Updated march 2020 Following two exotic trips over the winter (Guadeloupe and Senegal), plus spring break jaunt to Pittsburgh, we opted to be relatively frugal for the summer and staycation. We wanted it to feel like a real vacation, though, not just a week hanging around the house. One goal …

There’s always one week of summer where everyone is home from camp and work but we aren’t going away. We need things to do so that we feel like we’re really on vacation. More than that, we need to get out of the house so we don’t spend our “vacation” …