvnas9asfE7DIvsGB53r4JHfSSGdEGULlPUtZC55wN8Jgx-/s1600/crotch+shot+rome.jpg" height="225" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-crotch-shot-fiasco-of-rome.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The "Crotch-Shot" Fiasco of Rome</a>: Traveling can be a risky business. Beyond the inconveniences of losing luggage, missing flights, or getting robbed, there's the even...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-78393449341745034282015-01-06T15:14:00.001-08:002015-01-06T15:14:20.623-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Travel & Personal Goals for 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KLau8nZ07PbVFPfqNZ2J_hsfmdDqcQ7oHH3ZciaT7plckSa6cVsfBPWlunrSBbQ8J7KP6ZLvA5Nds-Zzec6Rtm5SkKN-54VJF9mz6F60fwAG22pVtzyZmAUMbrkkPJeotw56LZ3vKx92/s1600/thrifty+gypsy+goals+2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KLau8nZ07PbVFPfqNZ2J_hsfmdDqcQ7oHH3ZciaT7plckSa6cVsfBPWlunrSBbQ8J7KP6ZLvA5Nds-Zzec6Rtm5SkKN-54VJF9mz6F60fwAG22pVtzyZmAUMbrkkPJeotw56LZ3vKx92/s1600/thrifty+gypsy+goals+2015.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/travel-personal-goals-for-2015_6.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Travel & Personal Goals for 2015</a>: As the Christmas food coma finally wears off and the halls of our house undergo an "undecking" of holiday paraphernalia, it&#3...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-13996935808353753572015-01-02T07:57:00.001-08:002015-01-02T07:57:45.893-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: And the Winner Is... (2015 Travel Plans & Giveaway...<br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEgRl4Ak5ijgXV61XyR9IrnvIfubloOxHcNGzplVfpPGNcy7zTscsD4X9Y6Ac5l7BXZxpHsWhwx-nlnWHfk_z-Rnv9bO3mqgAixYiNuzl6hVF2xVqa0_5UIjCrWgolY856vqY85F60hFY/s1600/greece+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEgRl4Ak5ijgXV61XyR9IrnvIfubloOxHcNGzplVfpPGNcy7zTscsD4X9Y6Ac5l7BXZxpHsWhwx-nlnWHfk_z-Rnv9bO3mqgAixYiNuzl6hVF2xVqa0_5UIjCrWgolY856vqY85F60hFY/s1600/greece+collage.jpg" height="295" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2015/01/and-winner-is-2015-travel-plans.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: And the Winner Is... (2015 Travel Plans & Giveaway...</a>: The moussaka is officially out of the bag - we're going to Gre...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-57658090840871473342014-12-31T13:01:00.001-08:002014-12-31T13:01:06.521-08:00Mapping My Month: January 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEsev9OjS51nsLwdjTDbl3qX59IHP-GD_v3FGtFlRfPlk7Y68lhadK8TdjxBPL5L1QJSeSi8jG0d20oQFKXvoSTfCMPrca0zH0AaZHi3XTEmYTeNCp5eJq1vzx4i1JnXBFuatBJ4KayM4/s1600/mapping+month+jan+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEsev9OjS51nsLwdjTDbl3qX59IHP-GD_v3FGtFlRfPlk7Y68lhadK8TdjxBPL5L1QJSeSi8jG0d20oQFKXvoSTfCMPrca0zH0AaZHi3XTEmYTeNCp5eJq1vzx4i1JnXBFuatBJ4KayM4/s1600/mapping+month+jan+15.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2014/12/mapping-my-month-january-2015.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: Mapping My Month: January 2015</a>: Is it just me, or did December fly by? I'm still reeling from the whirlwind of the Christmas season and can hardly believe a new m...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8047741227747904412.post-27478819652518016262014-12-30T13:46:00.001-08:002014-12-30T13:46:36.333-08:00The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Ghosts of Gettysburg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzDrNdMJVqRJzR23YF94XgsDgLXsm65ZhOtC6h5fRa6RS8bCGZNmJ_-I5asU1gR7yUYHwrCLF_WUWNJWF9mcheKaY-tPpCJiMfQjQ_c2BWP55dnOJV51koa0H-Q3gF7M7dfQ51DYgEhsS/s1600/gettysburg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzDrNdMJVqRJzR23YF94XgsDgLXsm65ZhOtC6h5fRa6RS8bCGZNmJ_-I5asU1gR7yUYHwrCLF_WUWNJWF9mcheKaY-tPpCJiMfQjQ_c2BWP55dnOJV51koa0H-Q3gF7M7dfQ51DYgEhsS/s1600/gettysburg.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
<a href="http://thriftygypsytravels.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-ghosts-of-gettysburg.html?spref=bl">The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels: The Ghosts of Gettysburg</a>: The Battle of Gettysburg is perhaps the most well-known and iconic of the American Civil War, immortalized in films such as Maxwell'...Katrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.com0