Budget Travel/The Today Show: 5 Summer Vacation Ideas

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Today Show aired a piece by Erik Torkells of Budget Travel on 5 affordable summer travel ideas for families.  Farm stays were listed as #1!

 

"Summer travel doesn't have to break the bank. Here are five smart ways to have a great experience your kids will never forget - without leaving you with credit-card bills that made you wish you'd never gone in the first place.1. Farmstays: A B and B on a working farm, where you get to help out as much as you like, or explore the area. This trend first took off in Italy, where they're called agriturismi..."


Read more: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24860705/#ixzz0ohowI7dD

 

Running with sheep

Photo courtesy K. Frits at Leaping Lamb Farm, Alsea, Oregon

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