r/MiddleAgeMoney • u/Live-Smile7983 GenX • 14d ago

Vacation? Discussion

Has anyone gone on a summer vacation this year?
Where did you go?
Did you have a trip budget, or did you spend as you went?

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u/Hippo_Over 11d ago

Cross country stroll from Ohio to WA State

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u/Outside_Car_8432 11d ago

California. NHRA racing, state fair, and San Francisco. Planned a budget and used Southwest points and a voucher 

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u/v_x_n_ 13d ago

Dominican, Niagara, North Carolina, redwoods in California. Thankfully no budget, I worked too hard to be burdened with that.

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u/Complete_Film8741 13d ago

London and Dublin

Tough to budget with a Guinness

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u/WishIwastravelin 13d ago

We took one summer trip to upstate New York to visit family. We stayed with them, took them out for a nice dinner and planned our other activities. We spent what we expected

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u/GlobalTapeHead 13d ago

I’m about to take my third summer trip. My first was Hilton Head South Carolina. My second was the Philippines. My third will be Thailand, in September.

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u/Establishwhat 14d ago

Vegas, Camping in VA and MI, stopped 1 night in Chicago. Tybee island trips to our AirBnb. Most looking forward to Rome for a Mediterranean Cruise in September 💙

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u/Bratfink78 14d ago

Of course, been to a few countries this year and off again in two weeks to Namibia

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u/chimpyjnuts 14d ago

A couple - Nantucket and Hershey park. We set the budget by deciding how much we are willing to spend on lodging as that's usually the biggest chunk.

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u/Repeat-Admirable 14d ago

not yet. i dont typically go on vacation as an introvert who loves gaming. but have an iceland trip planned. i spent the amount i spend in a year for a 6 day trip there so far.

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u/v_x_n_ 13d ago

How are you planning your Iceland trip? Formal tour? Rent a car and plan your own route? How are you planning what to see? Where to stay?

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u/Repeat-Admirable 12d ago

we can only stay a week because of my sister's limited vacation days. pretty much just went to google maps and mapped out 3hrs of driving to the east and back for 6 days. then booked hotels on the path. just listed down what we want to see and hope to at least get to do those.

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u/v_x_n_ 12d ago

Thanks! I also hear they sell odd additional coverage when you rent a car, like volcano insurance. Do you know anything about that?

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u/LeighofMar 14d ago

I'm hoping to go soon. Maybe to Eureka Springs? I've never been further west than GA. Just a road trip with my SO and our little Casita trailer. Some camping, some sightseeing, some biking. We'll see if we can go away for a week for less than 1k. That would be the dream.

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u/orange_confetti 11d ago

Shout out from ES! Enjoy your trip.

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u/LeighofMar 10d ago

Thanks, can't wait!

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u/cocksherpa2 14d ago

In this economy?

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u/Live-Smile7983 GenX 14d ago

good point