Editor's Note—TravelSavvyNews--November

Economic worries be damned! Travel bargains are popping up at practically all destinations. It just take a little looking and sorting through the offerings. Be sure you check to see if any special deals are available for the vacation spot you are hankering for.

THIS NEWS IS FUN!   Win the designer pillow offered by DESPERADO exclusively on Travel Savvy News. The crew at Desperado, the store for Western clothes and décor in Bend, Oregon thinks this pillow is fit for a King or Queen..   All you have to do is send in your email address and telephone number. Enter as many times as you want. Who wouldn't love to have this leather hand tooled pillow, retail value $265, as an accent piece in the living room or den.   Or perhaps a Christmas gift for the one who has everything.   Great conversation piece too. Check details in this issue.

Frequent contributor Barbara Barton Sloane features the Great White Way---Broadway this issue. The season is on, and there are many choices.   This is the first segment in a series on New York City that Sloane is planning to write over the next few months. She knows the territory and can offer many tips.

Pinching pennies---read Whale Watching in Monterey, in the Across the Country section. Or consider taking the train to Tacoma -- the city where museums and nature meet. Featured Destination.

Of course, if you are in the Pacific Northwest area, Wine Country Thanksgiving in the Willamette Valley is the thing to do.   Food, music and tasting.   Oregon Bounty is incomparable and you are sure to discover something new for your taste buds. Wine-wise, food-wise, or just otherwise! See Oregon Highlights for details.

As always, the Plugged In section gives you more ideas, that even the most jaded traveler will find of interest. Be sure to check it out.

Where ever you are as the Winter season arrives, I hope you find some new experience to make it memorable.   Remember, you don't have to break the bank to have a good time!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Ann Terry Hill