Meet the Marcis family of Farmingdale. Their original summer vacation plans ...

... would have taken them to Italy. But that was canceled amid the pandemic. So now ...

... they'll instead be roadtripping down to a house they rented in South Carolina.

And Deborah Orgel Gordon of Glen Head and her son won't be heading to Paris ...

... and now she's scrambling to come up with an a new plan. "I have a little fear of going to hotels," she says.

Amid the pandemic, many LIers are planning to forgo more elaborate summer travel ...

... and are instead keeping their plans simpler and closer to home.

One tip? Enjoy the great outdoors! The risk of virus transmission is greater with indoor activities.

Learn more about how you can travel more safely this summer in the era of COVID-19.

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