A Cheap Way to Keep Your Vacation Going When You’re Back Home [Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Nov02

A Cheap Way to Keep Your Vacation Going When You’re Back Home [Kicking Back with Jersey Joe]...

Most of us at once point or another have spent a few nights in a hotel room.  While many travel for business, it’s the big vacation that we all look forward to.  In planning your perfect trip, the hotel you stay in is a big part of the equation.  Well, I have a tip that will keep your vacation going, well after you’ve arrived back home. In picking the perfect hotel for vacation, your decision is usually based on three things: price, location, and amenities.  You might be looking for one with a giant pool, or one with activities for the kids, perhaps a casino, or one that is simply steps off the beach for under $100 a night.  Picking the right hotel can make or break a vacation, not just from a financial standpoint, but also for the fun factor. Whatever your choice, as long as you had a good time on your trip and enjoyed your hotel – there’s one simple thing you can do to keep the fun of the trip with you: TAKE THE COMPLIMENTARY SHAMPOO & CONDITIONERS. Why would I want to do that when I have the good stuff at home? The simple answer is YOU PAID FOR IT.  Most hotels include basic toiletries as part of your room rate and will replenish fresh bottles each day housekeeping cleans the room.  If you are staying multiple nights, keep putting the bottles away, each time they are restocked. Here’s the logic behind my reasons why… I first did this on years ago during a stay at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.  I loved the special mint crème shampoo they had in the room and decided I didn’t want to just leave it behind to get tossed out. ...

Steel Pier – The Most Historic Pier in America [Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Jul20

Steel Pier – The Most Historic Pier in America [Kicking Back with Jersey Joe]...

It was once the most popular entertainment pier in America, featuring everything from Live TV, to Miss America, to big name stars. Anyone who was anybody could be seen at the historic Steel Pier, in Atlantic City, NJ. Once a victim of fire, neglect, and closure; the pier continues to reinvent itself with a wave of new additions. Atlantic City’s Steel Pier officially opened the gates in Saturday, June 18, 1898 featuring movie theaters, dance halls, live performances, attractions, concessions, and sharpshooter Annie Oakley headlining the festivities. The pier was constructed on steel pilings and wooden beams at a cost of $350,000. After being open for only a few short years, in 1904 a massive storm washed away a large portion of the pier and engineers at the time said it could not be rebuilt. Edward Bader (who would later become mayor of Atlantic City and have an airport named for him) took on the challenge and had his company reconstruct the pier for the following season. The pier, along with Atlantic City itself, gained much popularity during the summer months as vacationers flocked to the beach. Atlantic City is easily accessible from New York and Philadelphia by rail and city goers were eager to relax at the beach and escape the hustle and bustle. The pier was full of attractions for the whole family. The reasonable prices kept the people coming back again and again. In the early days, the pier was described as “an amusement city at sea” and “a vacation in itself.” The pier extended more than 1,621 feet out into the Atlantic Ocean and could accommodate large crowds gathering to witness the many acts. The entrance featured brightly lit billboards like those that would take decades to catch on in Vegas. Spot lights would shoot beams into...