Cheapest Places to Visit this Summer

Here's an interesting little article I stumbled across this morning - it gives a nice summary of 7 of the Best Places to Visit, right now while summer is still here. And the kicker is these places are cheap! Exactly what everyone wants to hear as the stick market continues its wild ride. For me! I think it's time to say good bye to Mr. Toad for a little while and step off that crazy ride for a cheap mini vacation.

So, what does Yahoo travel say is Hot and cheap right now?

How about -

Cheap Hotels in Orlando Florida

Chicago Illinois

The Mexican Riviera Maya

Aspen Colorado

Phoenix Arizona

Victoria British Columbia (yeah Canada!)

and

Atlanta Georgia

Now, out of those Top 7 Places what does one have that none of the other six do? Can you guess? It's pleasant weather! Yes, isn't it interesting that six of the seven cheap places to visit right now are smokin' hot and I'm not taking a great deal or smokin' hot popular no they're plain old smokin' hot! That leaves but one option on the list for escaping the heat of the south and that's Victoria in beautiful British Columbia Canada!

Here's a bit about what Yahoo! says is the reason Victoria is a good place to visit with good deals right now -

The Canadian Dollar - not sure if you are aware of this, many Americans are clueless, but as the green back plumets the the Canadian Dollar has been soaring high since the spring. That means a lot of Canadians are heading south across the U.S. border to enjoy deep recession discounts that are even sweeter because their dollar is worth more than the U.S. dollar. With less British Columbian's and other Canadians visting their own home town of Victoria hoteliers have been offering deals and keeping prices down. Hotwire reports room rates in Victoria are actually 10 percent lower than they were last year.

Of course bargain room prices are one of the last things to consider when thinking of a visit to Victoria. This city has so much to see and do. Many say, if you want to visit England but can't afford the fare, just pop up to Victoria and you'll get all the British fanfare you can handle. The city also has some of the finest restaurants and dining options on the west coast of North America, beautiful beaches, theatre, music, wildlife... oh, and did I mention the flowers?  The list goes on and on.

So, if you're looking for a cheap place to escape to before summer ends - check out Victoria, British Colombia Canada!

You can read more about the 7 Cheapest Places to Visit here -

Yahoo Travel - Places that are Cheap Now!

Best places to live in Colorado

The Top 10 Places to Live in Colorado

There's a lot of space in Colorado and it's no wonder it's becoming the 'in-place' to live. Lets' have a quick look at the Top 10 Places to Live in Colorado and then we'll examine a few of these places in a little more detail:

1. Louisville
2. Superior 
3. Arvada 
4. Loveland
5. Broomfield
6. Highlands Ranch
7. Fort Collins, Denver
8. Longmont
9. Littleton
10. Colorado Springs. 

Louisville, KY is certainly consider one of the Best cities to live in Colorado . This is because it has a good health care plan and low taxes. It is known for having a low crime rate and dry weather. The unemployment rate is the lowest in the state because of the industries that are in Louisville. Every Friday night during the summer there is a street fair that has a beer garden, live music, and activities for the kids to do.

One of the other good places to live in Colorado is Superior. This is because their housing market is cheaper than most of the other cities.  While Arvada is another great place to live because it has the Cussier Car Musuem. The Cussier Car Musuem has over 100 unique cars.

Loveland is a great place to live because it has Boyd Lake State Park, a modern water sports facility.

Broomfield is a great place to live because of there segway tours to the city.

Highlands Ranch makes the grade mainly because of Redstone Park. Redstone Park everything for kids to do.

Fort Collins is another wonderful kid and family friendly spot because of the Swetsville Zoo. The zoo is not actually a zoo, it is an outdoor art gallery.

Denver is a great place to live because it has Lollipop Park. Lollipop Park is an indoor children's amusement park.

Longmont is a great place to live because of Mile-HI Skydiving. Mile-HI Skydiving has the longest freefall of 17,500 feet.

Littleton is a great place to live because of Fat City. Fat City is an entertainment center for kids of all ages. Colorado Springs is a great place to live because of Magic Town.

Thats our quick review of Colarado for today and just a few reasons why we consider these fine communities some of the Best Places to live in Colorado.