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Wedding Travel on a Budget

Posted on by lantan

The summer is almost here and for a lot of us that means that a wedding is about to take place. While we all love attending weddings, the out-of-town weddings can be a bit burdensome, especially for those who are trying to save money. Even if you aren’t actually in the wedding, traveling to attend one isn’t necessarily cheap. However, there are some things that you can do to help minimize the cost and ensure that the wedding is an enjoyable experience.

Book Lodging Online. We all know that one of the most expensive parts of traveling is paying for lodging. I can remember when $60 would get a nice hotel room. Now, it seems like a decent room costs at least $150 per night, unless you know where to shop for your hotel room. My favorite place to book hotel rooms is on Priceline, but there are other sites like Travelocity and Expedia that are pretty similar. Basically, these sites help hotels fill rooms. They do this by offering “customers” rooms for a fraction of the price they would get by booking at the hotel…or their website. The cool think about Priceline is that you can enter in the amount of money you’re willing to pay for a room and possibly get one for that price. On several occasions I have booked a room at a 5 star hotel for $65! It’s worth it if you’re looking to save a little money while attending an out-of-town wedding. Leave the Kids at Home. If it is at all possible, leave the kids at home when you head out of town for a wedding. First of all, most children couldn’t care less about the couple in love and tying the knot and will therefore only be bored during the trip. In…
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Holiday Traveling with Children

Posted on by lantan

One of the things that the holidays bring for many of us is the opportunity to travel with our children. Isn’t it such a wonderful “opportunity?” As a mother with very young children, traveling long distances with them isn’t the most fun thing I can imagine doing with them during this time of year. However, it’s precisely one of the things we are going to be doing this year.

My husband and I decided to do something a little different this year. We decided to take our. family vacation right in the midst of the holidays. We normally go during the summer, but this year for some odd reason we thought it would be fun to go at the end of November/first of December. We elected to take the kiddos on a 7-night Disney cruise – a first for all of us! One of the delightful things about our family vacation is that my parents decided to join us, so it truly is a family vacation.

While I am positive that everyone is going to have a splendid time once aboard the ship, I’m just a little nervous about the actual traveling part. The day that we fly out is going to be an all-day event as we leave at 10:05 in the morning, fly for 1.5 hours and then have a 1.5 hour layover, before flying for another 3 hours. I am not concerned about the 6 year old as I think he will have fun on this adventure, but I’m not so sure about the 1 year old – who will be flying on our laps.

Now, I know I am not the only one with young children who will be traveling long distances with their kiddos for the holidays. Therefore, I thought it might be beneficial to …