Saturday, May 7, 2011

100 Days in Africa 2011: Budget Travel Tip #1



100 Days in Africa 2011: Budget Travel Tip #1

100 Days in Africa: Budget Travel Tip #1

Airport Food.
Back in the day, airport food tasted terrible, and the choices. These days, airport food is quite adequate, and some cafes very pleasant places to wile away your wait time.
That said, menu items are generally more expensive here than in the versions of the chain elsewhere, and can put a hole in the day's budget.
Saving Money and Eating Food You Like By Planning Ahead






Tip: Precook food for travel day, and carry in your personal item bag.
Today, we had a roast beef with horseradish dressing, lettuce, tomato, and side of snack carrots, all nestled within a big fat jalapeno garlic bagel sandwitch bun. Mmmmmmmm, good. Apple for desert. This helped us get rid of food that was not going to last in the fridge the next 100 days, even if we had left it on. Which we didn't. We always turn off our fridge and freezer to save money on our electric bill, give leftover condiments to friends and relatives.
Tip: Free Internet
Today we paid $9.95 for Boingo internet access using our Credit Card. We did not realize that the City of Austin Airport provided a free internet kiosk further down toward our gate.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It’s cool that Austin Airport has free internet access! That is one good way of serving their tourist and travelers! I think all airports should install free internet kiosks so that travelers will not have a hard time looking for internet shops outside the airport. That would be especially useful if there is an urgent need to open e-mails or contact loved ones thru the net.

(Karina Ivester)