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Would You Take an Affordable Clothing-Optional Vacation?
Clothing optional situations are typically limited to behind closed doors, but not if you're venturing off on a nakation. You don't have to bare it all on nakations — that's where the optional part comes into play — though you can if you want to. Besides the fact that participating nudists say that nude recreation is fun, there might be a financial benefit to taking a trip that encourages you to don your birthday suit.
5 Ways Flexibility Can Cut Travel Costs
When it comes to bargains, it pays to play it cool. High maintenance travelers can be as finicky as they want while on vacation, but that approach won't get you the cheapest trip while in planning mode. Think flexibility when organizing a vacation, and the deals will come to you.
10 Questions to Ask Before Booking an All-Inclusive Vacation
Whether you're running right out to schedule an all-inclusive vacation, or if you're just not sure of the point, check off the questions on my list before you book — I've come up with things you should ask yourself, fellow travelers, and even the resort to make sure you get the most budget bang for that (often) budget buck!
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Find the Tastiest, Cheapest Food While Traveling Anywhere
Exploring new cities means exploring new food, and it's a glorious part of traveling. A limited budget doesn't mean your options are equally constrained, it just means you need to know where to look for cheap and delicious eats.
Money magazine has some helpful, universal tips for anyone who's hungry in a strange place and doesn't want to spend a fortune.
Would You Rather Buy an Item or an Experience?
I've never seriously mulled over the pros and cons of spending my paycheck on a pair of great pumps or a handbag, but the idea of splurging on a vacation usually requires some deliberation. However, a recent study revealing the monetary worth of happiness may have me reevaluating my long-practiced spending habits.
The study suggests that, assuming all basic needs are met, we're better off spending our extra cash on a meaningful experience — a romantic getaway or well-deserved stay at the spa — versus the latest version of the iPod.
Cash In on the New USVI Quarter With 25-Cent Hotel Rooms
Want to book a hotel for a cool quarter? (Close your mouth.) Even though just 25 pennies will land you the room, this new promotion celebrates the newly minted US Virgin Islands quarter.
The coin features the bananaquit bird, yellow cedar flower and tyre palm tree, and you can look for all three live with a special offer from the islands' Dept.
10 Can't-Miss National Parks
If natural, gorgeous scenery and fresh air sound appealing, then you should consider visiting one of the 10 national parks featured by Condé Nast Traveler in its September issue. Visiting these places will give you renewed appreciation for the geographic variety the US has to offer, and it can be a pretty inexpensive way to vacation. Check out the 10 can't-miss national parks for a quick escape from your day, and get inspired to take a real trip sometime soon.
12 US Cities For Traveling Every Month of the Year
America, the beautiful. Summer is the most popular time to get out of town, but it's certainly not the only time. Visit a city you've always wanted to see without spending a fortune (or colliding with every other tourist in the country) when you plan a trip any time of year.
Submit a One-Minute Video and Win a Free Trip to Thailand
Inspired by Australia's newsworthy contest for the Best Job in the World, The Tourism Authority of Thailand has launched a campaign it hopes will inspire renewed interest in traveling to the country that so heavily relies on tourism. Submit a one-minute video audition, and you could be one of five couples to win a fully paid trip to Thailand. One of the five winning couples will be eligible for the grand prize of $10,000, a BlackBerry, and a video camera.
I'm Asking: Where Did You Travel This Summer?
Most of the season has already passed, and like me, you might be wondering where all that time went. Summer in the real world means most of your time is still spent doing your daily grind, but hopefully you were able to head out of town for at least a little while. Where did the Summer of '09 take you?
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