Family Vacations

'Tis the season for summer vacations! The strain on the wallet can definitely be felt at the gas pump and everywhere else. Here are a few ideas for cutting costs as you hit the road this summer.

~Check out the website www.havekids-willtravel.com. This site offers different destination bookings every day, and is a guide for family travel, world-wide, at reduced rates. Supposedly they can show you, through the book by the same name, where to find free airline reservations, accomodations, transportation while there, and places to visit. I've just been introduced to this site myself so I don't have a long history with, it but it would be worth your time to check it out.

~When traveling by car, try to bring along as many snacks, supplies, etc. as you have room for in your vehicle. Often grocery prices are higher at many vacation destinations. This will also help eliminate the urge to grab an overpriced snack from the convenience store while you're filling your tank. Check out the website www.gasbuddy.com to check the price on fuel at different locations along your route.

Kate Boyer Brown