"Vacation for poor people"

The area where I live is not very touristic, and actually all the museums are free. A lot of free animations, from block parties to classical music concerts, are programmed for July and August in my city, and night buses will be free for people living in suburbs during these two months. I have personally bought a mountain bike to explore the towpaths and public woods around : nature is still free here, and I enjoy walking and jogging.

I think that this economic climate is a brilliant time to be thinking about the things that you can do to make your vacations a little bit cheaper. I have tried a lot of things in the past, and I have to say that camping is great because you can only pay a small amount each night and it means that you will be able to keep the costs down. If you have children, then making sure that you take plenty of games for them to play would mean that they could stay occupied without having to spend a whole lot of money in doing so.

I live in South Florida which as I'm sure you know is a tourist destination for many. We have beautiful beaches here and those are just a few of the many places I go with my family to enjoy and it's free to boot! There are many nature centers in the area and many of them are available to enter with a small contribution (they don't set a dollar amount on the contribution, so it is whatever you choose to pay). I don't put in $1.00 but I don't put in $20 either, usually around $3.00 to $5.00 for each of us. I feel it goes to help pay for the upkeep and for the food, medication, etc. for the animals housed there.

That's really great that they have a book out to help people have next to free places to visit and things to do while on vacation. I'm not good at stuff like that but now I think I will try to find a book on the subject! Thanks for the information!

Well, if you do not count the gas that it takes to get there, then there are a lot of things to do around here that are very inexpensive or free. There are nature trails, beaches (although some beaches do charge a small fee there are some that are free), public swimming pools (again, some charge a small fee but some are completely free), libraries that have special functions or activities, and museums just to name a few.

I think the free place that I enjoyed the most was the The Rizal Park here in the Philippines because my husband brought to this place few years ago and we enjoy playing with our dogs and flying our kites. There are lots of places here in the Philippines that I really enjoyed and visited most of them are very cheap and some of them are for free.

I read an e book called Brit on a Budget. It gave some helpful comments for sightseeing that is low cost and free. A free day out from where I live could be cycle to the sea front, walk along the coastline and take a previously packed picnic on the beach. For people that live close to the sea front they could walk, let their kids do bucket and space sand castle building on the sandy beach. One of my friends lives within easy walking distance of the woods and went out walking in May to see the blue bell flowers. A couple of weeks ago I went out walking with my disabled son's wheelchair plus him, my daughter and my two dogs. On that sunny day we walked past two picturesque lakes. We saw a swan and some ducks plus moor hens. Last week I went for a walk to Brean Down ,a splendid looking walk on a headland overlooking the sea. I got fine views of the two off shore islands and the Welsh coastline. That was the free trip I enjoyed the most. All it cost was my petrol in my car to get there.

We are very fortunate to have a state park near our home. They offer primitive camping as well as picnic areas. I don't think we would camp there but it is a great place for a day trip. We also have a lake near us that does offer camping sites with or without water/electric hook-ups as well as showers and such. The lake is not free but it is fairly cheap for vacationing in state. They charge so much per night to camp and if you just want to stay the day they charge by the car load. We have not planned anything as of right now. I would just love to forgo a vacation and buy an above ground pool for the summer heat.

Hi porcospino Unsure if this happens only in India or other countries too, but being an outsider (a foreigner) gets reflected easily - because of the skin color. Once the people know that you are from a different country they start expecting that you can pay much more. Unfortunately this is quite common. Many cab drivers, hotelliers would try their best to exploit and mint money. So finding something free and inexpensive becomes difficult here. BUT, if you have someone to help you out (maybe a guide book or a local friend) the expenses can be drastically cut short. The most expensive would still be the staying in case you stay at any hotel or as a paying guest. Many of the places of tourist interest are now payable and they have a weird rate chart at times - Indian pays INR 5 or even gets in free and foreigners pay 5 USD to get in (this might be similar and cheaper for you being a person from a foreign land, but in indian currency the 5 usd translates to 250 INR - that is, it becomes 50 times expensive).

Honestly,this is really attracting for me to just visit in a cheap way.I think that many people would love to and enjoy this popular way.For me,i think that our country is vast and the ticket for some are expensive,so the total expense would higher.All i wish is to get a job and really take good care of my life.

Oh, I like travel so much but i can't do it regularly since my budget is limitation. i am the poor and i really need a book like that when i go travel.

the idea is really amazing, in this way we can visit a number of places with lees money , wow its just amazing

When our children were quite young we went on the ultimate poor family vacation. We went for a four day local bicycle trip. The only money we spent outside of our normal food for the entire trip was one night in a campground. Our four children at the time were very young. The oldest was seven, the twins were five and still on training wheels and my daughter was three riding in the bike trailer with equipment piled around her little ears. We spent the first night camping in my parents backyard where they fed us supper and breakfast. The second night was in a campground where we were interviewed by the local newspaper. The third and final night was in my sisters backyard where we also got fed. We visited every site of interest along the way. In all we covered a little short of 85 kilometers in four days of riding. It was one of the most memorable and rewarding vacations we've ever taken.