summer blues  

You should try working the internet so you can get a budget for travelling.

There are great beaches where you can bring kids. Especially one place in Subic which is near the adventure thingie (sorry, I forgot the name) where you can interact with the dolphins.

Oh, by the way, this is in the Philippines. Are you Filipina?

i havent been to the beach for years but simply sitting in your garden in the sunshine with a good book and a glass of wine should be relaxing enough for an afternoon, better than nothing i suppose

we dont have a lot of money either but we do live near a beach (i am in canada). we generally go there each sunday and spend the day. are there other ways you can relax?