Comments on: Hometown tourism saves money and sanity

By: Cheap Vacation: Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown ? Get Rich Slowly

Cheap Vacation: Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown ? Get Rich Slowly — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:15:22 +0000

[...] airfares, a hometown vacation is a great option for frugal folks. Last fall, Mrs. Micah noted that hometown tourism can save money and sanity [...]

By: The value of getting your money’s worth | Sense to Save

The value of getting your money’s worth | Sense to Save — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:03:30 +0000

[...] without having to pay much or anything. My husband and I love taking walks. We’ve enjoyed some free DC museums and plan to visit more. And there’s the bonus of not worrying about opportunity costs. That is, if it rains on the [...]

By: Minnemom

Minnemom — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:01:04 +0000

Another advantage (not monetary, but important nonetheless) is not having to pack! And, when traveling with kids, it’s great to get them home in their own beds at night.

I just mapped out a 3-hour radius and have a list of 135 places . . . and counting! Even if you think you don’t live close to anything, there are interesting places to be found if you start digging for them.

By: Art

Art — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:17:54 +0000

The idea of being a traveller at ‘home’ is great. I lived in Central Florida for a long time and one of the things I loved was that within just a couple of hours there were so many interesting and varied places to see. Not shelling out the cost of hotels and airfare makes it even more enjoyable, let alone not having to hassle with airport security and luggage restrictions, etc…
Its a great way to save money and still get out and see something new.
Thanks,
Art

By: Relatively Frugal | Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life

Relatively Frugal | Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:34:23 +0000

[...] other posts in which I’ve touched on frugal tourism are “How Hometown Tourism Saves Money and Sanity” (seriously, it does!) “Save Money on Your Trip to DC: Prudent Financial [...]

By: Travel in Your Own Backyard « Less Than a Shoestring

Travel in Your Own Backyard « Less Than a Shoestring — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:34:06 +0000

[...] December 2007 by poetloverrebelspy I was inspired to write about backyard travel by Mrs. Micah, who prefers local getaways which allow her and her family to return to their own home at night. [...]

By: Best Frugality Posts from the Festival of Frugality #102 at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:48:30 +0000

[...] Micah advises how hometown tourism saves money and sanity. We’re lucky that we live 30 minutes from downtown D.C., but what about when we lived in [...]

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:09:54 +0000

3 hours is way further than I’d like to drive, but it’s still doable for leaving early and coming home late.

I don’t think my family’s ever gone that far, but we did once have a day-trip which was over 2 hours each way. It was pretty fun and nice to come home to our house at the end of the day.

By: plonkee

plonkee — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:07:19 +0000

I’m so looking forward to reading your guest post now.

Anyway, I quite enjoy being a tourist close to home – although I don’t describe 3 hours as close. It’s easy to forget that there are great tourist attractions on your doorstep.