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A Budget Weekend - Taking a Car Trip
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An old fashioned, but still enjoyable way to spend a weekend is to just head out onto the open road.
Perhaps, this will be a weekend away with just you and your spouse or loved one. You may want to do
something special or spontaneous - a car trip.
Instead of spending a lot of money, fill up the gas tank and see where it takes you. You should
plan a route that takes you to some of the nearby locations, that are interesting. Or
you may want to just wing the entire trip. Either way, a road trip is a fun way to see what the
country really is like, without having to spend a lot of money.
Where To Go?
It may seem strange to just get in the car and drive, but it can be a lot of fun. Take a few minutes to do
some research of your local area. Find out if there are any places that you may be interested in. Here are
some suggestions to look for.
Check out the local park system. You may know where the parks are, but do you know all of them? And,
do you know what they have to offer? Many local parks offer everything from sledding in the winter to
campouts in the summer.
Go on a museum tour. Visit the small and larger museums within a 60-mile radius of your home. You may not
realize just how many small museums there are to select from. You could be learning about everything
from the local town's history to an old car museum.
Why not go on a haunted trip... You can visit all of the suspected haunted locations in your hometown
and the local region. You can learn the history of those who lived in the homes and why people believe
the location is haunted.
When you go on a car trip like this, do stock up on fuel and snacks. Keep a map on hand to help you to
navigate. Or use a GPS navigation device such as those available at
TigerGPS.com
to locate unusual restaurants and other spots to visit. Sometimes traveling to those odd
locations
is just as much fun as stopping at them.
Go as
far away as you would like to. There is no limiting what you can find or how you can take advantage of
this time together. Whenever you feel like stopping, you can do so.
Besides the cost of nice meal and a motel for the evening, there really are not many costs
associated with this fun trip. Best of all, the countryside will be all around you.
News About Car Trips
Questions Of Cash: 'My memories of US road trip are soured by hire-car crash'
3 Sep 2010 at 4:28pm
Q. After finishing studying in the US I treated myself to a West Coast road trip, hiring a car from Hertz at Los Angeles airport. I paid $117 (£76) for rental car protection and $168.35 (£109) as a Liability Insurance Supplement. At Huntington Beach I was hit from behind while stationary at a red light. I immediately notified the police, obtained a witness statement confirming I was not at fault ...
Car Flips Several Times With Children Inside
2 Sep 2010 at 2:57am
An interstate trip almost turned deadly when a car with women and children inside was forced off the road by a semi. The car went into a ditch off I-70 and flipped over in Clark County.
On Road Trip, a thumbs-up for Porsche's Panamera
2 Sep 2010 at 8:45am
Road Trip 2010: It wouldn't be possible to tackle weeks' worth of reporting spread over 13 states without a good car, and for that, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman got the chance to drive 5,000 miles in Porsche's Panamera.
Road trip! Great escapes for Labor Day
3 Sep 2010 at 7:24am
Make the most of Labor Day this year by packing up the car and escaping for the weekend.
Lake Express car ferry begins Friday service, but weather could hamper its sc...
3 Sep 2010 at 8:36am
Chronicle file photoThe high-speed Lake Express ferry continued service Friday, but deteriorating weather conditions might alter the schedule.The S.S. Badger car ferry isn?t making trips today, but the Lake Express is still running, at least for now.The Lake Express made...
A trip can survive tropical storm-strength winds
3 Sep 2010 at 6:29am
Vacationers can overlook bad weather over a weekend getaway, but when we've scrimped and saved for that annual big trip, what can we do when weather interrupts our fun?
Car Pool: Ford G6E 50th Anniversary Edition
3 Sep 2010 at 5:08pm
What we've been driving lately.
FULL REPORT - Man hit by car, killed at estate sale in Boyne City
3 Sep 2010 at 2:56pm
There was a freak accident at an estate sale in Charlevoix County on Friday. A woman backed through a fence with her car, running over and killing one of the customers. The accident happened on Pearl Street near downtown Boyne City around 11am Friday.
Cyclists gear up for Mackinaw ride
3 Sep 2010 at 7:28am
The four-hour car trip to Mackinaw City can seem like a chore, even if it has the reward of an Upper Peninsula vacation at the end. Covering the distance on bike over the course of four days or five days might seem downright insurmountable.
Light rail to run only one car nights, weekends beginning Oct. 2
3 Sep 2010 at 12:23pm
To save money, Sound Transit plans to shorten its light-rail trains to only one car during nights and weekends, starting Oct. 2.
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Videos about Car Trips
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