Posts under ‘Budget’

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With everyone watching their pennies pretty closely these days, it’s nice to know there are still some things in life that are inexpensive or even free.  (‘Cause it’s no fun sitting home alone on your couch!)  Whether you are already lucky enough to live here in the Queen City, or are just visiting, here is [...]

If you’re planning a trip to the Burlington, Vermont area this summer (and why wouldn’t you?), you might be lucky enough to be in town to enjoy one of Shelburne Museum‘s Concerts on the Green.  They just released their show list, and it’s a good lineup, featuring the likes of Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, the [...]

“Is it worth it?” This is fast becoming my least favorite phrase on the travel message forums that I frequent. I see it several times a day, about everything from specific restaurants, to different kinds of theme park passes, to attractions and shows, to resorts and hotels. It’s such a loaded question. I don’t know [...]

Ernesto Machado has written a really thought-provoking blog post at Brave New Traveler called When Does Budget Travel Become Exploitation?  The post makes some generalizations and assumptions about people traveling on the cheap, but it certainly does raise a lot of points about budget travelers who go overboard on the cheapness.  Even better than the [...]