<![CDATA[Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288]]>Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession & the conversation in the replies:
https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288

What, to you, qualifies as a "staycation"?

(boosts welcome)

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But of course, that sort of thing is not required for a vacation, either. You could go to a cottage/cabin/vacation home by the seaside & just laze around all day & people wouldn't question that it's still a vacation.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AmeliasBrain/statuses/116546438525109051https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AmeliasBrain/statuses/116546438525109051Sat, 09 May 2026 20:12:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288 on Sat, 09 May 2026 19:20:54 GMT]]>@AmeliasBrain @eclectech I will die on the hill that is option 1. Come at me!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/tmcfarlane/statuses/116546237554388601https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/tmcfarlane/statuses/116546237554388601Sat, 09 May 2026 19:20:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288 on Sat, 09 May 2026 19:13:43 GMT]]>@UrbanEdm @AmeliasBrain @eclectech yeah, agree with this. You're booking time off work, but not going anywhere, doing normal leisure stuff.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/clarissawam/statuses/116546209256759444https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/clarissawam/statuses/116546209256759444Sat, 09 May 2026 19:13:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288 on Sat, 09 May 2026 17:14:46 GMT]]>@AmeliasBrain @eclectech I wouldn't even qualify it as "doing holiday stuff." If I take time off work but stay at my house, it's a staycation. If that means video games, building stuff in the garage, that kind of thing...it's still a staycation.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yeg.bike/users/UrbanEdm/statuses/116545741560367406https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yeg.bike/users/UrbanEdm/statuses/116545741560367406Sat, 09 May 2026 17:14:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288 on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:59:20 GMT]]>@AmeliasBrain
I voted for the first three choices.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/PhoenixSerenity/statuses/116545680861555646https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/PhoenixSerenity/statuses/116545680861555646Sat, 09 May 2026 16:59:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288 on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:54:18 GMT]]>@megmac Hmm, yes. Getting a hotel in your own city was I'm sure included in the original meaning of "staycation" as I understood it, but it is certainly a different feeling than just staying at home on a week off. But I'm not sure which experience deserves the word & which should get a different moniker.

But yes, to me the key point is that you aren't travelling more than a normal commuting distance. You're still within your normal "home" city/region, just experiencing it in a way you usually don't have time to do.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AmeliasBrain/statuses/116545661086057377https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AmeliasBrain/statuses/116545661086057377Sat, 09 May 2026 16:54:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Inspired by @eclectech's rant about UK media's new "staycation" obsession &amp; the conversation in the replies:https://things.uk/@eclectech/116544379596101288 on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:37:54 GMT]]>@AmeliasBrain @eclectech I voted for the first two, but if I knew a better word for the second option I'd probably use it.

To me there's a material line at whether "I can quickly pop back home to get something I forgot" that matters more than the specific bed I'm sleeping in though.

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