3 free weekends at National Parks
Here is a great staycation idea, find a National park in your area and stay for a weekend. And now, thanks to the National Park Service, this great staycation idea ...
Health Risks in your backyard
Planning on a staycation this summer? Great Idea (of course), but just as you would want to get your car’s oil changed before embarking on the family vacation, you might ...
Go fossil hunting
There is a small hiking trail and creek about a half-mile from our house that our kids love going to. In fact, the family photograph on the “about” page was ...
Is your state bicycle friendly?
The League of American Bicyclists is releasing the second annual ranking of Bicycle Friendly States, scoring the 50 states on a 75-item questionnaire that evaluates a state’s commitment to bicycling ...
101 Great Staycations
Looking for staycation ideas? I (now) have a book of them! I am very proud to announce the release of my book “101 Great Staycations”. With summer fast approaching and ...
Green Staycation Ideas
Happy Earth Day! In celebration of Earth Day and school vacation week in Reading, Massachusetts, Wickedlocal.com has provided some “green” staycation ideas. Start a garden – Besides saving on your ...
Staycation Tips
The city of Denver has recently announced an interesting stimulus package: 100 bargains at the “mile high” price-point of $52.80. These bargains include special hotel rates, sport team ticket prices ...
Family Game Night
Looking for a a great staycation idea? Have a family game night! Hasbro, the makers of great games such as GatorGolf, Guess Who, Sliders, Twister Hopscotch and Elefun are offering ...
Bounce U
I came home from work yesterday and asked my wife what her and the kids did that day and she replied “Oh, we went to Bounce U.” “What’s that?” I ...
Watch home movies.
This past weekend, I had another great staycation idea hit me and it came by way of my 5 year old. “Daddy can you tape me?” I have a 5 ...
Side Benefit of a Staycation
Well here is a very interesting side benefit to taking a staycation…not being bitten by sharks. USAtoday is reporting that researchers are reporting fewer shark bites as a result of ...
Staycation Forum Added
If you have visited this site in the past, you’ll notice that there are a lot of recent changes. Besides an entirely new theme, I have also just added a ...
Charlotte, NC: Fall Staycation Ideas
So for those who still have a couple of vacation weeks to burn this year, I’ve been able to track down some good staycation ideas for Charlotte, North Carolina. The ...
Build a wooden toy boat
I remember once as a boy staying at a friend’s house when his dad helped my friend and me to build a small wooden toy boat. We built the toy ...
Go on a bike ride
I had a really enjoyable evening tonight. My wife and the kids and I went on a nice bikeride around our neighborhood. We started out not really with any destination ...