A few nice vacations for cheap images I found:
Fresh Mexican Weed
Image by 666isMONEY ☮ ♥ & ☠
Fresh commercial (cheap) weed from Mexico, kind of unusual, immature seeds. Not for me . . . smelled & tasted okay but not very effective. Looks better than any schwag I've seen in awhile.
(Not my "Where's George" stamp, either.)
Map link is not exact location, lol.
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Amanda with Tent 1968
Image by Earthworm
I've been obsessed with house size tents of late so decided to scan pictures from our trip to Europe in 1968, the summer of our immigration to the U.S. This is a German made tent and was quite stylish. Europeans do a lot of urban camping as a cheap way to vacation. We looked for sites with hot showers. A grocery store was also nice, but the bowling alley excessive.
Here we are in Amsterdam at a campsite with a resident cat. This was at the end of a month long holiday so I have learned how to make myself useful. (I also didn't mind being mistaken for a boy.) The tent weighed over thirty pounds not including the poles which weighed more, maybe 40 and came in a duffel bag about as big as me. It took my father and me an hour to pitch it the first night, but by the end of the trip we had it down to 15 minutes. I can remember all the details of how it goes up just looking at it. This is also a rare picture of my dad.
I am looking for a tent I can stand in for my work camper gigs since it's nice to be able to dress standing up. It also permits the use of a toilet which is handy for urban camping. This German tent did not have a floor. It had an inner bedroom tent inside that had a floor and fit three people. The inner tent filled only half the tent. That way you could sit inside if it rained, but not get mud on the floor. The tent lasted for at least 20 years and was in use until I went to college.
Soooouvenirs!
Image by Sanctu
In Japan, souvenirs are called omiyage. These are customary gifts typically given by someone upon returning from a trip to be given to family, friends, co-workers, neighbours, business associates, teachers, classmates and any other person socially related to the returning vacationer. By age-old Japanese conventions, it is shameful to arrive or return empty-handed and such acts as going on a vacation away from one's society could be perceived as selfish in a manner, anti-social at the very least. The omiyage gift placates all concerned and smooths intricate social ties, absolving the traveller of such shame. Omiyage shows the traveller was thinking of his or her family and community members while away.
Because of the number of omiyage often required following a vacation, travellers need to buy souvenirs in bulk (it is not unusual to bring one empty suitcase solely for the omiyage). Thoughtfulness is always an issue. It cannot look too cheap, and it is preferred it be something universally practical like towels, dinnerware, tasteful decorative items, broadly-popular foods and the like. It is not even necessary that the choice of omiyage be particularly relevant to the place visited. Key chains and unfamiliar foods are not well received.
Places that cater to Japanese travellers will offer selections of suitable omiyage arranged by price, size and category. Several items of all-purpose omiyage are often kept by wise housewives to give on a moment's notice to avoid embarrassments. Due to the expense and effort involved in collecting and distributing omiyage, Japanese are often very close-lipped about their travel plans, hoping to minimize their omiyage responsibilities. (Source: Wikipedia)
