Comments on: Staycation

By: Tanya

Tanya — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:17:38 +0000

Agreed. And may I suggest national and state parks as excellent options for nearby, inexpensive vacations? Break that routine by taking in the beauty of the U.S.!

By: ummmmheyyyy

ummmmheyyyy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:38:54 +0000

Dammit I thought it meant to take a permanent vacation..

By: lakshmi

lakshmi — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:24:21 +0000

And I thought only management had all the jargons in the world

By: Talen

Talen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:03:07 +0000

Staycation is an evil thing. There is always somewhere close to home you’ve never been and anything is better than spending a vacation at home watching T.V.

By: Josiah

Josiah — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:55:02 +0000

Interesting topic. I am not such a big fan of taking time off work just to stay at home. If I’m going to stay at home, I’d like to be doing something good with my time.

Why not invite some travelers over to my house. With http://www.couchsurfing.com you can invite travelers over and take your “staycation” to accommodate to your guests needs.

When you have guests over it’s kind of like seeing your own town from new eyes again. You look at everything different than you would everyday because you have stories to tell and things to share.

So if you can’t afford to travel, but you need some time away from work, have the best of both worlds, and invite some travelers to stay with you and recharge your spirits.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:12:58 +0000

Good post Matt. But I’m actually a fan of the word staycation. To me, it means taking time off work to do something in your own hometown, like checking into a fancy hotel close to home (just for the experience, not because you need a place to sleep, which I think is a great idea). The media can overuse the word as much as they want. I don’t mind.

By: Gemma

Gemma — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:34:33 +0000

Matt, I agree, staying at home for your precious holiday could lead to far too much in the way of house-work, sales calls, emails and general stress.

I’ve actually heard this term used a lot in the press lately in relation to UK-based holidays. Instead of booking a fortnight abroad, cash-strapped Brits are looking closer to home for a bargain break.

I regularly contribute to the Auto Europe blog, and I often write posts on the best places to visit in the UK, including one recently about romantic breaks: http://blog.auto-europe.co.uk/page/2 – so check it out if you get the chance.

By: Beth Whitman

Beth Whitman — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:49:49 +0000

I do cringe at the word. I can’t even repeat it here because it IS so overused by USA Today-reading mainstream.

The only trips I’ve curbed are ones to see my family and business trips Seriously. I chose not to go home for the holidays because flights were ridiculously expensive and opted out of a biz trip basically because the host suggested (to all of the attendees) that the money was better spent elsewhere. I happily agreed.

So, I’m off to Thailand and Bhutan next month! (OK, that is also business but it will be plenty fun, too.)

Depending on how high of a priority it is on your list, most people can easily save on every day items and tuck that money away for a trip – especially since airfares seem to be falling.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:45:29 +0000

@monna: great to see you again! thanks for the trivia info!

@elizabeth: I get annoyed this thinking about the word staycation

@craig: American English is the best english!

@nora: great tips

@susan: do anything but a staycation!

@wonderwilm: great tips! thanks!

@nik: That is a staycation i could really get behind. great idea

By: Nik

Nik — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:39:52 +0000

Oh hey that’s interesting… I have to be honest Matt when I first heard about Staycation was something else..

What crossed my mind was going away for an extended period and staying in a different locale. The idea is that you go on a vacation somewhere else and actually spends an extended amount of time to consider your vacation a proper “stay”.. 3-6 months, etc.. while you’re on this “staycation” you work, rent a place, do things just like the locals do…

I guess I was wrong! Maybe I was thinking of “extended holiday” instead…