20 Tips
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, February, 2007
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1. Using balloons to seal containers. Last summer, when we visited my mother-in-law, she gave the kids a bag of balloons to play with. When it was time to head home, I had the idea of using the balloons as a way to keep toiletry containers sealed. I cut off the tips of the balloons and stretched them over the tops of small containers, and stretched the other halves over the larger containers' lids. Not one of them exploded. -Bibi Gefre, Stillwater, Minn.
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2. Complimentary state maps. While planning my first winter driving trip to Florida since retiring, I realized my road atlas was over 20 years old. Instead of purchasing a new one, I requested a state map-they're not only free, but current!-from the official website of each state that I would be driving through. Look for a link to "vacation guide" or "travel guide." -Bob Caggige, ...
