Where do you, the reader not in Americans general, like to go for a budget weekend get away?
Posted by GandalfTheShmexy@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 25 comments
Where do you like to go for a weekend get away? I like to either visit family up in Washington, college friends in Montana, or go to a National Forest and camp. Where do you like to go? If you don't have one single cent to spare because for some reason a large percentage of redditors appear to live in abject poverty, what do you like to do for a day?
Crayshack@reddit
My house. I travel for work, so I'm often seeing some relatively local sights while getting out of the house during the work week (I'm typing this from a hotel that I'm staying in for work). So, unless there's a specific event I'm going to, I'd rather just relax at home or do something in town. I'll save up PTO and budget for taking a big trip every once in a while. The way I gather hotel loyalty points for work helps with that.
Chance-Business@reddit
Whatever is the closest area to hike that is not a super far drive off.
Wide-Mulberry-8275@reddit
fr, I love camping in national forests too, they’re the best! Super chill vibes and you don’t need a ton of cash. Also, exploring local parks or just hitting up a beach can be a solid day trip if you’re broke lol…
tsukiii@reddit
Catalina is fun, I’ve been meaning to do that again. Take the ferry out, do a little hiking, do some tours. Big Bear or Idyllwild for mountain vibes. Temecula and Valle de Guadalupe (near Ensenada) for wineries.
Theres a lot of options within a 2 or 3 hour drive of San Diego.
saorchroi@reddit
I live in Portland, so there's a lot to do around here, honestly, and everyone goes to the river on sunny days to hang out and relax. In general, I'd probably choose camping at the coast, or a good spot on the river, maybe near a small town for some amenities, or maybe even during a festival. Camping spots are usually affordable, the scenery is always gorgeous, and you can cook your food over the fire. Also, a lot of parks have "yurts" that you can rent for relatively cheap if you don't have much in the way of camping gear. Hot spring are another nice getaway in the PNW as well.
GandalfTheShmexy@reddit (OP)
I love the gorge and mt hood, also mt Rainier and if I have time SE Oregon
saorchroi@reddit
Also there can be some great whale watching from Depoe Bay, especially during migrations, that doesn't require getting a boat. And Hood River has some great stuff going for it, amazing nature, and all my favorite fruit farms are around it, often offering stores tours, and tastings. Kiyokawa Farms, for instance, has amazing apples in multitude of varieties, and "you pick" fruit is always more affordable.
saorchroi@reddit
Also some of my favorite places. The Gorge is definitely a must witness kind of space.
Spirited-Way2406@reddit
Can't afford it. But it's easy where I live to drive a short way out of town (when there's no ice!) and spend all day on a beach or at a firepit in the woods, so we try to do that every weekend from late spring to early fall.
WinterRevolutionary6@reddit
I don’t really do that but if I were to “get away” on a budget I’d probably go to Galveston and rent an Airbnb
Disastrous-Cat2840@reddit
I live in Colorado, so it's usually to a little mountain town. I used to live in a lot of the little ski towns, but I live in Denver now, so I'm usually going out to one of my old haunts. Shout out BV and Salida specifically.
Western-Finding-368@reddit
Add me to the “I don’t really do weekend getaways” crowd. There’s one annual convention I go to in a different city that’s Friday-Sunday, but that’s a bit different than just traveling to that city for general leisure.
I love to travel, but I would rather do one big trip than 4 little ones.
fetus-wearing-a-suit@reddit
Drive 20 minutes to my home country. Spend time with friends, family, eat street food.
VeronicaMarsupial@reddit
I'm in the Portland Oregon area, so for a weekend I like to go out to the coast or to Seattle or Bend/Sunriver usually.
growing_fatties@reddit
Nebraska doesn't have mountains, forests, or oceans, so maybe a lake or a park. The bike trails around here are also pretty awesome.
morosco@reddit
I'll cheat and say mid-week Vegas trips our our go-to. We're about an hour away by plane, mid-week is dramatically less expensive there than the weekend, and great food and a show is a nice reset.
And the Oregon coast in the spring or fall. We love walking around the beaches with the dog, eating seafood, drinking wine, playing board games at night.
I also like Seattle as a short trip, even a daytrip by plane.
We've done those three trips many times, which, cuts back on the mental energy needed for a quick getaway. We know what we want to do.
SummerFlowers09@reddit
I live in California. We love to go to Nevada city for a quick weekend getaway. But there are a lot of lovely places to visit from a short drive away.
Darkdragoon324@reddit
I have a friend in Oregon I visited every once in a while, but plane tickets are awful lately. I have family in other parts of the state I live in so sometimes i'll go see them.
I'm kind of a homebody on my days off though, I just want to play video games lol. But to be fair, my days off are usually in the middle of the work week and on Sunday, I only have consecutive days off about once a month so it kind of limits how far I can go.
I do like to go see movies though. In the middle of the week hardly anyone else is there. And if I have to go deal with the state or the feds for something like documents or whatever I don't have to leave work early or ask for an extra day off.
rattlehead44@reddit
Beach
MountainDude95@reddit
Don’t really do weekend getaways; it’s inconvenient to have to board the dogs and then drive or fly somewhere just to stay for only a day or two; it doesn’t really feel like we get any real rest or fun experience in that short amount of time. We save up our vacation and then at least go somewhere far away in the country or some other country.
SplitOpenAndMelt420@reddit
I am the exact same way. If I have to pay someone to housesit and watch my dog, I'm leaving the country
Totodile386@reddit
Having no one to enjoy things with, I don't see a point in traveling. One time, I tried to drive up to northern Canada, but the border guard gave me a hard time and I couldn't go. That was the last spark I had for wanting to see someplace new and it died. Travel is just expensive hiking to me.
SplitOpenAndMelt420@reddit
I'm lucky enough to live in a city that I really love (Los Angeles) and there's enough diversity and things to do and things to see within a two hour driving radius that I never do short trips
FoolhardyBastard@reddit
From where I live, we are blessed with a crazy amount of lakes. Any old lakeshore on a warm sunny day in the summer is ideal. Have a nice picnic, do some fishing, maybe a little swim if the water is right, all is generally free (aside from a fishing license). It all makes for a great day.
Alexdagreallygrate@reddit
Puget Sound region to the Washington or Oregon coasts are fun if you can afford the gas.
If you already have sunk the investment into surfing or stunt kites, waves and wind are free, man. 🤙