Bob Hope Classic Golf Map - La Quinta, CA - Jan 20-24

With or without Tiger, the PGA Tour will continue. The Bob Hope Classic, which is actually played across four courses in La Quinta, CA from Jan 20-24, is an early tournament in the 2010 season. The tournament attracts a number of celebrities including Anthony Anderson, Chris O'Donnel and Kevin Nealon.

I created a map with all four courses.
1. SilverRock Resort
2. La Quinta Country Club
3. Nicklaus Private at PGA West
4. Palmer Private at PGA West

The Palmer, Nicklaus and La Quinta courses are all within about 4 miles of each other. However, the SilverRock Resort is about 20 miles out. I put a few hotels near the first 3 courses. Click on the GoWaza map to find hotels near the course where you plan to start or end each day.

Tickets area also available for grounds, gallery and clubhouse. There's a discount if you buy before 12/31.

Mrytle Beach Golf Trip

Myrtle Beach is one of the many famous golf destinations in the U.S. I put together a map with a few golf courses and local hotels, but there's so many it's difficult to choose. Click on the golf tab and look around for a course that fits your needs.













There's a number of great attractions while you're down there including the Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum, the Medieval Times Dinner Show and Alligator Adventure. The Alligators are caged so it's not so much adventure and more zoo, but adventure sounds better when it's an animal that would like to eat you.

You'll want to book tee times in advance to make sure you don't miss any of your target courses. Ttimesonly.com has all the Myrtle Beach courses. Just type in the course you want and find a time that works.

Colts vs. Bills Stadium Map - Jan 3, 2010

The Indianapolis Colts are 14-0. They're likely to beat the 7-7 Jets this Sunday, which will leave only the 5-9 Bills to defeat on Jan 3rd in order to complete a perfect regular season. If you're thinking of going to the game, here's a map of the stadium and a few local hotels. The stadium is in Orchard Park, NY which is about 9 miles from downtown Buffalo.


If you're driving, just add your address to the map and click the directions tab below the map to pick your address and the stadium to see how far it will be.

Only the Dolphins (1972) and Patriots (2007) have ever had an undefeated regular season. Since the Patriots lost in the Superbowl that year, only the Dolphins have ever had a perfect entire season. The Colts look likely to have a chance to tie that record.

There are a few inexpensive hotels near the stadium. If you want to go more upscale, click on the hotels tab to see other options. In addition, Niagara Falls is only about 25 miles away from the stadium. So you'll have time to check it out while you're there.

If you go and figure out the real story behind why spicy chicken wings are called Buffalo wings, let me know.

Bay Area Travel Show Map - Jan 8-9, Santa Clara, CA

If you're traveling to the Bay Area Travel show on Jan 8-9, 2010, here's a map of the Santa Clara convention center and a few local hotels. The show recommends the Hilton Santa Clara, but the Hyatt is just as close (both 0.1 miles from the convention center. I also added a Marriott but that's almost a mile away.
If you go, you're in for a treat because Rick Steves is speaking. If you've never used one if his travel guides, you should start. They're far better than the generic info that you get from the typical travel guide.

If you want to golf while you're there, the Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club is only 0.3 miles away. You'll have to drive almost 4 miles to get to the next closest course in Sunnyvale (not to be confused with Sunnydale for all you Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans).

If you're a technology junkie check out, the Intel Corp Museum less than 2 miles from the convention center.

Click on the trip folder and choose a tab if you need more restaurant, golf or local options. For anyone with friends in the area, just click on the add address link to see if they're close enough to the show that you can stay with them.

New York Rockefeller Center Christmas Map 2009

If you've never done it, you have to come to New York at least once during the holidays. Use the GoWaza NYC Christmas map I created to help you plan your trip. New York is loaded with Christmas traditions so I just included a few.

First, you have to check out the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center. The tree is generally illuminated until 11:30pm every night until Christmas Eve. Of course, while you're there, you might as well skate on the famous Rockefeller Center Ice Rink. Skate rentals are about $9 and adult admission is $10-20. You can even take a lesson for $30. Although if you really need a lesson, perhaps it's better not to fall on your rear end 27 times in front of half of New York.

Rockefeller Center is very close to Radio City Music Hall where you can take in their Christmas Spectacular show which has been running since 1933. Radio City is the largest indoor theater in the world and has had over 300 million visitors since it opened.

I added a few hotels close to Rockefeller Center that are priced reasonable (by NYC standards). If you need a restaurant, just click on the restaurants tab to see what's nearby.

Palm Springs Golf Trip Map - Hidden Springs Country Club

If you live somewhere cold and want to get away for a golf vacation, check out the map of some local Palm Springs golf courses.

Palm Springs is known for it's great weather and great courses, but also for it's former mayor Sonny Bono, who ran (and served from 1988 - 1992) after getting frustrated with the local bureaucracy in trying to open a restaurant.

I put a few local courses on the map including Desert Crest and Hidden Springs, but click on the golf tab and add a few others. The closest hotels are a few miles from the course and there's quite a few restaurants (predominantly Mexican food) within a few miles.

While you're there, check out the Palm Springs International Film Festival (which Bono created). It goes from Jan 5-18.

Travelzoo deal on a map - Empire Hotel NYC

Travelzoo is a great site with terrific deals. I thought I would create a map around one. Here's a deal for the Empire Hotel which is very close to central park in NY. They're offering rates as low as $149 from Dec 12 - Feb 28.

The hotel is located right next to central Park and Lincoln Center. Wollman rink, where you can go ice skating in the park is an easy walk only 0.7 miles away.

Plus, there's great restaurants close by including Picholine, Per Se and Telpan. There's a link on the GoWaza map right to Opentable for the last two.

To get the great deal, you'll have to book by Dec 11 through Travelzoo or call the hotel at 888-800-6301 and mention TZFALL2. We don't mind if you book through Travelzoo. We just hope you enjoy our map and visit again.