Money Saving Vacations

My family vacation for $32 per person per day!
Vacation in cabins and save money!
by Scott Bilker

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That's right, $32 per person per day is what it worked out to cost for our family's April 2002 vacation. This article will cover the details of all costs related to this vacation! I think that's great price but please let me know if you think it's a thrifty, quality, vacation.

The vacation lasted four days and three nights in Pennsylvania. While there we visited Herr's potato chip (and foods), Longwood Gardens, and Winterthur (in Delaware).

The main reason the price of the vacation was low is because we stayed in a cabin. Cabins are great, at least I think so. First of all, because cabins are generally less expensive than hotels. And second because they're much more flexible for the family. Farm cabins are even better since young children love seeing, petting, and feeding animals.

The cabin also helps save money because it comes with a full kitchen! This means that you don't have to eat out for every meal, or call for room service.

If you're bringing young children on the vacation they'll enjoy, and you'll enjoy, allowing them to run free and burn out some energy, in the yard. Having had my kids stay with me in a hotel room I can tell you that a hotel room is simply a small room with two trampolines (beds).

The beauty of the cabin is that it's much more spacious, less expensive, and provides more activities for kids. A major part of the family vacation is just staying at the cabin, relaxing, you know, the reason why you wanted to go on vacation in the first place. :)

Researching for cabins, or any other lodging, is best done online. In fact, most of the places I've contacted say that people are finding them online. I always look for a place that has as much information as possible about a potential cabin since the cabin is my first choice.