Making the Most out of a Staycation

Travelling to foreign or unfamiliar destinations is certainly wonderful, but there's a whole lot to be said about the staycation. Of course, lounging around your back yard in a swimsuit can be great, but why not get creative? Here are a few staycation tips that will make your home city seem like the ultimate vacation destination!

Learn your city's history

Naturally, you can head to your local museums and theaters, but I'm willing to bet that you can find some really interesting things around your home town. Does your town have a brewery or distillery? Take a tour! Check out some local sporting events and cheer on the athletes! Go on a themed bus tour – there are tons of eating tours, history tours and even crime and haunted house tours!

Do what the tourists do

Pretend you're an out-of-towner, and visit all of the sites that you'd see with unfamiliar eyes, and take lots of pictures. If you want to get out of the house for a day or two, check into a hotel and take advantage of their amenities. Lounge by the pool, have room service – live it up, if only for an overnight stay!

Finally learn how to Salsa

Or line dance, or foxtrot! Just because you aren't a thousand miles away, it doesn't mean you can't do things that are still totally new to you. Go to a dance club, or take a class! Learn how to play tennis. Eat cuisine you've never tried. Take an art class and learn how to paint or draw!
Staycations can be much more than just not travelling on your time off. No city is so small that it doesn't offer up some little cultural goodies that you haven't tried yet. Take the time to enjoy your home town – it will make the times when you do travel that much richer!