Travel On The Level

March may have its Ides, but for travel lovers, this November has it's 20th because at 10 p.m. that day the bidding ends in the Society of American Travel Writers' annual Travel Auction.

To tantalize you a bit, consider this:

Current top bid on a $4,422 four-night luxury Bali getaway is $400.

Current top bid on two nights each at the Fairmont Banff Springs with breakfast and spa access and at the Fairmont  Chateau Lake Louise in the glorious Canadian Rockies, value $2,500, is $450.

Then there's the family package - 2 adults, 2 children 12 and under - at the Gran Caribe Cancun: three nights, four days, meals and for adults, alcohol included, an $800 value with a current bid of $150.

Other packages include golf getaways, city escapes and ski vacations closer to home.

Go to www.satwauction.com and start the bidding.