We took a quick road trip to Atlanta, GA for a week. In this post I will post a brief run down of our itinerary, costs, and what I would have done differently. Regarding souvenirs, I just stuck to adding to my iron on patch and pressed penny collection. Where food was concerned, I loaded up the ice-chest with sandwich goodies for the most part. Several times, my sister cooked for her family and ours.
Mileage RT from our home and back was 1659 miles.
Pretrip Tires: 349.67
Fuel: 489.28
Lodging: 180.00 (camping in Pop up Camper at Old Hwy 41 Campground #3, Acworth, GA = $30/night)
Admission Fees: 500.45
Food: 274.42 (eating at the Attractions and at Fast Food places)
Gift Shops: 186.54
Parking Fees: 30.00
Cash at ATMs: 200
Total $1830.69
Looking at that total price, I think to myself, "Whoa! I could've done much better than that!" Let's see where I could've made those changes, for future reference.
Day 1, Monday:
- Traveling.
- Lunch at Subway $19.40
- (I would have made sandwiches prior to embarking on our trip - Thereby saving $19.40)
Day 2, Tuesday:
- The Varsity $34.58
- CNN (included in City Pass) $330
- Paid Parking $10
- Souvenirs $ 43.19 $10.78
What I would have done differently:
- Probably NOT done The Varsity
- Savings $34.58
Day 3, Wednesday:
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield FREE
- Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History $33.50
- Picnic Lunch
- Souvenirs $9.00
What I would have done instead:
- World of Coke (Adm included in City Pass)
- Paid Parking $10
- Picnic Lunch
- Souvenirs $25.70
- Savings of $6.80
Day 4, Thursday:
- Stone Mountain $136.95
- Lunch at Stone Mountain $38.59
- Souvenirs $12.82 $17.42 = 205.78
What I would have done instead:
- Georgia Aquarium (Adm included in City Pass)
- Paid Parking $10
- Picnic Lunch
- Souvenirs $32.40 $44.23 = 86.63
- Savings of $119.15
Day 5, Friday:
- Nephew's graduation day
- Pablano's with the sisters $13.25
What I would have done instead:
- Nephew's graduation
- Lunch with the family
- Fernbank Museum with the kids (Adm included in City Pass)
- Souvenirs
- Pablano's with the sisters $13.25
Day 6, Saturday:
- Georgia Aquarium (included in City Pass)
- Paid Parking $10
- Lunch at Aquarium $40.75
- Souvenirs $32.40 $44.23
What I would have done instead:
- Atlanta Zoo (Adm inc in City Pass)
- Parking $10
- Picnic Lunch
- Souvenirs
Day 7, Sunday:
- World of Coke (included in City Pass)
- Paid Parking $10
- Picnic lunch
- Souvenirs $25.70
What I would have done instead:
- I would be traveling home
- Savings $65.70
Day 8, Monday:
I think if I had done things differently, I would have saved approximately $250.00 on this trip. I feel like I surely could have done the entire trip for under $1000, especially if I had stuck to mostly free activities instead of touring the Must See zones.
evangelises the 'have nothing in your life you
can't leave in 30 seconds flat' philosophy. It's a pretty bleak existence he
finds himself in (aside from the fact he's one of the most wanted thieves in
America), but take away the crook chic and there is a core of a testing
question; What really binds us to places?