Jul 6th, 2009 at 11:00AM: One of the coolest things about having lots of friends who travel is getting postcards from around the world. Sadly, letter and postcard writing don't seem to be as common as they used to be. Much of the stuff coming through the mailbox these days is either bills or junk mail. Going to the mailbox has gotten to be a drag. An organization called Postcrossing is trying to change that. This free ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Jul 6th, 2009 at 11:00AM: One of the coolest things about having lots of friends who travel is getting postcards from around the world. Sadly, letter and postcard writing don't seem to be as common as they used to be. Much of the stuff coming through the mailbox these days is either bills or junk mail. Going to the mailbox has gotten to be a drag. An organization called Postcrossing is trying to change that. This free ...Five great reasons to travel now
May 20th, 2009 at 3:00PM: You've been bombarded with pessimistic accounts of the travel industry's decline. And, yes, I am fully aware that I'm part of it. Frankly, these reports are true. There is a problem – i.e., people aren't traveling – and it's driven by a combination of macroeconomic challenges and company mismanagement. But, these conditions also mean there's no time like the present to get out on the ...CNN viewers believe staycations are fun
Apr 15th, 2009 at 2:00PM: I know, I half-promised someone that I wouldn't write about the stupid movement any more, but the travel news has been slower lately than I'd hoped. So, you get to deal with another BS story about "staycations." At least, I've kicked in a video this time. For those of you with addresses beneath rocks, a "staycation" is a euphemism for "the financial crisis has left me too broke or too petrified to ...Go to Orlando, but don't pay for it
Jan 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The "Bundles of Free Smiles" gig is exactly what you need in this dismal economy. Instead of settling for a disappointing "staycation" (oh, how we all loathe that expression) or digging deep into your pockets for regrettable recreation, the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau is giving you six months to pack your bags and get out of town. From now until the end of June, you can check out ...Yet another bad -cation
Dec 31st, 2008 at 3:00PM: "Staycation" was shoved into our lexicons over the summer, as gas prices spiked and credit was squeezed. Now, with the cost of fuel well off its highest levels, the staycation has given way to yet a new flavor of the non-vacation variatoin: the "naycation". I still don't know why CNN can't just say: "The economy sucks, and nobody can afford to drop big cash on a trip. Or, if they can, they're too ...Staycationing: A Sign of the Times
Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:30PM: At what point did Dorothy's saying, "There's no place like home," turn into the motto for staycationers across America? Very, very recently. With soaring gas prices and airfares, a bottomed-out economy, and little time to take off from your job lest you lose it to one of the 10% of Americans who are unemployed and eager to step in for you, it's easy to see why staying home is the safest, cheapest, ...Making the most of your 'staycation': Learn a foreign language
Jun 18th, 2008 at 11:00AM: With high gas prices and a low dollar the idea of "staycations" is all over the place. Go over to Urban Dictionary and there's even an official definition of the term that has come to define Americans' 2008 summer travel season: "A vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer." But as Jeremy pointed out, the whole thing feels rather lame. He ...Summer travel woes? How about a staycation?
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Jun 5th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Summer vacation season is upon us here in the United States. Normally the first day of June is our green light to pack a bag, jump into the SUV or hop on an airplane and head out for some well deserved time off. But a variety of forces are conspiring this summer to hold some of us back - high gas prices, continued airline surcharges, and high food prices. It's been enough to inspire its own trend ...Hey Americans: Take a Vacation!
Jun 7th, 2007 at 9:54AM: Recently, I told my boss that I wanted to take a week-long vacation in July. "A whole week, huh?" he asked. "Yup." I smiled. "Do you have the vacation time for a whole week?" "Yes." "Really?" he sighed. "It seems like you're always on vacation." "That's interesting," I said. "Because it only feels like that to you." Before entering his office, I felt ashamed to ask to use the vacation time that I ...
