Staycation
A staycation is a neologism (a newly coined word on the brink of entering common use, but not yet accepted into mainstream language) for a period of time in which a person or family stays at relaxes at home or takes day trips from their home to area attractions. Staycations have achieved high popularity in current hard economic times in which unemployment levels and petrol prices are high.
Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals and events. Some staycationers also like to follow a set of rules, such as setting a start and end date, planning ahead, and avoiding routine, with the goal of creating the feel of a traditional vacation.
Then there’s the ‘daycation’.
Daycation’s involve visiting tourist destinations or visitor attractions from your home and returning on the same day.
These excursions don’t involve a night away from home such as experienced on a holiday.
Thus the day trip or daycation can be a very popular form of recreation and leisure for families who care for young children or people who are too frail to travel easily or who own pets, or for whom the logistics and cost of a night away from home may be prohibitive.
There are some fantastic places to visit on the Bucketts Way. If you’re living in Newcastle it’s really not that far to travel to ‘get away from it all’. Come on up, and don’t forget to bring your digital camera!