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What '$50 a day' actually means when you travel with kids
On the math of cheap travel, the hostel myth, and what your family can actually do for the money.
Drift Vistas · May 20, 2026 · 7 min
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manifesto
Why we made Drift Vistas
Two parents, three weeks of vacation, two kids, and a feed full of influencers pretending they spent $40 a day on a freebie trip. There was a gap. This is what we wanted to fill.
May 19, 2026 · 4 min read
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5 days in Montenegro: the family itinerary we'd actually recommend
Five days is enough to see the highlights without rushing. Three is enough for the coast only. Here's the plan we'd send to a friend with two kids in the back seat.
May 18, 2026 · 9 min read