Sunday, February 17, 2008

Jill is Queen, and How I Travel.


Missing my facial hair, but LOVING the food.

So...Dawn and I made the trek on the R train out to Brooklyn on Friday
night to hear if all the fuss about Jill's Cafe was true.

TRUE.


We were amazed at the high level of quality.
Not only of the food, but of the ambiance, the music,
the service, and the VERY reasonable prices.
I have to say that its worth the 15 min subway ride out
to Brooklyn for a meal. Even just for dessert.

This picture does these fine culinary delights NO justice.
This was by far the best carrot cake I have ever had.
The Hazelnut Torte was divine, and the pecan cup was perfection.

I have never met Ms. Pettijohn,
but I must send my gratitude to her for
setting up such a fine establishment and for
charging such fair prices.

Do yourself a favor and visit this wonderful spot.
Its cozy, and usually quiet. A perfect place to actually have
a conversation over your food instead of having to basically
yell like at other raw restaurants these days.

Sometimes places can get too popular....know what I mean?

....

To totally digress, let me give a quick tip about my travels.
Or more so...how I can do them more than the average bear.


A reader asked me how I can afford to travel.

Now, true...I am single, but I dont really credit that to my travels.
How do I do it? I OWN NO CAR.

Think about how much you spend on a car every month.
I spend $76 total on subway/bus fares.
So lets say instead of spending $600 a month, I spend $76.
Lets put $500 a month in a jar, EVERY MONTH...
and every 4 months or so I could go on a GREAT vacation.

This basically is aimed towards young people without kids. but with cars.
Is there some way that you can structure your life so that you dont
need a car to get things done? Could you borrow a car from
a friend once a week to do all of your grocery shopping?
Could you get a bike? Could you live in a city?

$500 a month...straight into the travel fund...think about it.
Dont be stuck in the car paradigm if you dont have to be.
There are so many possibilities in which to live our lives.

Especially if you are single and childless...you could really do this
if you actually desired it. You could have 3-4 MAJOR
vacations every year without fail...and no car drama.

Nuff said...? Let me know...love the comments.

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable.
It is designed to make its own people comfortable.

Clifton Fadiman (1904 - 1999)



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