Travel on a Budget

I found this post on the Regal Home Source blog I thought I might share it.

Summertime is coming and while the kids are itching to get out of school for those glorious few weeks, their parents’ relaxing daydreams of changing seasons and warm weather are starting to turn into feelings of doom and gloom. Everyone is feeling the pinch of tighter budgets and smaller amounts of extra money; so many families are scrapping summer vacation plans and are starting to prepare their offspring for the long summer of nothing to do. Maybe you can’t take that trip to Europe this year, or that cruise to Hawaii, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a fun away from home, and you won’t have to sell your house to afford it. Here are two destinations you can plan that won’t break the bank.Washington, DC – The District of Columbia isn’t for everyone, but for those families with kids that love to learn and experience history, this is one of the best and inexpensive destinations there is. Hotels in the area (and in safe locations) can be found for below $100 a night and nearly all of the most popular sites are free and open to the public. You can spend a day getting lost in the Smithsonian, and kids are very impressed with the sheer size of the monuments and buildings around the city.State Parks – When I was a kid, my family went on a lot of camping trips. We would ‘rough it’ in the site closest to the bathhouse and would make sure there was an outlet so we could plug in our radio or television set. Camp site rentals are very cheap, and you can get tents on sale from most national retail chains. You can even rent equipment from stores like REI if you have one in your area. A word of caution: the most popular parks (like the ones next to the ocean) fill up very fast, so you should plan now to get a good space.If you have other places you like to go, feel free to comment!