GEN X TRAVEL

Go somewhere.

You don't have to wait until retirement to start seeing the world. Weekend escapes, road trips, bigger adventures and smarter ways to use the time and money you have now.

PICK AN ADVENTURE

How much time do you have?

48 HOURS

Weekend Escapes

Places worth leaving Friday afternoon for and still making Monday morning.

4–7 DAYS

Take the PTO

Trips that feel like a real vacation without requiring three weeks away from real life.

THE BIG ONES

Bucket List

The places you've been saying you'll visit someday. Someday has officially arrived.

THE WEEKEND RULE

Stop saving every adventure for retirement.

There's a reasonable middle ground between spending every dollar today and postponing every interesting experience until we're 67. We intend to find it.

WHERE TO NEXT?

Travel stories & guides.

Weekend itineraries, road trips, destinations, hotels, experiences and the occasional place that sounded better on the internet.

HOW WE TRAVEL

Worth it beats cheapest.

We're interested in value, not deprivation.

That means knowing when the $79 hotel is perfectly fine and when spending more genuinely changes the experience. It means using points when they're useful, finding deals when they're real and occasionally spending money on something you'll remember for the rest of your life.

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