1: YOU CAN CATER YOUR STAYCATION TO THE WORLD OF COVID-19
What a staycation will safely entail during COVID-19 times will vary greatly by your location and family’s health and needs. Some ideas include a couple of nights at a local resort, finding isolation and peace in an RV at a remote campground, or even setting up a tent in your backyard or living room.
2: SAVE MONEY
You won’t have to pay for airplane tickets, baggage fees, or a rental car, which means more money to splurge on a hotel, activities and meals. Or even more money to keep in your pocket and use on a future trip.
3: SKIP THE PLANE
If you’re a parent then I don’t need to remind you that planes with little kids bring a lot of stress. You won’t have to worry about being stuck in a two-hour customs line with an inpatient toddler or having nowhere to hide when your baby won’t stop fussing on that 8-hour flight.
4: NO PACKING LIMITS
Anyone with a baby knows they come with tons of extra stuff (regular diapers, swim diapers, baby wipes, formula/milk, bottles, special snacks, pacifiers, strollers, travel cribs, car seats). The list goes on and on and on. When you have your own car, you won’t have to be constrained to a 50 pound baggage weight limit. Not sure if you need your umbrella stroller or sturdier one? No worries, bring both!
Throwback to our very first staycation in Aspen with our then 2-month-old. As first-time parents, it was an easy way to dip our toes in the travel world.
5: FOCUS ON RELAXATION
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love traveling abroad with my family and exploring the world. But I often find moments where I’m completely rushed in a new country because I have to squeeze in every single activity and restaurant in such a short timeframe. When you haven’t ventured that far from home, you won’t feel so burdened to do it all because you can very easily come back another time.
6: IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL IF YOU FORGET SOMETHING
Did you leave your child’s swimsuit in the washing machine back home? Depending on how far away you are, you can either go home to retrieve it, or you probably have the same type of stores you are familiar with and can easily get what you need.
7: STAY AS LONG (OR LITTLE) AS YOU'D LIKE
Can you only afford one night away? No problem. When you have to pay for plane tickets, staying just a day or two feels like a waste of money. A short drive from home makes one night away completely reasonable.
8: GET TO KNOW YOUR AREA
Have you ever felt like a tourist in your own town? It’s a whole new experience that will make you appreciate it so much more. I grew up in Chicago, but we finally stayed downtown in a hotel for one weekend last year. I looked at the city in a whole new light and absolutely loved it.
9. SAME LANGUAGE AND CURRENCY
As much as I love hearing different languages, it can get stressful traveling abroad and not being able to communicate as clearly as you’d like. And trying to calculate how much things cost with a different currency? You can skip that completely.
10: NO TIME CHANGES OR JET LAG
When you have a baby on a schedule, you know that even a two-hour time change is intimidating. With a staycation, you (probably) won’t have to worry about baby waking up at 2 a.m. ready to start the day. No guarantees on that one!
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