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Airgorilla.com soon to twitter a discount..

Coronado,CA- Airgorilla.com core team has decided to issue a TWITTER Coupon code. You can follow Airgorilla on twitter at twitter.com/airgorilla .

We had the idea of putting together a twitter coupon a few months ago but were waiting for a few updates on the infrastructure of the site. Now that's done we are going to aggressively play on twitter and facebook.

Follow us on twitter and facebook and help us figure out this whole social media marketing THANG!!!

http://twitter.com/airgorilla

http://www.facebook.com/airgorilla

EAT A BANANA AND THINK OF AIRGORILLA =).

Discount Travel Club My Hairy...Buyer Beware of TRAVEL CLUB

San Antonio,TX- Check out this article I found on a couple that paid $5600 for a membership to save 20-50% on travel. Huh! What!

Discontented with discount travel

by Barry Davis on KENS5.com

That's a lot of Bananas to shell out just to save when there are sites like AirGorilla.com, priceline,kayak, etc. Suprised but it seems like these guys got in a room and decided to go after the non-internet savvy older crowd Hmmmmm.

Buy Beware. Do your due diligence but more importantly Baby Boomers watch out for those sales calls your parents are getting. 

Top 10 domestic air travel tips; Examiner.com Kudos to AirGorilla.com Thanks

Chris Cochran's Number 8 mentions AirGorilla.com

8. Shop around for the best deal. Okay, I know a lot of you are saying, “I do.” But have you really? Have you tried to bundle up on your flights and hotel and car rentals? There are a lot of sites out there that have good deals like Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, and Southwest Airlines. Here are some of the lesser known sites that offer great deals as well: LowFares, Bookingbuddy, and Airgorilla.

Check out the rest  of the tips...

Top 10 domestic air travel tips

NYTIMES: Top 10 Travel Gadgets Under $50

The New York Times Frugal Traveler posted 10 travel gadgets. We have seen a few of these before which probably reinforces validity.

I wanna know how to get the Leatherman through the airport?

I would like a Leatherman, the Belkin Portable Surge Protector and the Gorillapod for obvious reasons. lol

H1N1 (Swine) Flu Update - Should You Worry?

With everything going on lately, we haven't looked at the latest on the H1N1 Virus.  As of July 6 (the last report from the WHO) there have been nearly 95,000 cases reported.  This out of a world population of somewhere around 6 billion.  If my math is still working, that puts it at a very small fraction of a percent of the population (around 0.002%) - not a number that really needs to worry you, especially if you are sensible.

By the way, of the total number of cases, about one-third of them have been reported in the good old U.S. of A.  So maybe that means it is even safer to travel internationally than it is to stay here - something to think about, and maybe even use when you are trying to convince that sceptical spouse that your dream trip to Fiji (which only has two reported cases) is a good idea.

If you are still concerned about the Flu, you can check for updates at the WHO website.  If you are not, or just want to get away from the everyday, why not let AirGorilla set you up for a quick vacay.

Vacation - For Your Health

Vacation? Read This if You Don’t Have Time for One

Doctors Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen (the YOU Docs) have an interesting post on the RealAge blog about why you need vacations to stay healthy.  In addition to the "why" they give you some suggestions on the "hows" that can help you the most (I personally like the idea of number 3).  They also have some links to some tasty foods and recipies to help you relax.  This is, after all, a health blog.

If you're thinking of taking the doctors' advice and getting away for a little stress-buster time, why not hop over to AirGorilla and let a simian set you up for your vacation.

Travel Tips: 5 Tips for Italy by Jessica Spiegel

Found this great article on ibtimes.com that give 5 tips that include...

• Get Museum Tickets & Transport Passes in Advance
• Expect (And Prepare For) Heat
• Know What Days Things are Closed

5 Summer Travel Tips for Italy

These are solid tips for Italy. I know several people that just fall in love with Italy and often travel back especially when they start getting clear on the types of discounts available to them for international travel. Just check out a ticket price on www.Airgorilla.com.

Los Angeles' Original Farmers Market Turns 75

Another Reason to Vacation in L.A.

The Original Farmers Market

Back in 1934, during the dark days of the Great Depression, two entrepreneurs proposed an idea to E.B. Gilmore, whose father A.F. Gilmore had struck oil on the family farm in 1903. The idea that Roger Dahlhjelm and Fred Beck suggested was to open a Farmers Market on a small patch of the land that already housed Gilmore Stadium and Gilmore Field. So in July of 1934 a dozen farmers paid 50 cents each to set up spaces and sold produce out of the backs of their trucks.

Fast forward 75 years, and today the field and stadium are long gone, but the little Farmers Market that stared with a dozen growers has grown into one of Los Angeles' most popular meeting places. "Meet me at Third and Fairfax" has become standard among Angelenos familiar with this grown-up market.

So why go there now? Because the OFM is throwing the biggest birthday party in its history. Starting on July 13 and running all week, the Market will have music, food, family crafts, and more. The big day is July 16, starting early at the iconic clock tower, with a giant birthday card, a cake in the shape of the clock tower, and many of the other trappings that you would expect at a celebration in L.A.

If you want to hop out to the West Coast for this event, or any other reason, head on over to AirGorilla and let an Ape do it for you.

Visiting Amarillo, Texas: Try eating a 72 ounce Steak in an hour at the BIG TEXAN

Let's face it one of the greatest things about travel is the food. Which is why it's odd that some people when traveling go to the chains but the fun for me is visiting the local restaurants where you get flavors of both the people and the food.

However I found this great article on PetergreenBerg.com, Culinary Travel: 10 Restaurants in the USA That Can Challenge Your Stomach and so I am going to go through a few of these....

The Big Texan Ranch Amarillo, Texas: 72-ounce Big Texan Challenge. The meal is made up of a shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad with a butter roll and, of course, that giant steak. To win, diners must eat the whole meal in under an hour. www.BigTexan.com

Could you eat this in an hour...