Washington DC Fireworks

Washington DC is a great family-friendly city that is ideal for budget travelers since there are so many free museums and activities to take advantage of. They also have a terrific Independence Day celebration since it is, after all, the nation’s capital. And of course that includes wonderful fireworks displays.

Philadelphia Fireworks

DC may be the nation’s capital but Philadelphia played a huge role in the formation of this country and they certainly remember it with a big Fourth of July celebration. Their celebration actually lasts a whole week long. Getting a good hotel room might be tough this late in the game but if you can find something cheap then it’s worth it because there are plenty of free and cheap activities once you’re there. And it all culminates with a great fireworks show.

Chicago Fireworks

This great city is beautiful in the summertime. Book yourself a cheap hotel in downtown Chicago and you can take advantage of a number of different Fourth of July activities with your family. Baseball games and music events are among the daytime activities you can enjoy here. And at night there is the fireworks.

San Diego Fireworks

There is absolutely nothing that can beat a fireworks show on the beach. San Diego offers some terrific activities for families that can be enjoyed at a low cost – like just hanging out at the beach all day and enjoying the fact that it is summertime. Wrap it up with fireworks during weather warm enough to enjoy without a jacket.

Where are you going to watch the fireworks this year?

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Happy upcoming Mother’s Day to all of you other moms out there. Like me, you probably don’t really care if your husband and children give you anything special for this holiday. It’s more about celebrating being a part of a family and just enjoying being a mom.

That being said, I do have my little daydreams of what I’d love to receive from the family this year. If I could wave a magic wand and get myself a Mother’s Day gift, I’d be thrilled to receive one of the following things:

• An all-expenses paid yoga retreat vacation just for me. I adore my family but it’s been a long time since I had the opportunity to really enjoy a vacation all by myself. I wouldn’t want to go for long but it would definitely be a refreshingly wonderful treat.
• A handmade scrapbook of travel memories from the kids. Traveling is such an important part of what our family does that I’m always thrilled when I see what a big impact it has on the kids. I’d love to settle in with a scrapbook filled with their memories and transport myself to those times again.
• A photo collage of family travel pictures. This would be similar to the scrapbook but we could hang it up and see it every day. Maybe we could even add to it as we visited other places.
• Letters. I always love when the kids write me letters for the holidays. Don’t you?

The reality is probably going to be that I’ll get to sleep in, have breakfast in bed with everyone cuddled up to me and then luxuriate in a relaxing day at home with the family. That’s what we usually do. And the truth is that I can’t complain about that!!

I like giving gifts just as much as I enjoy receiving them. Mother’s Day approaching always makes me think about the fact that Father’s Day is coming up soon. Knowing that I’d love a vacation of my own, I’m thinking that perhaps I should try to find a cheap trip for my husband to take. Maybe I can find a deal for a cheap hotel in downtown Chicago where he’s been wanting to go for awhile. Or perhaps I can find a golf getaway that we can afford for him to go on by himself. I’ll definitely have to look into it.

Have a terrific Mother’s Day!

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The truth is that I don’t remember exactly which site I used to assist my friend in finding that one great hotel. What I’ve discovered as someone who likes to find the best deal on budget travel is that it’s really important to keep your eyes open for discounts from all sorts of different sources. I subscribe to budget travel newsletters, participate in groups on the subject on sites like Facebook and look through traditional travel sites to find out what the hottest deals are whenever I’m planning a trip.

So I guess that’s my first big tip here on the site – be open to finding budget travel discounts anywhere! I think that a lot of people get locked in to the habit of looking on just one or two sites to find the best deals whenever they are making their travel plans. This can cause you to overlook a lot of really great deals that are advertised on other sites. It’s always really important to do comparison shopping whenever you are trying to save money and that’s something that I definitely do when shopping for travel.

Oh and I’ve also started exploring how to use Twitter to save money on travel. I don’t know all of the ins and outs of that yet but I’m getting there. I know that you can search Twitter in real time to find deals on travel. I also know that you can follow people who post about this stuff. And their new Twitter Lists function seems like it’s going to help organize information on budget travel on the site even though I haven’t quite figured out how to use it. I’ll have to keep you posted!

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