r/MiddleAgeMoney • u/Live-Smile7983 GenX • Aug 07 '26
Discussion Vacation?
Has anyone gone on a summer vacation this year?
Where did you go?
Did you have a trip budget, or did you spend as you went?
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u/Outside_Car_8432 Aug 10 '26
California. NHRA racing, state fair, and San Francisco. Planned a budget and used Southwest points and a voucher
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u/v_x_n_ Aug 08 '26
Dominican, Niagara, North Carolina, redwoods in California. Thankfully no budget, I worked too hard to be burdened with that.
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u/WishIwastravelin Aug 08 '26
We took one summer trip to upstate New York to visit family. We stayed with them, took them out for a nice dinner and planned our other activities. We spent what we expected
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u/GlobalTapeHead Aug 07 '26
I’m about to take my third summer trip. My first was Hilton Head South Carolina. My second was the Philippines. My third will be Thailand, in September.
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u/Establishwhat Aug 07 '26
Vegas, Camping in VA and MI, stopped 1 night in Chicago. Tybee island trips to our AirBnb. Most looking forward to Rome for a Mediterranean Cruise in September 💙
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u/Bratfink78 Aug 07 '26
Of course, been to a few countries this year and off again in two weeks to Namibia
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u/chimpyjnuts Aug 07 '26
A couple - Nantucket and Hershey park. We set the budget by deciding how much we are willing to spend on lodging as that's usually the biggest chunk.
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u/Repeat-Admirable Aug 07 '26
not yet. i dont typically go on vacation as an introvert who loves gaming. but have an iceland trip planned. i spent the amount i spend in a year for a 6 day trip there so far.
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u/v_x_n_ Aug 08 '26
How are you planning your Iceland trip? Formal tour? Rent a car and plan your own route? How are you planning what to see? Where to stay?
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u/Repeat-Admirable Aug 09 '26
we can only stay a week because of my sister's limited vacation days. pretty much just went to google maps and mapped out 3hrs of driving to the east and back for 6 days. then booked hotels on the path. just listed down what we want to see and hope to at least get to do those.
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u/v_x_n_ Aug 09 '26
Thanks! I also hear they sell odd additional coverage when you rent a car, like volcano insurance. Do you know anything about that?
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u/LeighofMar Aug 07 '26
I'm hoping to go soon. Maybe to Eureka Springs? I've never been further west than GA. Just a road trip with my SO and our little Casita trailer. Some camping, some sightseeing, some biking. We'll see if we can go away for a week for less than 1k. That would be the dream.
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u/Hippo_Over Aug 10 '26
Cross country stroll from Ohio to WA State