Budget Travel Friday: St. Patty’s Day Edition

Posted on March 16, 2012 2 Comments

Today’s photo inspiration is a bit unusual, because rather than celebrating one destination, I’m posting a few St. Patty’s Day-related photos. The first is from Ireland, which we visited on a budget in 2007. Ireland was rather expensive because the exchange rate to the Euro was terrible when we visited. That said, if you go when the exchange rate is good, there is plenty too see and do and the hotels and B&Bs we stayed in were cheap.

Dingle, Ireland, 2007

But if you can’t make it to Ireland, Chicago is always a great destination to spend St. Patrick’s Day weekend. I was going to show you one of my own pictures, but I realized most are taken from my phone and are horrible quality. So here is one from Flickr, courtesy of multisani… thanks for the creative commons license!

Chicago on St. Patty's Day, complete with green river and green crowds. Photo credit multisani.

And Chicago isn’t the only US city with a festive St. Patty’s Day celebration. If you have pictures from Boston, New York, or any other big city or small town, be sure to share them here so we all know where to go next year!

About Budget Travel Friday – Photo Inspiration

The idea is this: I am a champion budget traveler. I have traveled to beautiful places, both remote and urban, across the United States, every year since I’ve had my own job, and have never needed to dip into my savings to do so. I have this crazy wanderlust that drives me out of the city every so often and pushes me to learn about new places, explore them, and meet new people along the way.

I also happen to love photography and while I’m less great at it than budgeting, I have a collection of photos from the east coast to the west coast and everywhere in between to share with you.

You know the tactics behind budget travel: research and plan ahead, go off-season, use Hotwire or Priceline for hotels – or try camping, purchase air fare when prices are cheap (or just fly Southwest ;), shop at grocery stores and local markets instead of eating at fancy places, visit museums on free days, etc.

OK, you have the tools, but where should you go? I hope you’ll check in with me every Friday for a photo example. If I’ve been there, you know it’s on the cheap, and you’re only a few clicks away from being there yourself.

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