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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up middle-middle-class, or whatever you would call living-in-an-affluent-community-with-both-parents-working-old-cars-public-schools-and-always-worrying-about-money.

Travel was a big priority for my mother.  Most of our trips were a) driving trips to b) visit family or friends that c) included really cool things to do.  We often ended up borrowing a beach house in Washington State from a family member and spending a week on Puget Sound -- crabbing, clam digging, hiking, etc.  We stopped at Crater Lake on the way up to WA State, or drove up the Oregon Coast, or drove from Seattle to Yellowstone and back to California.  We logged a lot of time in the wood-paneled station wagon!

We did not camp, because my mother hated camping.  We typically stayed in motels on the nights we weren't staying with family or friends.  We cooked for ourselves where we could, and ate at Denny's-level restaurants if we could not.

I imagine we spent more time and money on travel than similarly-situated families, even though it was at a modest level -- as I said, it was a big family priority.[/quote]

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