Boston - Nov. 19 - Thursday - Day 1

Here I am again! Another fun adventure! This time it will be short in time and distance, but it is still a good reason to blog about it!

Mike is turning 31 on Saturday and we decided to celebrate it somewhere else. Originally we thought about New York Cit but then we decided to visit an unknown place to both of us.: Boston!

We really don't know what we will see there, but we plan to just walk around and discover the city.

After looking at plane tickets from Toronto, we figured it would be better to fly from Buffalo, which is one hour and half away from where we live by car. Are you wondering if it is worth the hassle? TOTALLY!!!! We are saving $2500 in air fares. Do you believe it??? Two weeks ago when we got these tickets, a one way ticket from Toronto - with different airlines - was about $700 a person. Two people return would've been $3000. So, Mike had the great idea to check out flights from Buffalo and we had a pleasant surprise: $250 return per person, or $500 for two people return! Buffalo, here we go!!!

We left rainy Toronto just after 3:30 pm, but traffic was just horrible! A trip that normally would take about one hour and half ended up lasting 3 hours! Good thing we left earlier!

We parked the car at the Buffalo airport for $50 and here (photo), I am waiting to the bus shuttle to take us to the terminal. It is a very efficient service.

While we were waiting for our flight, we hanged out in a restaurant eating - of course- Buffalo wings and drinking beer. Also, I could check out a bit of The Economist special issue on Brazil. The title: Brazil Takes Off - A 14-page special report on Latin America's big success story.

Another one hour in the plane and here we are, in Boston. Mike also got a very sweet deal in the hotel. We are staying at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel for about 40% less than the normal prize. The secret? www.1800hotels.com.

This hotel opened in 1927, and it has been host to celebrities and every President of United States of America since then. Although it is a beautiful and luxurious place, it had a down side: there is not free Wi-Fi Internet in the room. If you want to use the web you have to pay $10.45 per 24 hours. HELLO?!?!?! Any cheap motel in Alaska has free Wi-Fi!!!!!!

Good night!