In August, my family experienced a great trip to Norway and, bonus, visited the country for about half of what we planned to spend visiting California!
As I looked up tickets to California, I discovered that round-trip flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento were $1000 each.
With careful planning and an open mind, you can spend a week just about anywhere that’s new to you, learn a lot about that country and its culture, and still have a great time.
Delightful as the capitals are, a traveler could come away from any one of them and not have much idea what life is like for most people in that country. Here are some reasons you should trade in big city time for smaller cities and towns.