You dont need to spend several hundreds of dollars on plane tickets, you dont need to spend hours and hours cramped into uncomfortable plane seats, you dont need to spend days fighting jet lag, you dont need to drop thousands of dollars on a tiny hotel room that is less comfortable than your bedroom, and you dont need to struggle with any sort of language barriers. instead you can take that money you would have spent on hotels and airlines and use it to really spoil yourself.
Also the truth is that most places in the developed world are more alike than different. Go anywhere and you will likely be visiting restaurants, shopping, seeing museums, going to concerts, and enjoying nature, but the thing is that basically every major city has these things, so you dont need to spend so much time and money on travel
Lastly, if you have good conversations with people you meet on a staycation, it is much more likely to lead to a lasting friendship, since you are more likely close to them geographically
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another day, another post about vacations in this sub
“I don’t want to spend as much money as you and that’s what makes me better”
So you go on holiday, do the exact same things on every holiday everywhere you go, and are surprised you don’t enjoy it??
I go on holiday and go on hikes, they are different everywhere
It’s actually cheaper to go abroad than a staycation here, and usually so much more to do abroad😂
I partially agree. I’d rather go on 1 luxury vacation per year than 3 simple ones.
Skiing, scuba diving, visiting other continents to experience different cuisines and wildlife; amazing.
Yet another boring all-inclusive resort in the middle of nowhere? Nah, I’d rather stay home and enjoy my home country.
Well to each their own. I personally think a lot of people are close minded because they never leave their surroundings.
Also sure you can spend a nice time in your city and area as well. But ngl. to fully relax and disconnect from my everyday struggles I need a complete change in scenery without the stuff I see close to everyday.
I also want to experience new things and see stuff I cannot at home.
I am not sure if you have ever traveled farther than your own doorstep because you wouldn’t be saying that otherwise.
If I go to an Italian restaurant here in Germany then that never hits the same as going to one in Italy no matter how go it is.
Got one next week. I live outside DC so there is plenty to do.
why do you have to decide? Getting out and staying spending a few weeks in a different place is awesome. But I’m not going to use all my vacation days travelling. Spending a week at home without having to work is equally important to me.
Also, fun fact – you don’t need to travel so far away if you don’t want to. noone is forcing you on a long flight.
Is it cheaper to do a staycation than a vacation? I would say mostly yes. But you lost me at places are alike. They don’t have beach clubs like the south of France where I live. And the pastries, forget it. We don’t even have beaches here let alone weather that allows us to enjoy the outdoors. And for those that enjoy history, you can’t see the pyramids or the colosseum in your home town. Have you actually ever traveled outside your country??
Typical North American mindset. Sounds like you’re just broke.
>Also the truth is that most places in the developed world are more alike than different. Go anywhere and you will likely be visiting restaurants, shopping, seeing museums, going to concerts, and enjoying nature, but the thing is that basically every major city has these things, so you dont need to spend so much time and money on travel
Ah yes, eating ramen in Tokyo or tapas in Madrid is the same thing as going to a restaurant here!
And a fado performance in Lisbon or dancing to samba in Sao Paulo? Might as well be listening to some Dutch music in a bar
And the grand canyon in the USA or the Alps in Bavaria? Nah the Netherlands already has nature, why would I need to see more nature?
I’m on day 16 of 18 of my first time in Europe vacation. I have been to Spain France and Italy. I am so fucking tired. I know this is first world problems but I’m so tired of moving hotels/airbnbs. Driving. Walking. And believe it or not it eating out. I didn’t think I’d ever say that. I’m ready to just veg out. It’s also incredibly hot. We wanted to come off season but my daughter has school so that wasn’t an option. Lots to like here for sure but man am I tired.
You know you don’t have to stay in sterile tourist resort, right? No Alps are not the same as Cinqueterre. Nothern Norway is not the same as let’s say Bosnia or Albania. Japan isn’t exactly like Italy.
You have plenty of weekends and afternoons in your hometown
You sound like you don’t plan good vacations.
Vacations, especially abroad, help you shape your mind. You might be doing similar things, but you are doing them in a different place.
We’ve just come back from a trip abroad with the kids. We went to the beach and water park, visited some parks and monuments, ate a lot of ice cream and some regular take away. The experience was different though. We (well, I) had to speak a different language, every sign was written in a different language which made the kids more aware of the fact English is not the only language in the world, they got to practice some sentences they learned, the food in supermarkets was different and some of it was a delicious discovery, people and their culture are different so you get to experience other ways of living. The weather and vegetation was also different. On top of that, you also get to appreciate certain things about home more, just by comparing them with things you didn’t really Iove while abroad.
If you don’t like to learn new things then I get why you wouldn’t care about travelling.
If I staycation it means I’m doing work on the house. Often it includes spending. A lot.
I prefer going somewhere and doing something new.
Most people dont live in a Major city
>Also the truth is that most places in the developed world are more alike than different.
This has done me.
I live in Indiana. I’m going to Hawaii for the ocean and mountains. They don’t have that in Indiana
Oof. A truly unpopular opinion.
We go on driving holidays, anywhere between 4hrs to 12hrs away. There are huge differences in the scenery, beaches, weather etc. I can try new restaurants instead of the ones I can always go to near my house. I’m not stressed about house cleaning or gardening or laundry etc. Going to a new place is so much more relaxing than waking up in your home, which you do every single day. It’s escaping the mundane and the everyday routine.
Some people really have jokes as opinions lol.
Have you ever travelled anywhere? You’re saying that Thailand is the same as middle is nowhere USA? That the Galapagos is the same as your small town?
We spend a month every winter on a Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco. We’ve done. Lot of international travelling. Not one place is the same as where we live.
I’m wondering how much travel you actually do because your statement isn’t unpopular… it’s completely unfactual.
Upvoted since it’s actually an unpopular opinion. I just find it hilarious how we all know your nationality even though you didn’t mention it
If you say that you must be from America, and yes everywhere can be same in America, but in Europe or Asia its completely different thing. But i agree you on one thing, if you go to holiday to party and go out, yeah most places are similar with few exceptions. But what draws people to do that is anonimity imo.
If you travel somewhere that has a significantly lower purchasing power than where you live, you will in fact be able to visit more restaurants, concerts, museums, etc. Even plane tickets can be relatively cheap if e.g. it’s in Europe where there’s a lot of competition.
Vacation can actually be cheaper if you go to a low income country that isnt too far away
So I live in the US, and honestly most of your complaints don’t have to apply here.
I can drive 4-5 hours and be so far out in the middle of nowhere that there is no light pollution or people and hike up a mountain, the forest basically untouched by human hands. I can drive the same amount of time and be in times square New York. I can drive 15 hours West and be in fried chicken and bourbon country or, Nashville or south and be on the most beautiful beaches. I can drive 2 hours east and be on pretty nice beaches.
I don’t need to fly, camping requires no hotel, you can get cheap hotels but if you’re busy enough you only shit, shower shave and sleep in them.
This sub hates this opinion but I don’t necessarily disagree. I’m fortunate to have traveled a lot for work – all over the EU in particular the last 2 years. I’ve had off nights, stayed weekends, and whenever I go clients take us to nice restaurants, show us around, etc.
It’s always nice because it’s different, like food is great because it’s prepared in a way you havent experienced, but at the end of the day it’s still beef or something, as you mentioned things aren’t that different fundamentally.
Unfortunately time and money are limited for me, and I too generally prefer staycation type time off. I’d rather have time to sleep in, go for a run, go fishing, golf, etc all totally at my own pace, than try food or go to museums, see old buildings. I haven’t felt a unique connection between seeing some cool structure in person versus just watching a documentary on it. That said, if money and time was unlimited, I’d certainly love to just live somewhere foreign for a year or something, learn the language, and actually engage in the culture. Living out of a hotel for a couple days to experience a couple attractions feels like more of an obligation that I haven’t been able to convince myself I actually enjoy.
So you go on vacation to do what you can do on any weekend of the year?
I agree but only because i live in NYC and work a ton but also get significant PTO. I don’t have time to explore the city outside of work unless it’s during PTO but my wife wants to go on vacation when I am off. I’ve been here 10 years and feel like i haven’t even scratched the surface.
In the UK it is often cheaper to fly somewhere abroad than to go on holiday within the country.
That’s one way to say you’ve never been to Iceland or Yellowstone. If you think what you wrote after being to those two places, there’s something wrong with you.
Yep, my Italian week – pizza and pasta every night, caprese salad, tiramisu, Italian wine, grappa, limoncello, opera and Italian movies… and driving like a maniac to the shops. Molto buono!
I agree about the flying part. The rest is obviously bs.
But what if I told you you don’t need to fly? I make holidays in our campervan since 10 years. Sometimes by train. Never by plane.
When you are boring
I personally do not need more stuff. I would rather take the trip.
When someone on this sub doesn’t like traveling:
You must’ve just hit 40 or somewhere around there. I was an avid and excited traveller in my youth, now I’m just tired and want an easy time away from the kids, if it’s beautiful surroundings near my home so be it. Also tired of air travel but still do it as it’s usually worth it.
OP is right, everywhere in the world has tropical beaches nearby.
I think staycations are overrated just buy a VR headset and save the rest /s
in England its usually cheaper to fly away for a weekend away somewhere than stay over here
No they are not. In no way is this true
Do think the museums in Berlin are the same as the ones in my hometown?
No one’s forcing you to fly somewhere and spend absurd amounts of money. Go camping or hiking or something. Vacations can cost next to nothing.
Am currently staying in an amazing inn in Japan where I’ve had an exquisite meal. I would never get the culinary or cultural experience near my house.
this is the mentality of a very boring person without any curiosity
yes, mindless consumerism is exactly the same everywhere
I enjoy vacations for driving and exploring fun roads
hard disagree. playing battlefield 6 is cool. hiking to the top of peak 8 before snowboarding down will always be 100x cooler
I dont understand why the only choices are flying somewhere far or staying home. Maybe it’s just where you live but where I am theres a ton of stuff to do for vacation that’s within driving distance. Hell recently I just grabbed a hotel room & spa treatment in the city for a birthday. Theres literally a whole gradient between a staycation and flying to Bali lol
Depends on what you need. Sometimes you need to get away, experience new things, expend some energy, and get a change of environment. That’s when travel is best.
Sometimes you need to rest, recharge, and recover from burnout or stress or exhaustion. That’s when a staycation is the right choice.
As with most “opinions” on this sub, there is no one right answer.
Staycations just involve me doing projects around the house.
I don’t need some stranger online telling me what I myself need and don’t need. I can decide that on my own. San Antonio is boring anyway.
I think you just hate traveling OP
Agree. Money sink. Some of the experience is alright but I feel like it’s so hyped to fill a superficial void. I actually have found deep meaning and connection on longer term endevours like living in a new place for 6 months to a year. Like my gf got to live abroad for a few months for work and I visited her in one city for a month in that time. It was cool because you connect there and you assimilate a little with the culture and truly learn a new place. I think you need to have it become a little mundane to learn and understand a place and that when the value appears. Like living in the Midwest for a bit changed my interpretation of it and I wouldn’t have gotten that speed running just museums from town to town. With vacations you just go there and fill a void for a bit. It feels good but it’s superficial. Btw that void is my own interpretation of the people who are frothing at the mouth for their passports.
I have always felt the same way about vacations that the family tries to plan, like I have farm animals and plants here first and foremost I really can’t leave, and even when I had to go to Mexico all we did was hang around the resort and drink as if I couldn’t have just don’t that at home. The only time vacations are good in my eyes is when you are intentionally going out to do something you can’t do around home like ocean fishing or mountain climbing, surfing anything of the sort that you just couldn’t ever do at home
For me staycations are better, for others they are not.
I’ve done both, and I enjoy both for different reasons.
upvoted for your unpopular opinion. how boring.
museums are all different, the food is different, bands don’t tour all over the world and many of the bands i like definitely don’t come to my city, i don’t have access to the beach…
Everything I like is at home and on the internet.
Why would I go on an airplane to be further away from my things?
Idk I like going to remote places and scuba diving much more than I like doing my regular weekend routine locally.
They each have their place but are both very different
I live in Oxfordshire and have just been on holiday to Norway, I wasn’t just shopping and eating in the same restaurants when I was there. It was so incredibly different to not only where I live but also to anywhere I’ve been before
Not when you have a house that needs a hundred things done.
Meh. I like new places, new adventures and places I don’t see every day.
So much so that I made traveling the road my life and now live in a camper and do it full time.
I can’t stand staying in one place all the time.
I wouldn’t trade my annual family vacation for anything. And the flight is part of it, too. I enjoy it, and it’s exciting for the kids. Getting to know new countries, spending time with family there, and escaping from everyday life (which doesn’t work for me if I stay at home).
Agree. Everyday life is so draining, and travelling anywhere away from my home feels so inconvenient and annoying. I’d much rather stay home and actually recharge. Don’t get me wrong, travelling is fun and exciting, but even a relaxing vacation is exhausting. I always make sure I have a couple extra days after any travel to make sure I get some actual rest in before returning to work.
I live in the northeast US and there about a million places I would rather vacation to in February. Also, my wife and I had a blast at Universal Studios Orlando a couple years ago and I can tell you, there are no comparable Harry Potter Worlds or Velocicoasters in my neighborhood.
I don’t really get what your complaining about beyond booking shitty holidays abroad.
I go on staycations to do with my fiance and daughter, me and my fiance take city breaks in Amsterdam/Porto etc and then we also go on family holidays to Spain and recently Turkey.
Each one serves a purpose, like turkey was all about not having to do anything but relax by a pool eating good food and drinking refreshing cocktails and never having to do any chores.
Porto and Amsterdam are doing touristy shit.
Staycations are for enjoying the countryside
I feel like if you’re doing the same things on vacation that you can do at home, you’re probably doing it wrong.
On our last family vacation we got to see the fjords in Greenland and the Statue of Liberty in New York.
The one before that, we saw the Coliseum in Rome, had a pizza-making lesson with an Italian chef in Naples, and rode in a gondola in Venice.
Before that, we saw the Grand Canyon in Arizona and enjoyed the hot springs in Colorado.
I’m not doing anything similar to any of that in Wisconsin.
I don’t know where you live, but here in Vancouver, it’s actually cheaper to go away than to have a staycation. Hotels here are ridiculously overpriced.
It all depends on what you’re looking for in a vacation. Some people really want to experience different cultures by immersing themselves as much as possible. Can’t really do that from home.
I enjoy exploring new places and trying new things, but oftentimes I just want to lay around and read for days on end during a vacation because that’s how I unwind and recharge best. So yeah, I’d much rather do that at home and not feel like I’m “wasting” the experience of being someplace more exotic.
Was in Hawaii last week and I beg to differ
You know what would be great, if everyone had at least 4 paid weeks off so they could enjoy both staycations and vacations 😐
They both have merits. Staycations are great for a little relaxation but most people still feel obligated to do housework because they want their home to be livable. When you travel for vacation you don’t have to worry about that stuff
This is certainly an unpopular opinion.
I believe in intentional traveling where you’re seeking out a specific experience or purpose. I think most people choose a destination first (likely something they’ve seen on social media) and then figure out what they’ll do after.
I’m a believer in figuring out what you want to do and then finding the best place for that. I traveled to Tanzania specifically to hike Kiliminjaro. Yes I can hike big mountains in the US but Kiliminjaro has a very unique experience, plus you can take on a safari. Or as a pottery instructor, I plan to travel to Korea next year to take a workshop.
But yes, if you choose a destination without knowing why, then you just revert to what’s familiar at home which is sights, restaurants, shopping museums, etc.
Where I agree with you is that great food can be had many places. You no longer have to travel to Japan to have amazing sushi/ramen or Italy for great pastas/pizzas.
the entire point of vacations is to go to a completely foreign place and experience the culture/food/scenery there, OP
I bet OP’s the sort of person who eats only mcd and kfc or whatnot fast food whenever he travels
A staycation is when you stay at home. If you stay somewhere else overnight then it’s a normal holiday.
I mean I want to spend money and have some extra luxury when I’m
I. Italy or when Intravel it makes me relax. I can relax at home every single day so a staycation would be a waste for me. I went to Italy lives with my girlfriend for 28 days. It cost me 1000$ and that’s included a normal direct flight, and food.
You do the same things on repeat so I that your own fault really
What did you do in Japan?
Oh I went to the mall.
What did you do in France?
Oh I went to the mall.
What did you do in Africa?
Oh I went to the mall.
What did you do in Antarctica?
Oh I went to the mall.
Yeah Thailand was just like Maryland
I get a month’s vacation time per year and used to spend one week, twice a year, just laying around at home, reading, taking long walks, and cooking fancy meals. I miss that (family obligations now prevent it.)
They definitely aren’t
Seeing pictures of the Sistine Chapel is not the same thing as experiencing the Sistine Chapel in person.
Staycations aren’t better, they’re just easier.
I think this also greatly depends on where you live and what you have access to locally or within driving distance.
staycation in usa is more like brokecation..
Ah yes, other places have invented restaurants therefore these other places are no different than home. Some A+ logic on display here.
Introvert gamers agree. Extroverts lose their minds
Well in the UK and Ireland anyway, the bars and restaurants are so expensive that it’s actually cheaper to go abroad. Plus the main reason to holiday abroad is for the sun, you couldn’t really call this thing we have a Summer.
I second you on the second paragraph, I dislike the push about “immersing yourself in the culture” that many travelers seem to race toward.
As you said, the avg individual in the developed world is fairly basic and standardized (myself included).
“O EM GI I went to spain and they eat lunch at 2 PM and then they do the siesta and then then eat dinner at 11 PM” yes they do, and?
You’re also never be a local if that’s what you’re aiming for, if you go 2 weeks to Italy you are much much closer to your neighbour who never been there and watched some Youtube travel vlogs than you’ll ever be to a native Italian resident (not that there’s any merit in that).
I also feel the “adventure” of the early 00s and 10s is mostly gone, everybody is going to the same places abroad following influencers trend and such. Now the real exploration lies in going “deeper” instead of “wider”.
If you live in Paris it would be much more akin to the spirit of the “journey” going to Carcassonne (which is not an hidden gem whatsoever) than going to Lofoten or Palmira
Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday
I disagree with you but your post made me realize that my (probably not unpopular) opinion is that NOT taking vacation is better than a staycation.
I acknowledge that this is a privileged perspective where I like my job reasonably well and my life is not that stressful, so I find it pretty pointless to take time off just to stay home and relax. I can meet my leisure needs sufficiently in the time I have outside work, and if I’m not taking the time to travel somewhere interesting to enjoy new experiences, I’d rather spend that time contributing to my work and making money and saving my vacation days for a better use tbh. I can have plenty of good, meaningful conversations with people simply as I go about my regular life.
I generally agree with your sentiment, but this part I disagree with:
>Also the truth is that most places in the developed world are more alike than different.
So people have preferences. So what ?
I love being in airports sitting eating food getting excited to go . I live sitting on the plane , window seat i get to see cool views while with the anticipation of getting to my destination. If im in the middle seat its not the greatest. Aisle seat i get to watch the unseal views of whats happening .
Only downside to the plane ride is the toilet since the long line etc
Then when u get to your destination idk if ur just dhit at booking hotels but the pillows are always brand new even at budget hotels, theres a fridge , great mattress, bathrooms not the best, city centre hotel has great view even in the cheapest rooms .
I get too see beautiful architecture, historical Landmarks, interesting history in museums, or i get to see cool beautiful natural views . I also get great food , meet people from a place im not from .
Like I went to Dublin, theres cool cathedrals , beautiful streets like O’connol street , meeting people of a different culture , seeing stuff like dublinia etc
i haven’t been on a vacation in at least 15 years. i will take day trips but never over night.
Yup. Nothing says relaxing like staying home doing laundry and dishes.
And who needs to visit Yosemite when I can go to the park down the street to dodge dog poop and watch kids eat sand? Nature is nature and the same everywhere.
Didn’t even read the rest of your post. You can have my upvote on title alone.
Staycations just make me realize how much cleaning I need to catch up on, so I spend all my time off cleaning, decluttering, and reorganizing and I “return” even more exhausted than before.
ETA: Haha, okay. I went back and read your post. Damn.
>You dont need to spend several hundreds of dollars on plane tickets, you dont need to spend hours and hours cramped into uncomfortable plane seats,
Ya got me there. I don’t need to. I do want to, though.
>you dont need to spend days fighting jet lag
Days? Nah. Maybe one. Depends on where you go.
>you dont need to drop thousands of dollars on a tiny hotel room that is less comfortable than your bedroom
Thousands?? Do you only stay in super fancy hotels? My partner and I were in Japan for 10 days, and our total hotel cost didn’t even break $1k. We weren’t staying in janky motels, either. Most of the time, I don’t find hotel rooms all that uncomfortable, anyway.
>you dont need to struggle with any sort of language barriers
Look, I’m not saying you’re racist, but this was not a good look, lol. Google translate is a thing. We had zero issues in Japan even with the language barrier.
>Also the truth is that most places in the developed world are more alike than different.
While this can be true if they are in similar geographical areas…this is also so false, I have been brought to tears in laughter. Thank you.
My god what a horrible take. Take my upvote.
First world problems
I can’t figure out the whole obsession with travel in the modern age. I can understand if you are interested in seeing a certain landmark or piece of art in person, possibly taking a couple once in a lifetime trips. Or, if you live in a cold area taking a break to a tropical winter getaway.
Otherwise, home is best.
With Kids? Absolutely. Watching them have fun is great and airports and travelling with young children SUCKS.
But pre-children? Yeah a few stayations are great. But experiencing new things, new cultures, new foods, new adventures isn’t really done at home. They way you word it you arne’t going anywhere particularly new or trying new things. Like you’re the kind of tourist that flies across the world and looks for American food chains to eat at and play it safe. Which, yeah will get boring. But really getting out there can be incredible.
“Most places in the developed world are more alike than different.” Tell me you haven’t travelled much without telling me you haven’t travelled much.
Not a ton of overlap between Istanbul, Mexico City or Hanoi. All vastly different cultures with hugely different history, architecture styles and ways of life.
I had a staycation last year, and it was a great bring for me. Then again, any amount of time off would have been great, staycation, or vacation.
But I don’t live in Japan. And the friends I made are there. A lot of the food is not available or just not the same here. The nature, gardens, rivers, mountains are over there. Shrines and cultural festivals are there, not here. Vibe is different, people are different. Climate is different.
Look, I agree that stay-cations are great, but the idea that every vacation involves a plane flight to a thousand dollar hotel in a different country is laughable. It is entirely possible to take a vacation within your own country using cars or trains.
I’m a Water Baby, and the perfect vacation for me is renting a beach house/cottage on the water for a week or two, a couple hours drive away. Pure bliss, unadulterated.
For most people this won’t be true, but I do agree with your point that most major cities in the world are starting to feel very similar.
I do think if you live in NYC and take occasional trips to Hawaii/Oceania (beach) and Switzerland/France (snow), you’ve basically experienced all there is to experience from travel.
“Travel vacations” are better for personal growth because you have to be very “on”. You have to plan, deal with strangers, and go outside of your comfort zone, etc.
But if you want to recharge, staycations are better (and my preference 😂).
I love vacations. Especially international vacations. And I’ll pay extra for direct flights abs better seats but what makes a good vacation great is the couple of days that I have to I unwind and prepare before going back to work.
That said, travel isn’t for everyone. and that’s OK. Experiences don’t need to be valued the same way for everyone.
Staycations are good once in a while for sure but definitely a once in a while thing. I’d rather do a long weekend staycation rather than waste an entire week’s worth of PTO on a staycation.
I’m not sure where you visit but I’ve traveled to like 40 countries and they are all definitely different. It sounds like you just don’t like traveling which is fine too.
If I staycation, I will find myself doing yardwork and housework and catching up on other projects. I won’t eat out because it’s the same junk that’s always here and I’m on a budget. I don’t talk to strangers either way. If I go a minimum of 3 hours away, preferably 5 hours, however, nothing at home is my problem. I won’t do work. I will eat at a fun new place, and I will find every cool thing in that area. I will take a book along for downtime, which I don’t have at home because there’s always something to do. I save all year for vacation so for one little week, I don’t worry about money. Vacation away is a break from my life. Vacation at home is just time off work to do more work.
unpopular opinion: people who think staycations are better than vacations actually don’t like to travel (and potentially even going outside)
imo staycations are dumb. I love exploring where I live regularly but would never call it a staycation. if you do you probably feel social pressure to be outside and “open-minded”
Totally disagree. The experience u get from traveling is completely different. Have u ever been to a trip seriously thats some weird mindset
Sounds like you’re going to miss out on a lot. Just say you’re a homebody and call it a day.
Tell me you don’t travel outside of your comfort zone without telling me you don’t travel outside of your comfort zone.
Thats has the be one of the worst opinion ive read in a while
I don’t care for fancy restaurants, but I love visiting museums and art galleries. You can’t do that really without traveling.
If you go to restaurants, museums, nature and all that all over the world, its gonna be different everywherre you go.
I agree. But you won’t make as many memories in a staycation.
Very American way of seeing life, I travel to learn about other countries and cultures and that is something I would never be able to get at home. People with 0 interest in self growth or opening their minds, might prefer just staying home eating doritos.
Yall need to learn to handle jet lag. Travelling all over the world, and I’m off my schedule for maybe 3-4 hours.
>You dont need to spend several hundreds of dollars on plane tickets
I don’t how it is in US but in Europe we have cheap flights and if you plan ahead you can go wherever you want, sometimes for less than 50$ both ways. Also you can always go somwhere close with your car.
>you dont need to drop thousands of dollars on a tiny hotel room
You can find some pretty nice and affordable AirBnb houses – you don’t need to stay in tiny hotel rooms.
>and you dont need to struggle with any sort of language barriers
You can travel inside your country or if you’re an American – there are many countries where English is the official language.
>Lastly, if you have good conversations with people you meet on a staycation, it is much more likely to lead to a lasting friendship, since you are more likely close to them geographically
This is kinda true, but you can meet those people outside your staycation (in your regular free time) if they are in the same area. Meeting people from different parts of the world is pretty cool and you can learn quite a lot from them, even if it won’t lead to lasting friendship.
sounds like uou don’t know how to travel
Posting this on a staycation right now and totally agree lol
What we really seek is a change of scenery, some pampering and some fun. You can book a wellness retreat in your own state and ticks a lot of the boxes without the hassle of waiting for an expensive holiday. Those are cool too but you don’t need to spend as much for these.
That second paragraph might be the worst take I’ve ever seen on this app and that’s really saying something