#TTOT Shout Outs! Topic: Staycations
Should I stay or should I go? One of life’s eternal questions. When it comes to travel, one might often find arguments in favour of the latter (oddly enough), though there is always a certain satisfaction that comes from discovering the secret spots and home-grown hideaways one could only ever know from exploring their local turf. As we unearthed in #TTOT this week, the grass may not always be greener on the other side (but there is probably a lesser chance of bumping into your annoying neighbour)…
The questions this week were:
Q1. State your case for or against a staycation.
Q2. I see staycation as nearcation, what inexpensive or free things are there to see & do near you?
Q3. What are the Top 5 do’s and don’ts to make a staycation feel like a vacation?
Q4. What other ‘-cations’ words would you like to never hear again?
Q5. What was your best staycation and what made it so great?
The ‘Riding Through The Dessert On A Course With No Name’ Shout Out for anarchic anonymity.
@Kim_houghton: Break all the rules…Eat what you like, stay out late, change your name for a night and act as outrageously as you dare!
The ‘Loch Up Your Daughter’s’ Shout Out for nippy Highland holidays.
@LadysGarden: DON’T pack a bikini if your staycation’s in Scotland.
The ‘Word To Your Lover’ Shout Out because we never Thor that one coming.
@mstarr1188: I’m going to add the word to my vocab to confuse my Norwegian boyfriend later.
The ‘Haven’t Herd That One Before’ Shout Out for Swede-talking us.
@Toffeebugs: Lovely! Same case with colleagues in Sweden. They go to their country houses and feed the sheeps.
The ‘Willy Or Won’t He?’ Shout Out for misjudged attempts at discussing ‘manscaping’.
@JennySerwylo: I’m all for keeping things tidy! Let’s just change the phrase to “keeping up the man bits”.
The ‘Conspiracy Weary’ Shout Out for shady schemes.
@LAbackpackrChik: [Staycation] An evil term thought up by people who want us to have even less vacation time.
The ‘Mommy Nearest’ Shout Out for avoiding the parent traps.
@SonjaSwissLife: Yes. Especially your Mom, but mine lives 10,000 miles away so it’s not too bad.
The ‘Creature From The Crap Lagoon’ Shout Out for finding monsters under the bed.
@MalloryOnTravel: Polyesterfication sounds pretty scary, like something from a sci-fi movie where everybody becomes modern day linen.
The ‘Travelling At The Speedo Sound’ Shout Out for worrying beachwear.
@freakytravel: Big difference between a mankini and a man in a bikini.
The ‘Explicit Contempt’ Shout Out for dodging disclosure.
@GoSeeWrite: Hmmmm, I think #TTOT is rated PG-13, so…. no comment.
The ‘Brow Down To The King’ Shout Out for hairy situations.
@The_Eyebrows: Unification – Eyebrows should never meet.
All that comedy gold AND a handy little guide to perfecting the Art of Staycationing! Don’t say we never spoil you.
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Once upon a time in New Zealand, a very large, very loud, hissing cockroach landed on Hannah’s head. In Florida, she mistook a jellyfish for a plastic bag and was promptly stung. In Newquay, a penguin with murderous intent tried to eat her shoe. Despite all this, Hannah can’t be kept away from touching things that she probably shouldn’t in foreign countries. This is probably a misguided attempt at experiential learning. She has lived in Cornwall most of her life and is still trying to adjust to the time difference in London, despite having moved there many months ago. When she grows up she wants to be a Mexican Luchador.Subscribe
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