Check out the travel tips on www.deluciaOutdoors.com and the Blog “30 Years in 52 Weeks.” Experienced outdoor adventurers, the DeLucia family share budget and green travel tips they used when gas and food were at their all time high last year. Forced to economize; intent on not giving up travel, they used extreme budgeting measures. Now they happily share their results so more families can get outdoors.
Last Summer the DeLucia family went to Washington state for the 4th of July holiday when gas prices set record highs. They averaged $4.85 per gallon of gas for a trip log of more than 3000 miles in 9 days. They got about 18 miles per gallon. Driving in a SUV, the family experimented by keeping the miles per hour to 55 to see if they could stretch some extra mileage. It worked. They averaged about 17 percent more by slowing down. “We thought it was bad that one month later, the same trip would cost us $300 less in gas. Now, one year later, we’re right back to having to economize again with soaring gas prices becoming the norm for this vacation season. We felt it was our duty to share our budget tips that worked, so other families can get out of town and outdoors, despite the economy, said Don DeLucia.
Camping most of the time saved money. In nine days The DeLucia’s spent two days at a hotel and one day visiting with family in northern California. Using supermarkets along the way to stock up on food also saved a lot of money. Purchasing an “America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass” saved money in the long run on numerous park and federally managed site fees. By keeping (made-ahead) sandwiches in ice chests, they avoided fast food stops and ate healthier and saved money and time.
Another great way to economize is to enjoy the local flavor. “We had fun stopping at fruit stands along the way in Washington to purchase freshly picked Mount Rainier cherries, a real treat for the mouth and wallet. We also stayed cool and hydrated by refilling our canteens at water fountains at rest stops along the way. Camping, canteens, are something Don and I have been doing for decades, now it’s fashionably called going “green,” added Lisa DeLucia. To help stay alert on the long drive a cooler was kept up front in the car filled with caffeine drinks such as Starbucks coffee, Snapple Teas and Mountain Dew. That alone, saved a ton on convenience store impulse buys.
Gas prices are going up again, but these travel tips will ensure you get outdoors regardless of how high they go. For more travel ideas or the ultimate stay-cation, visit http://www.deluciaOutdoors.com, the weekly blog “30 Years in 52 Weeks” and follow them on Twitter.com/deluciaoutdoors for daily travel tours.
About www.deluciaOutdoors.com:
DeLuciaOutdoors.com is the first Website offering the best of the U.S.A. outdoors and underground. Visitors to the site can see tours of National Parks, famed waterfalls, canyons, commercial and wild caves, throughout the USA and Mexico. In their years of traveling together Don DeLucia has captured incredible photography of Mother Earth’s geological makeovers spanning decades. Follow family friendly outdoor trips to caving expeditions at www.deluciaoutdoors.com and at Twitter.com/deluciaoutdoors.
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Another great way to travel on a budget is to do what the DeLucia family does when traveling...keeping the miles per hour to 55, camping, bringing their own food, using water fountains at rest stops, etc. These are nifty tips on budget traveling, indeed.
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