Mini Breaks, Major Fun: A Half-Off Discount From Intrepid Travel

Getting away, seeing new things, traveling--those activities are what's important. And not everyone has the time for a vacation that lasts a week or longer.

With that in mind, the good folks at Intrepid Travel are offering a break on, well, mini-breaks. Book one of their shorter programs by the end of June, and you can bring along a pal for half-price. Or look at it as 25% off for each of you.

Among the programs being discounted is a four-day jaunt from New York City to Niagara Falls; a four-day yacht cruise off the cost of Turkey (which before the discount is a still very affordable $110 a day); three days of adventure at Lake Tahoe and Yosemite; and a two-day cooking class in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The range of options spans the globe from North America to Asia to Oceania.

Once again, you'll have to book by June 30th, but you have until the end of 2012 to travel.