Vacation to Stay-cation to Day-cation

First there was the Vacation.  A period of time when you went away from home, discovered something new or maybe visited families and friends.  Tough economic times came along. . . .

And then there was the Stay-cation.  Because you couldn’t afford to leave town for a week or two, you found a way to take a long weekend, or maybe even a week to vacation at home.  Maybe you sprung for a hotel room or a little nearby bed and breakfast.  Or maybe you stayed home, but spent every day playing tourist and visiting the sites in your own backyard.  But the economy got a little tougher. . . .

And now there’s the Day-cation.  If you can’t swing a week or a weekend of at home vacationing, maybe you can find enough to cover one really great day at home.  A day of pampering at the spa, a day of shopping and the theater, a day at a sporting event with some really great seats, or whatever you want to do for 24 glorious hours.

It seems like relaxation time is getting shorter and shorter.  This can’t be a good thing!

How about you?  Are you talking vacation?  Is it shorter than last year?  Is this year a vacation, a stay-cation or a day-cation?

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