road trip

Summer is nearly here, but high gas prices and high unemployment are making the idea of the traditional vacation seem a bit scary. Luckily, DailyFinance's readers have ridden to the rescue with their best advice on inexpensive places to go, the best ways to get there, and how to make the most of you limited resources.

Summer vacation season is nearly here. Time to travel -- but how can we do it without draining our bank accounts? DailyFinance is asking our readers for advice: How do you save on road trips? What are your favorite low-cost places to visit? And what are your best tips for enjoying a summer vacation without bankrupting yourself.

A total of 92.3 million American will travel 50 miles or more from home during the holidays, according to AAA. The figure is a 3.1% increase from the 89.5 million who traveled in the holiday season of 2009, AAA said in a statement. "It's great to see so many Americans taking to the roads, rails...

I just got back from a five-day, 2,400-mile road trip across the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the Southwest. For the most part, it was a remarkably media-free trip. My total consumption between Milwaukee and Los Angeles was one free hotel copy of USA Today, two episodes of This American Life via...

Last week when I covered how much money college students need for personal items and entertainment, I alluded to the countless options for having fun in college while avoiding credit card debt and frivolous spending. Money Smart Life has pulled together a broad list of five ways to have fun in...

June 22. Less than three months away. It's the start of a 1400 mile road trip. It's a long drive; Grants, New Mexico to Columbus, Georgia. It will take about 24 hours if we drive straight through, which we plan on doing. Why are we driving across the country? It's one of the most memorable days in...