You know, I'm just as excited about the Sex and the City Movie as any other girl. After all, I am, or at least was, the quintessential Carrie. How do I know that? I took the
quiz.

That said, if I knew that certain tour companies would be charging $40 for a
Sex and the City Bus Tour ,I would have stayed in New York City and opened a competing business. Forty bucks, and the cupcake and cosmos are not included.

Writer Susan D'Arcy of Times Online suggests that you explore it on your own. She offers these budget alternatives.

It's amazing what people call budget travel. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.