12 Ways to Make a Staycation Feel Like a Real Getaway

 By 
Brian Koerber
 on 
12 Ways to Make a Staycation Feel Like a Real Getaway
Credit: Angus MacAskill

Traveling can be so overrated.

When you've finally earned some time off, it's important to set some boundaries. Otherwise, you'll end up curled on the couch for the week with your cat and a bag of Doritos.

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Just because you're not leaving home, doesn't mean that your vacation can't be as relaxing as an exotic getaway. But in order to make a staycation feel like vacation, you need to break up the monotony and routine that comes with normal, everyday life.

So if you forgot to book your trip, you don't feel like traveling or you're just too broke to go away, follow these simple tips in order to make your staycation feel like a relaxing getaway.

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