The thrill of a vacation isn't always where you are going, but the ability to relax and get away from your normal life. A staycation can not only accomplish those goals, but can enrich your life more than an actual vacation, as you can learn more about the area around where you live and can learn to appreciate it the whole year round.
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Nine Ideas for the Perfect Staycation
- Explore your home base. Go through your local
city magazine and pick things to do from the calendar
section. You might find a new nightclub, a dance or cooking
class to attend.
- Go to a local winery. Where there's
land, there's wine. Perform an internet search to find where
your nearest winery is and go for a tour and a tasting.
- Attend local concerts. Delve into your local
music scene, and pick a few concerts to attend over a weekend.
- Pamper yourself and be lazy. Get a limo
on your night out, hire a maid service to come at the beginning and
end of your vacation week, and/or order take out every night.
It's important to do things differently during a staycation to
make it feel like it's a real break.
- Act like a tourist. Whether you live in Las
Vegas, New York or Tulsa, someone else thinks you live in the
perfect vacation spot. See what the fuss is about by taking a
guided tour of your home town or follow tour guide pamphlets from
your local tourism bureau.
- Get a local suite with a fabulous view for
the weekend. It may seem like a vacation to stay in a
hotel, but you'll still manage to save on travel
costs. Package deals for weekends filled with
spa treatments, shopping, adventure or romance are available at
the nicest hotels in your closest downtown area. Go to
the website for the places that have caught your eye and made you
wonder what it would like to be a hotel guest for the weekend.
- Experience the nature around you. Take a trip
just outside of town to go to the beach, mountain bike or have a
picnic. No matter where you live, just around the corner
there's an area that's just a little more rural.
- Use your vacation budget to enrich your whole
year. If you've saved up vacation money and then
decided to stay home, you are sitting on a goldmine waiting to be
spent on items that will better your life. Depending on your
budget, you could buy a cappuccino machine, a foot massager, a
monthly maid service, a gym membership, patio furniture, an outdoor
grill, a mountain bike or a whirlpool tub. This way, instead of one
week of relaxation and better living, you can make it last all
year.
- Sign up for a yoga retreat. Many yoga studios offer in-town yoga retreats at parks, gardens, in the mountains or on the beach. Weekend retreats also may bring in teachers from around the country or even combine yoga and chocolate.
- By Reyna Gobel
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