Summer will be officially overSeptember 22, and in many places, children are already back at school. And during this transition, some of may look back at our ...
Vacations ...
AsLabor Daycomes this weekend, this particular holiday marks the end of the summer and * sob!* summervacations. Hence, I reflect on the few trips we took - on a budget.
One trip was made economical by cashing in points to stay in a national chain. That was sweet. Another, we stayed off the beaten path in a most reasonably priced motel - old, but clean, comfortable beds, and working AC. (More than I get at some high price chains.)
But other trips, motels - especially in a bad economy - did not reflect that we still were ina bad economy. Hence, we made use of ...
It seemed we were not alone in our sticker shock. Though high tourist season, many places near the parks still had vacancies.
So instead, we took some wonderful daycations- where it is always cheaper to sleep in our own bed, though we had to tough out long days to drive to get back home.
Which brings us to another popular option ...
Staycations ...
We are retired and live in a beautiful area, so we are blessed that many of our days are extended staycations- that is,stay-at-home vacations. It has been claimed that word was coined by the writers of the Canadian sitcom,Corner Gas. [reference: World Wide Words: Staycation]
This episode "Mail Fraud" may have been the vehicle to makestaycationspart of the culture.
Below is the first few minutes of the episode (from: http://youtu.be/5c0SzzZB9uw) which introduces the concept:
Daycations ... staycations ...
It is a trend of enjoying life in a tough economy and on a budget.
enjoyed the read and the graphic!!
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