The Heart of Bowl Season Begins This Week

The college football world will have to wait a while longer. The BCS National Championship game is still more than a week away, but there will be many entertaining bowl games this week. If you get a last-minute urge to hit the road and join the festivities, here are destination tips, ticket links and other useful budget travel information for fans attending the top 15 bowl games. Here's hoping your favorite team wins -- unless, of course, they're playing one of my favorite teams! (Logo courtesy BCS National Championship Game)