Summer Staycation
High fuel prices putting a hamper on your vacation plans this summer? Try out a "staycation". It's the new buzz word which encourages people to take a vacation at home and be a tourist of your own city. Chances are, you haven't experienced everything there is to your local region. Now this idea and concept all depend on where you live although even if you live in a rural location, try taking hikes on unknown trails or visiting a nearby museum.
If you live on the west coast or the east coast, try visiting the ocean. The beach is always fun weather it is off the hot southern California coastline or the rocky tide pools off of Oregon's coast, there is always some great summer adventures.
Staycations are a great way to save money with the rising costs of fuel. Personally, as I have stated in the past, don't drive unless absolutely necessary. Something I did this summer so far which I have never done before is ride my bike to the local farms right outside of town and picked berries from them in the sun. It supports the local farmers, it's therapeutic to be out in the sun, and it's fun.
In this unruly economy, people are just now beginning to think more creatively when trying to save money. I am personally all for the localization of the economy. What are your thoughts about staycations? What are you doing to save money?
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Good idea . . . still, even the Sierra Club is worried about the loss of the American Family Vacation (see "Are We There Yet?" at Sierra Magazine). "Where will the next generation of conservationists come from if we don't show our kids the wilderness?" -- so the question goes.
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Did you coin that phrase? Staycation - I love it. Besides, most people don't get to see their own backyards (local neighborhoods) all that much anyhow! Respect, Alex
Just want to share a website, so that more people can take an active role in saving earth.
The website is:
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You might be thinking about getting some reusable bags for awhile, but the fact that the convenience of free plastic bags really builds up a habit of hard to kick. Well, now you have no more reason to keep you from using reusable bags. As the website name said, you can get free reusable bags from them, the bags are not your normal boring looking reusable bags, they're like designer bags, very stylish and functional. I was kind of skeptical at first, but after I received my bags in less than week, I'm now a big believer, and happy to be playing my role in saving planet earth.
I have lived in the northeast USA fo 35 years.....
Why are the enviromentalists the biggest polluters I have ever seen?
Staycations are a wonderful idea! Staycation Travel Agency books you an amazing getaway on your budget! We'll make your dream vacation come true, while working with your budget and vacation time!
A great way to save the environment and still enjoy that vacation!
I have recently had a one week staycation and it was amazing. I got to explore the local forests and admire it for all its beauty. Oregon is truly a beautiful state.
This is actually a very good idea, because when we live in a place we think Ah there is always time to see that or this later, and we end up never actually visiting it. So yes a staycation would work for me, with everything being within easy driving range of my beloved EV.
I've maintained for a long time that the only way people are going to do the right thing (lower their dependency on fossil fuels)is not out of environmental or consumer guilt, not because it will help the environment, but because it hurts their pocket books. Hopefully while they are at home during their staycations, they will decide to do the write things for the write reasons.
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I'm going on a staycation in a couple of weeks! I'm very excited to spend the week exploring the neighborhood near the apartment I just moved to, saving money on gas and other travel expenses, and cutting back on my negatvie impact on our world. Thanks for the great post!
@Adam, that is so true, no more than a tiny fraction of people do the right thing because it is the responsible and the correct thing to do, most will do it if it benefits themselves in a particular way. For instance i have to confess that i bought an EV not so much because it is good for the environment but because it costs me practically nothing to drive.
My parents used to do this with us, but we lived in Las Vegas, so there was always tons for us to do.... but it was more because we were poor, than to save the environment, but I guess we did help to save the environment a little bit.
COOL! That was a fabulous article. I enjoyed reading it and I learned a lot. Thanks a bunch! Rick L.
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