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Oh those piping plovers! My husband grew up in the back woods of Wellfleet, Cape Cod and there's a big protected plover-nesting area on the...

Thanks so much everybody! These suggestions are so wonderful, I'm now planning a Days Off special edition of my zine, The East Village...

Wow! Super-informative, Wokabout! Many thanks!

thanks guys - that's 9 individual days off. I will have a car, and no doubt a couple of passengers - fellow camp workers enjoying their...

This will be my 4th summer working at a sleepaway camp in New Hampshire. In past years, I've mostly spent my days off in Concord, seeing a...

Thinking about taking one of my kids (he's 10) to New Orleans for spring break from school. I found the India House Hostel online, and...

You could play pick up Bike Polo in NYC's Sara Roosevelt Park. Or take a punk rope class.

might be something good at the Bloomington Playwrights Project...

I hear consistently good things, and I like this location. Lots of European budget travelers stay here.

I work at the best summer camp in the world. Hanging with the bunk staff is on of the best parts. http://www.beamcamp.com

Agreeing w/ Smartcookie....

seconding Philly (take the Chinatown bus - save a ton of dough!) and I am also a big fan of the Dia Center is Beacon, NY (great train ride)...

The Dia Center for the Arts in Beacon is really beautiful - beautiful setting, great food in the cafe (the culinary institute is nearby)...

we sublet all the time in the summer, but not for short periods like that. If you know what area you want to be in, you might consider...

As an erstwhile massage therapist, I prefer my pampering to be done on a budget, and I love a public setting, which I know is not for...