Today’s family travel tip is the first installment of the Kids Go West Guide to Saving Money While on Your Family Vacation. It’s a long title, but it’s a big topic I’m covering. So bear with me, as I give you my own tried and true, money-saving travel rule. I promise not to do it all in rhyme.
Money-saving travel rule #1: Eat burritos on the beach.
This is what I like to call the B & B rule of family travel. To illustrate my rule: a dining experience I had on a beach in Maui.
I desperately wanted to enjoy a sunset dinner while vacationing in Maui. My traveling crew had two options: fight the dinner crowds at the expensive, ocean front restaurants, or get a cheap to-go meal from a local dining establishment. Luckily, we chose the second option. We headed to Maui Tacos, and bought some foil-wrapped burritos to go. Then, we made our way to our favorite Maui beach with our paper bag dinner and plopped down on a blanket. We had the beach almost to ourselves, and an awesome sunset to boot. We saved money, and had one of the best family dinner experiences ever.
*Please note: The B & B rule of family travel can be tried anywhere, with any food (except for: spaghetti and meatballs on a beach in Antarctica). We chose burritos because we’re addicted to things wrapped in tortillas.
**Disclaimer: Eating a burrito on a beach in Maui is usually a more pleasant experience than eating a burrito on a beach in California. Why? Those pesky California seagulls are to blame. It can be done, but use extreme caution.
UPDATE: New video footage added: How-to-eat-burritos-on-the-beach. I forgot to mention the sandflies.
Our View
Burritos on a beach? Sounds good to me. Burritos are the best meal… ANYWHERE. Gotta love them on the river, too.