(03-30-2019, 12:48 PM)sbarrera Wrote: If a "nearcation" is driving to a nearby city to visit relatives, then I do that all the time. But that's not what I think of as a vacation at all, I assumed we were talking about taking an extended trip with days off of work. Staycation I have done often in the past, but not so much now because my girlfriend likes to travel so if I took a week off of work it would be when she is off of work and we would do *something* interesting.
Driving 3-4 hours to see relatives for the weekend is just keeping up with family. I mean, you want to see them regularly because time is fleeting.
Using South Bend, Indiana as an example:
Stay-cation: you use your vacation time at home doing household renovations or car repair, or waste it on home entertainment or shopping. I'm not going to knock household improvements because such increase the value of personal property. I
Day-trip: you take a day to get away to such a place as Chicago, Indianapolis, Toledo, Grand Rapids, or maybe Detroit to see some attraction. or you go to some beach on the southern or eastern shore of Lake Michigan. It is possible to make a vacation out of several day trips. Advantage: you need not spend money on a motel or hotel stay. Disadvantage: the trip takes you, usually, to some place familiar. You cannot repeat the pattern every year because it will be stale.
Vacation: you really do get away, literally vacating your premises. This offers more opportunities to see something altogether new. It is also expensive.
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