The Economical Excursionists

Showing that travel doesn't need to be expensive…only memorable!

Personal Travel Adventures

My personal take on each and every adventure

THIS! I'm so glad I am not the only one that feels this way! A Guilt Free Getaway Why It's Ok to Travel Without Your Children — From one parent to another, can I take a moment and confess something absolutely horrible that I have been thinking lately in regards to my precious little babe? As in, I haven’t told anyone this because I am afraid I am the only mother who has ever thought this about my child […]

A Vacation Without Your Children: Why Guilt Should Not Get ...

This entry was posted in Family Travel Personal Travel Adventures Travel Tips on March 21, 2017 by LeAnna Brown

It’s 3 p.m. You’ve been hauling your kids up and down the streets of Amsterdam all day, drawing straws with your husband for whose turn it is to push the toddler in the stroller and who gets to carry the 4-month-old in the Tula. (FYI, I love my kids, I […]

Tricare While Traveling: 8 things you NEED to know before ...

This entry was posted in Germany Personal Travel Adventures Stationed in Germany? Travel Tips on January 17, 2017 by LeAnna Brown

and no, we’re not preggo! Have you ever had to make a decision so massive in life that the outcome will indefinitely have a huge impact on the rest of your life? And that kind of uncertainty of the outcome scares the shit out of you??? For me, there were […]

We’ve Got an Announcement….!

This entry was posted in Family Travel Personal Travel Adventures on August 31, 2016 by LeAnna Brown

We can't live our lives in fear. Even if we have to adapt a few ways of traveling, we can't let the idea of terror prevent us from experiencing the world — It probably feels like every time you turn on the news or open up your Facebook Feed that you are staring at yet another gut wrenching story about a mass shooting, a public bombing or some other disgusting act of terror. It is so easy to spiral into a thought […]

Travel and Terrorism: How to Stay Safe Despite Fears

This entry was posted in Europe Family Travel Personal Travel Adventures Travel Tips on July 26, 2016 by LeAnna Brown

So I normally don’t use this platform as a personal story board for myself. Instead, I like to give real, practical tips and advice to fellow travelers because that’s what YOU want, right!? If you wanted to see what I was doing on a daily basis, you’d be hanging out with […]

Where Are you Economical Excursionists???

This entry was posted in Personal Travel Adventures on March 13, 2016 by LeAnna Brown

Cinque Terra, Italy — What do you envision when you think of Europe? Chances are, you have visions of quaint, colorful little villages with cafes, flowers decorating windowsills and cobble-stoned streets. There are no shortages of picturesque towns in Europe, but many people jump straight to the big ticket cities like Rome and Paris. […]

11 Picture Perfect European Towns You Haven’t Heard Of

This entry was posted in Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Destinations Europe Germany Greece Italy Malta Malta and Gozo Personal Travel Adventures Switzerland Top Travels Travel Tips and tagged europe photography on September 11, 2015 by LeAnna Brown