Within a year we will be willing to travel more than we do now. COVID will be more understood, and restrictions will start to ease and most importantly, people will be willing to travel.
Whether you want to drive across the country for a few
weeks or just visit a neighbouring town for the day, road trips are one of life’s
greatest pleasures. Here are a few great resources for finding interesting diversions
along the way:
Swimming Holes: Listings of 1,600 swimming holes in the United
States and Canada.
Roadside Attractions: Put in your route and find wacky roadside stops.
The Outdoor Project: Maps
with great hikes, campgrounds, adventures, and more.
Roadfood.com:
Jan and Michael Stern are probably the most famous of all roadside dining
aficionados. Their site, RoadFood.com helps you find casual, affordable local restaurants,
cafes, diners, and more featuring regional specialties.
GasBuddy: An app that helps you find the cheapest nearby
gas station.
RoadTrippers: This also is an app, helps you find cool attractions along
the way.
There are more options than ever for affordable vacation
lodging.
Airbnb and VRBO: Airbnb
and VRBO are popular services that enable you to rent apartments, condos, houseboats,
tree houses, single-family homes, and even compounds.
You will be amazed to see that all kinds of homes are
available in all the remote corners of the world. Best of all, the amount you
pay per night is often much less than what a hotel would cost plus you get a kitchen
and more sometimes the homes even come with cars or other transportation perks.
Home Exchange: HomeExchange
is a service that matches homeowners for a housing swap. Thousands of people exchange
houses every year and love the experiences and connections that are made.
Hostels: You
might think that hostels are just for young, drunken kids. However, hostels are
trying to cater to older (and more sophisticated) travellers. Some hostels even offer
private rooms and great amenities (if bunk beds aren’t your style). If you are interested,
check out: Hostelworld.com. You can see descriptions, reviews, rankings, and
even see availability and make reservations.
In addition to offering you a great place to stay when
you travel, Airbnb can also offer you an almost magical way to make
money for travel (or whatever). It is easy to list your home on Airbnb as a rental
for travellers who will be visiting your community. Depending on where you live,
you might just get flooded with interest.
When you are retired, you have a lot more freedom to
take advantage of last-minute deals and opportunities.
There are quite a few websites and apps that can help
you with these spurs of the moment trips:
Hotel Tonight: Hotel Tonight
is an app. They get unsold inventory from hotels for that night and make it available
to app users at a big discount.
Kayak.com/explore: Kayak
has a feature on their website that lets you see a map of the world and the lowest
airfares from your city to anywhere and everywhere.
Intrepid Travel: Intrepid Travel books tours. You
can review their last-minute deals.
Groupon: Groupon does all kinds of discounts for
many different types of experiences. They also have some last-minute deals.
Lastminute.com: This site
focuses mainly on European last-minute deals.
Travelzoo: Travel zoo aims to offer the best deals
from the best companies.
Google Flights: Watch out,
this can get a little addictive. If you plug in your departure city and dates but
leave the destination blank, Google Flights will return a list of the lowest airfares
available for you.
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