About three months ago, I took a week long trip to Philadelphia. The reason that I went to Philadelphia for a week was to visit one of my really good friends. We have been friends since we went to college, and were actually so close that we were roommates for over three years during our college days. Although we are still extremely close, we both accepted jobs with different companies, so we each ended up in a different city. However, thanks to email, cellphones and instant messaging, the distance between us hasn’t really had a negative impact on our friendship.

When I was planning for my trip to Philadelphia, I was lucky enough to come across a great travel package. Since I didn’t need a hotel (because I was staying with my friend), I was having a hard time finding any type of travel deals. However, I eventually came across a package that included a flight and rental car (the total price of the package was significantly discounted), and it didn’t take me long at all to decide to take advantage of this specific package.