Your Family Can Travel – Page 2 – Your road map to affordable family travel

Be Flexible and Roll with the (Inevitable) Punches

- December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 - Cheri comment

The last pillar of affordable family travel is BE FLEXIBLE. This will save you money. More importantly, it will preserve your sanity and ensure that you have a better trip. Life is messy, and wonderful in…

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One Bag Travel

- December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 - Cheri comment

One bag travel is the way to go. Trust me. When our family travels, we each bring one carry on sized bag. We don't check bags. Packing light has made our trips easier, less stressful,…

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Plan Experiences with Your Family in Mind

- November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 - Cheri comment

The entire point of travel is to experience, so of course you'll have to budget for experiences. Plan experiences intentionally to ensure your dollars stretch as far as they can. This is a very personal…

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Use public transportation (and your feet)

- November 19, 2019November 21, 2019 - Cheri comment

The money you spend to get to your destination isn’t the only transportation cost you’ll need to plan for. Unless you’ll be sitting on a beach the entire time, you’ll need to plan for local…

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Eat Like a Local for Better Trips

- November 15, 2019January 11, 2020 - Cheri comment

Eat like a local to make your trip dollars go further. Let’s explore what eating like a local means. Eat in First of all, in many places, the locals are eating at home. When we…

Choosing your lodging wisely means you can stay on streets like this in Rome

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Plan Your Lodging Wisely

- November 11, 2019January 11, 2020 - Cheri comment

If you plan your lodging wisely, you'll save money and have a more enjoyable trip. Although it's entirely possible to spend crazy amounts of money to stay in places, it isn't necessary. People sometimes spend…