car seat travelers
$-friendly vacation maybe the answer this year… Has anyone ever vacationed in their car and had a good time?
With a few too many debts, and a college decision to make, I may not have as much money to spend this year on vacationing. I’m already a cheap traveler – credit card to earn hotel points, booking on hotwire, staying on outskirts of town to avoid downdown prices.
But this time I am thinking about vacationing from my car. It’s pretty roomy. I can lay the seats down and have a good bit of room.
It may be a fairly long trip too, to the midwest or to the beach; the type of vacation you wouldn’t want to spend entirely in your hotel room. I think spring maybe the ideal time to avoid extreme temperatures. Wonder if I could park my car at Wal-Mart long enough to sleep. Tinted windows and a few curtians in the rear should give me privacy (?).
Does any body have any advice or has anyone else ever done this? Or are you aware of ridiculously low roomorates < $25?
Help.
Have you thought about youth hostels? You’ll have to pay a membership fee, but you’ll pay very low rates for a bunk in a dorm-style room. Some hostels have two- and four-person rooms, too.
If you’re planning to party, be sure you’re aware of the hostel’s neighborhood and safety risks. The Hostelling International youth hostel in DC, for example, is in a relatively safe area, but there is at least one privately-run hostel that is in an unsafe part of the city.
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