Wide Open Spaces
In one week I'll be on the first of three trips I've got scheduled over the next six months. The travel fever has bit me. I've got saved searches for both driving distance and flights as far out as Orbitz and airlines allow and notes and budget calculations on a separate journal type notebook. The planning is a big part of my hobby, if you can call my travel wishes and wants a hobby.
I've been researching how last minute deals work. Not that I'm going to add another so soon, but a five day All Inclusive resort including air in early December would run me under $1500 in Punta Cana. A more domestic options like a hotel in Old Savannah can give me a get away for under $500 though meals would need to be covered. Quirky hotels with breakfast in the quaint area of Galena, IL can get me a three day get away for $300 and a couple tanks of gas. That's crazy to me to know if I just pick a few weeks here and there, then am flexible with destination, I can probably double my travel options and stay in my annual budget. I'll add to future travel strategies. If I can find travel buddies with flexible schedules the hotel portion is cut in half. But, I'm learning if I want to see more of the country and others, I need to figure out solo travel.
I'm not a big country music fan, but always loved this song. Swap "her folks" with "her kids " and it captures my wandering heart in this life chapter.
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