I'm going home tomorrow for a 2 week holiday. The first will be a week in Scotland (the Isle of Mull and a day in Glasgow), so more of a vacation... the second week will be a real staycation - sitting on the sofa at home with my Dad and watching the Ashes!
J.
Reply to this We go on staycations for bithdays and some other special days during the year, such as the anniversary of our first date.
One that we go on every year on the 5th or 6th December is a daytrip to Nurnburg. There is a lovely traditional Christmas market there.
Our next staycation is on my boyfreinds birthday in September. We are going to the
Zug Spitze There is lots of snow up there all year round. We went there on my birthay one June and jumped up and down with excitement in the snow, before going into the cosy cafe with great views that they have up there.
Reply to this Mell, do you have a blog about it? Sounds like a great European winter holiday.
J.
Reply to this I dont have a blog about it. I only write blogs about some of the places I go.
Yeah, the Bavarian Alps are a great place for a winter holiday, especially for those who like winter sports. They are also lovely to drive around on in Summertime. Lots of cosy guesthouses and restaunts with great views. They guesthouses are probably quite expensive though. We never stayed in them, because we can easily get there and back in one day from where we live.
Reply to this I am also staying close to home for the summer. I live in Toronto and I'll be going to Niagara Falls for a weekend (2.5 hours drive away) in August. Nothing too special, just to relax, see the Falls, do some shopping, maybe win some money... Other than that, I've been in Toronto for the summer. I've gone to local attractions like the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Metro Zoo, and a Chinese Night Market festival.
Reply to this I have been doing more locally like you. I went to the Re-enactment in Hardin - which I have wanted to do for years. Then I went and found the Plenty Coup state park and a few other things.
Reply to this I moved to California- so there will be a lot of staycationing while we finish school. I'm taking my man kayaking and snorkeling the channel islands off of Santa Barbara, wine tasting, and horseback riding. We're also going to try to do Northern California soon, and winter trip to The Wave in Arizona, Antelope Canyon, and the Grand Canyon.
Gotta do San Fran and the redwood forests, too. There's so much to do in California.
Reply to this Some of our family holidays when my brothers and I were much younger were "staycations". We live in England and would go to Legoland in Windsor, to the local beaches in Devon and Cornwall, to various museums and stately homes, the zoo, visit Shakespeare's house in Stratford...England is terrific for a "staycation"! When you are younger I think it is a much more valuable holiday experience rather than sitting by a pool in Spain or France which is typical of a middle England family holiday. You can learn about your own country and appreciate what is in your backyard.
I think a lot more people will be "staycationing" in the coming years, and hopefully they will get a lot more out of it than going on a package holiday.
Reply to this Now that you guys are talking about it, I feel like my life has been a series of vacation , staycation and brief moments of putting life "in order". Ha ha ha. But my "staycation" does not follow any rules nor observe much planning. It's a jumble of many spontaneous mini-trips. Love it. And no, I don't feel guilty. I earned it! Cheers.
Reply to this There's so much to do in California.
Sounds like you'll be having a great staycation. Enjoy!
I was reading the newspaper this morning and came across an article that talked about staycations in Toronto. There's currently a workers strike in Toronto and city workers have stopped picking up garbage. Parks have been used as garbage dumpsites and garbage bins in the city have been sealed off. There are tourism alerts advising people to not come to Toronto because "it smells and there is garbage everywhere." I live in Toronto and I think those alerts are exaggerated, but nonetheless, tourism has dropped and hotels are suffering low occupancy rates. Some hotels have now introduced a new package deal to target Torontonians to staycation at their hotel. Their main selling point? Check into the hotel and they will take two bags of your household waste.
Interesting approach to boosting staycations, isn't it? Read my blog for more on this amusing strategy hotels are pursuing.
An interesting twist to "Staycation".
Reply to this Back here in Manila, one only needs tons of patience to book domestic flights for as low as P1,000. That is about US$20. Or wait for international flights that go as low as US$100 (eg. Taipei............I'm booked this August 6 to 9) up to US$300 (to Shanghai, or Hongkong, or KL, etc). The only thing that is preventing me from being on the road most of the time is my energy level! If you are young and healthy, my advice is GO, GO, GO!
Reply to this We went on our staycation to the Zug Spitze on Saturday, for my boyfriends birthday. There is an amazing building clinging to the top of the highest peak. It reminds me of those hair grips that open when you squeeze and then grips a bunch of hair when you release. In this building are terraces, restaruants, cafes and bars, all with magnificant views. The only way to get up here is by cable car. This was quite scary for somebody like me who is scared of heights, but well worth it.
Here is a photo my boyfriend took from one of the terraces up there.
I was surprised that there was hardly any snow. I thought there is lots snow all year round up there.
Reply to this Yesterday, we went on a Staycation that is becomming a tradition for us. Every year we have gone to see the Christmas market in Nurnberg, Germany on the 5th or 6th December, for the last 4 years.
Reply to this Christmas is strictly staycation for us. Family comes first before any overpriced airfare ticket!
Also, we've never traveled for Christmas. We'd rather spend the money on food and gifts.
Reply to this Yup! I agree....Theres no place Id rather be than home for Christmas...Weve tried escaping down south over the holidays (were from Toronto) but it just doesn feel quite the same.
Reply to this I was in India for last Christmas, and I missed Europe and everything that goes with Christmas here. This year, I am having a staycation for Christmas too. 😊 Though, I will not say no to exotic locations for future Chrismasses. 😊
Reply to this I suppose though, a warm Christmas is better than a cold one? 😉
Reply to this It wasnt warm in the north of India at Christmas. It was warmer than Europe, but most of the hotels and restaurants we went to were not heated and/or had no doors. Most of the time I was wearing a ski jacket. Being in Europe would certainly have felt warmer.
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