I love to travel. I love airports and new places. I even love packing, if you can imagine.

What I don’t love is the dent in my budget after I buy an airline ticket. And don’t get me started on the cost of hotels and rental cars.

But I’m very determined and, over the years, have found that bargain shopping can save me a bundle.

I especially love the convenience of using a site like Travelocity.com to book flights, hotels, and reserve cars. As a bonus, it’s possible to find discount coupons and package deals which can make traveling a lot more do-able.

My budget and the economy may have slowed me down, but I still plan to keep traveling. There are a lot of famous cities I still have to cross off my “must see” list.