Weekly Link Roundup: Travel Food, Saving Money and Instilling Goodwill

I've been writing a lot about food this week, and here's a few more articles: Hillel Cooperman, over at TastingMenu writes about Supermac New York City. Supermac specializes in Macaroni and Cheese (though they also serve salads and some sides) and Hillel says they do it well. You can dine in at the casual midtown restaurant or they'll deliver right to your hotel or vacation rental. If that's not kid friendly dining on a budget, I don't know what is! I also loved this campfire recipe over at WeeLife for Muffins made inside an orange peel. What fun!

Worried about breaking the budget by taking a vacation? Linsey over at WiseBread writes about how taking a vacation can actually SAVE you money in Wanna Put Away Some Cash? Take A Vacation. She's right, if you vacation on a budget, and track your expenses, it can cost less to be out of town. On our (pre-kid) 6-month around-the-world trip we spent more money maintaining our lifestyle in Seattle (mortgage, insurance, utilities, etc) even though we weren't here than we did on our airfare and day-to-day travel expenses.

Over at Traveling Mamas, there's an interview with Kayt Sukel who has traveled with her toddler to nearly 20 countries I love her minimalist approach to travel gear and keeping her son Chet entertained.

It's always good to instill goodwill in the your fellow air passengers before the plane leaves the ground. I love this picture over at DaddyTypes of the goodie bags one family (and their infant son) gave their row-mates on a long haul flight from San Francisco to Sydney What a great way to set a good tone for the rest of the flight.

Thinking about a road trip this summer? Check out Gearing Up For a Family Road Trip over at Orbitz. The article has some good ideas about how to organize your trip, what to bring, and how to keep the kids entertained. Our kids are starting to get old enough that we'll probably do some real road trips this summer. I'm a little bit enthusiastic and a little bit nervous.

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