Staycation
Friday, May 8th, 2009
When our economy began to tank, planning for vacations seemed to follow. In times like these where the choice between filling your tank or your stomach looms large, that seems to make sense. Still the desire to get away hasn’t gone away. We need a respite from the day to day grind. Wading in crystal clear waters beats wading in a pool of debt.
Maybe it’s time for a vacation re-do. Yes, jaunts to far off places would be ideal, but what can we do with what we have, or where we are. I know this sounds a bit hokey, but let’s focus on the idea of what a vacation can be. If you’re looking for a change of scenery you could easily drive across town for that, and I’m sure that’s now what you’re after; neither am I. But what about a town nearby?
A couple of week’s ago my granddaughter and I were on the way to Walmart and we passed a couple of hotels. She asked if I’d ever stayed there. I told her no and asked if she had. Of course I knew she hadn’t, but I had to ask. We then delved into all the reasons why we like staying in hotels.
- Someone else makes up your bed
- Most of them have swimming pools
- You don’t have to cook
- They’re pretty (most of them)
Naturally for the next couple of days that’s all she talked about. It made me think how much I needed a break and how a neighboring town could provide that. Depending on where you live the neighboring town could be pretty awesome. We live 90 miles north of Detroit and I believe a get away to the Motor City might work. Check out the chamber of commerce in a nearby community and see wants going on. For sure it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to get there, and you won’t have to worry about jet lag. Think about this, you could even to do a week long city crawl, visiting several cities along the way.
Saving money this way is a soul soother, and can put you closer to a vacation far, far away.
