If you have to make a choice of a holiday destination, will it be in your own country or will it be in another country? Of course, there are many attractions to holidaying abroad, the experience of a different culture, different landscape and lifestyle.
However, on a different angle, you too can have an enjoyable holiday in your own country. Many of us forget or take for granted the attractions in our own country. Sometimes, a foreign visitor knows more about these attractions.
Staycation is a new word that has come to use recently. A staycation is a vacation spent at your home or takes short trips from their home to area attractions, parks and nearby cities.
So why not consider the following points for a great staycation:
- Rediscover places you have visited when you were young. Share your childhood holiday memories with your children.
- You can do several short breaks like weekend breaks to the countryside, theatre breaks, adventure breaks or spa breaks.
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Visit the tourism office and find out about new places to visit. Sometimes, being in our own country makes us complacent about trying new things or exploring new places.
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Talk long walks in the countryside, you could discover hidden gems; scenery that you didn’t know exists.
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Travelling with the family is less of a hassle. There is no massive number of luggages to pack and no worries about food.
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As you are familiar with the custom, language and way of life, all you need to do is relax and marvel at the beauty of your own country’s landscape and history.
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This is also a good time to go to the places you have always wanted to visit.
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Instead of going overseas for holiday theme parks, why not explore your own holiday theme parks. You would be amazed that they offer the same kind of adventures at a lower cost.
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Go for a camping holiday, it is easier to bring your gears such as tents, cooking utensils, bicycles and trekking boots when you are camping in your own country.
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Find a new hobby or indulge in your interest. Go for a fishing holiday in permitted nature reserves, a boating and skiing holiday off the coast or a golf holiday in a golf resort.
The internet is a good place to look for ‘Staycation’ offers. Look out for offers for locals; these businesses need your custom even more now. Go on, this is the time to rediscover your country and its splendor.
