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Summer Vacation Edition: On the Road Again

July 30, 2021 by Barnaby

Like most Americans, we are slowly returning to lives that resemble our former lives.  In pre-pandemic times, Nora would travel most of the summer, visiting friends and family in Colorado, Vermont, Maine, and Long Island. Every other summer we’d do an overseas trip. In 2020, we were scheduled to go to England for a long-distance […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: frugal habits, pandemic travel, splurging responsibly

Budapest & Croatia Made Our European Vacation Affordable

August 21, 2019 by Barnaby

Want to vacation in Europe but don’t think you can afford it? Maybe you can. Our family vacations in Europe every couple of years, despite being solidly middle class. And without mortgaging the future. Here’s how. Shun Paris, Rome, and Amsterdam Big name European cities have Big price tags to match. You should still visit […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: affordable budapest, affordable croatia, europe on a budget

Road Tripping through Kansas on $35 a Day

September 4, 2018 by Barnaby

Pippa’s 17-year-old cousin Liz has always wanted to visit Kansas. I’m not sure why. This summer, before both hit their senior year and the unknown that follows, Liz decided it was now or maybe never. So she recruited three people to go with her: Grammie (my mom) Brittany (friend who just graduated high school) Pippa […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: airbnb tips and tricks, frugal vacation, kansas road trip, visiting kansas

Reckless in Cincinnati – Spending $20 on Water at a Reds Game

July 17, 2018 by Barnaby

Grey and I are visiting as many Major League Baseball stadiums as we can. We both like baseball, for different reasons. He’s a student of the game and likes to collect cards and follow players. I just like the atmosphere – it feel likes a big backyard barbecue, without all the obnoxiousness of an NFL […]

Filed Under: Saving Money, Travel & Finance Tagged With: budget travel to cincinnati, cincinnati reds, mlb tourism, philadelphia phillies, queen city vacation, saving money on concessions

RV-ing It on Water – Skippering Our Own Chartered Boat on the Erie Canal

May 14, 2018 by Barnaby

When the kids were younger, our vacation planning went something like this: Where do we really want to vacation to? OK, since we can’t afford a European vacation, what can we do in the U.S. that most closely mimics it? Related: Vacationing to France on a Budget – Our Trip to Quebec’s Eastern Townships The […]

Filed Under: Saving Money, Travel & Finance Tagged With: boat charter, british canal holiday, budget travel, cruising erie canal, erie canal vacation, lockmaster canalboats, lois mcclure, medina railroad museum, mid-lakes navigation, visiting niagara falls

Quirky Baltimore – Top 8 Things to See and Do in Charm City That Are Worth Paying For

April 23, 2018 by Barnaby

According to TripAdvisor, these are the top 10 things to do in Baltimore: Oriole Park at Camden Yards Fort McHenry Walters Art Museum National Aquarium American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) Baltimore Museum of Art Fell’s Point Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum Sagamore Spirit Distillery Historic Ships in Baltimore For some grim context, the Horseshoe Casino […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: american visionary art museum, duckpin bowling, eating crabs in baltimore, fluid movement water ballet, great blacks in wax museum, national museum of dentistry, papermoon diner, pit beef, quirky baltimore, things to see and do in charm city

How a Prized Pocket Knife Was Imperiled on a Trip to See the Rockettes

November 27, 2017 by Barnaby

You know how all the guys (and some of the women) carry guns in rural Texas? In our family, all the guys carry pocket knives. It’s part of the 2nd Amendment, right? On the way out the door, you grab your wallet, keys, phone, and jackknife. I rarely use it, but no matter, it’s family […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: budget travel, ka-bar rigging knife, pocket knife, rockettes, security check

Top 8 Free and Offbeat Historic Things to Do in Baltimore

November 13, 2017 by Barnaby

This is a follow on post to my Top 8 Free and Offbeat Things to Do in Baltimore, but this one is all about offbeat Historic things to see and do in Charm City that are free. Most people don’t know how much history Baltimore has. From 1830-1850, it was the second-largest city in the […]

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Top 8 Free and Offbeat Things to Do in Baltimore

October 23, 2017 by Barnaby

I’ve lived in and around Baltimore practically my whole life, so I’m a bit of a casual expert on what to see and do around town. Especially worthwhile things that are free. I have a few mantras I stick to: First, don’t do what everyone else is doing. Someone once said “the masses are asses” […]

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Vacationing to France on a Budget – Our Trip to Eastern Townships, Quebec

October 9, 2017 by Barnaby

If you live in the U.S., you know it’s expensive to vacation in Europe. The basic cost of entry is airfare (at least $500 x 4 for my family), plus hotel or B&B for let’s say 10 nights ($150 X 10), plus food ($100 X 10), plus in-country transportation (cattle car Eurail for adults for […]

Filed Under: Saving Money, Travel & Finance Tagged With: eastern townships, frugal french canada, hack your vacation, quebec vacation, saving money on vacation

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