It's Summertime, Folks!

Finally, summer has reached beautiful Eugene, Oregon. It's been a long time coming, with some seriously cold and crappy weather creeping all the way into the early days of May. No matter what you believe about weather in the Northwest, this year was not normal. But it's been sunny and hot the last 2 days, so all of that is behind us. Now, thoughts of summer activities start running around in my head. The beach, the golf course, camping, road tripping, etc. Basically, vacation.

However, this will be the first summer I will (hopefully) be working. I am graduating this June, and actively pursuing multiple job opportunities, so fingers crossed that some opportunity comes through. But that's not going to stop me from going somewhere and doing something this summer, even if it's just on a weekend.

One thing I've been thinking about is a trip somewhere across the country. Normally, I would think about a road trip, but that would definitely take longer than a weekend, so for me and anyone else I go with had a job, we would have to take time off. Being a new employee somewhere, I wouldn't have any vacation time to take yet, so no luck there.

That's where flying comes in. We may not have time to road trip, but we will have a bit more money to be able to afford a cheap plane ticket. We could make it there late Friday night and come back Sunday night. Maybe to catch a Braves game! That would be an amazing weekend trip I would gladly take. But the issue that brings up is, how do I get around once I get off the plane?

Rental car. But on the cheap? Oh yeah. Try Advantage. Advantage is a rental car company with deals as low as $19.99 per day until June 30. Their website makes it really easy too; easier than if you did it through a package site like Expedia if you ask me. Simple 1-2-3 car rental process, and less than $20 per day.

So, assuming a pretty cheap plane ticket, we could get on a plane bound for Atlanta Friday night after work, touch down, rent a car, head to a hotel or maybe one of my relatives, if they're close, head to a Saturday Braves game, maybe even catch a Sunday game too, that would be a great. Then, return the car, catch a Sunday night flight, and be back to work by Monday morning.

So, friends, who wants to go to Atlanta this summer?

[This post sponsored by Advantage]