The “official” first day of summer is this Friday, June 20. Traditionally, summer is the time for family vacations and long weekend escapes. This year, the recession and the rising prices of virtually every consumer product seem to have Americans strapped and thinking about staying closer to home this summer. We turned to the blogosphere to see what the influencers are saying about summer travel and those all-important vacations. 

-When we looked at the topic of “summer travel” ...