• Camping is an easy getaway for young couples.camping image by BOOJOO from Fotolia.com
  
  Where do young couples go to get away? Often these destinations have to be affordable, convenient and acceptable to young travelers. Car rental companies often add outrageous surcharges for those younger than 25 -- if they will rent to them at all -- and many hotels discourage anyone 21 and younger from renting rooms. Young people are often stereotyped as spring breakers who leave behind a wake of destruction. But it is possible for a young couple to find a reprieve from the monotony of daily life.
  
  

Cruises

• A cruise is an ideal vacation for a young couple, especially Carnival Cruises, which caters to younger passengers. Cruises take care of the little annoyances of travel, like booking a hotel room, finding restaurants and moving from destination to destination. What better way for a young couple to relax and enjoy one another's company than on the Caribbean's azure waters? Cruises ranging from three to 14 days depart year-round from Tampa, Miami, Port Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Galveston, Texas; Mobile, Alabama; and New Orleans. You can find a three-day Bahamas cruise or a four-day western Caribbean cruise for less than $300, all-inclusive.
  
  

Camping

• Venturing into the great outdoors is a cheap, easy way for couples to conjure up romance and adventure: sitting underneath a blanket of stars, warming themselves by a flickering fire, talking about the future. All you need for an unforgettable camping trip is a car, a tent, a campground and each other. Dozens of sites to pitch a tent are within a few hours' drive, from the amenity-laden Kampgrounds of America to state and national parks. Most campgrounds are in areas where you can hike, bike, fish, swim and climb. Nightly rates for campsites usually run from $10 to $30, and you can find most gear -- blankets, pillows, pans -- at home, making camping a cheap, easy getaway.
  
  

Visiting Relatives

• OK, visiting relatives is not the ideal getaway for a young couple, but the advantages -- free accommodations, free food and free transportation -- outweigh the disadvantages. Find a family member who lives in a part of the country you would like to explore. Plan to visit between Monday and Friday, when they will be busy with work, leaving you free to explore the city with that borrowed car. More than likely you'll be treated to a few home-cooked meals interspersed with dining out. You'll have inside information on what is truly worth seeing and what can be left off the itinerary. Remember to be a good guest -- they are family, after all.
  
  

Road Trip

• Young couples have been taking road trips since before the wheel was invented, most often to spread their wings and leave the nest. Road trips cause stiff necks from sleeping in cars and nauseous stomachs from surviving on instant noodles, but they are a rite of passage for the young. If you have a car, the only expenses are gas, food, attractions and the occasional accommodation. A road trip can be as easy as hopping in the car with no particular destination or operating on a theme, such as national parks or roadside attractions. America is a country built on travel by car.
  
  

Backpacking

• Strapping your life to your back and heading off to a foreign land, just you and your partner, is a daunting, life-changing experience. Backpacking is the way to see the world on a budget. Dormitory-style accommodations, cheese sandwiches, broken-down buses, shady tour guides and more-than-occasional bouts of diarrhea usually accompany a couple backpacking through foreign lands. But with the trials will come an enlightened understanding of yourselves as a couple. Together, you will taste foods, learn languages and experience cultures that you would have never known, building lifelong memories.