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Posted by Stacy on Monday, April 28, 2008 8:36 PM

I am planning a trip to New York in June for my sister in law's wedding. I have yet to decide with the price of gas whether flying or driving will be the more sensible way to travel. I have been online trying to research cheap airfares and discount flights, but I don't think that the prices seem very good. I checked out one airline that claimed that they had a special running, but then I found other airlines that were offering better deals. I know there are some of those websites that offer to compare discount airfares for you, but I just don't think that I can trust them, and since I am traveling with a purpose, not just for pleasure, I know my in-laws will never let me live it down if it gets screwed up and we miss the wedding.

I usually fly Southwest Airlines, but lately there has been a lot of bad press about them, and quite honestly my husband says he doesn't want to ever fly again since the 9/11 thing. That doesn't really scare me because I am one of those people who think that when it is your time to go, you go. Doesn't matter where you are or what you are doing. So I know that it would be his preference to drive, but I also know that he is a cheapskate, I am sorry did I say that I meant extremely frugal. Anyway, it seems that the more I am researching these flights; I am finding more cheap international flights than I am finding cheap airfares for domestic travel. How can that be? Shouldn't it be more difficult to find cheap international flights than domestic ones? Maybe most people don't want to travel internationally, I don't know.

Anyway, I think that with the cost of gas, the round trip airfares will cost us about the same since we drive a real gas guzzler. If that is the case, then I think it will probably be a better choice to fly for 2 hours instead of driving for 12, especially since I would like to arrive relaxed. Once I get around my in laws it will definitely be stressful and I would like to at least arrive rested instead of cramped up and exhausted from the road trip. I am sure that the wedding will be fun and I wish my sister in law much happiness, but the whole family all together can be quite overwhelming.