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Staycation

Date: Sep 08 2009

Themes: Family, Holidays, Travel

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs

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Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations has its own appeal, sure. But why not stay at home and enjoy a staycation from the comfort of your very own living room?

Not everyone can afford to go jet-setting off to some exotic locale for vacation. And some might not want to. It could be fun to relax at home and spend quality time with friends and family instead of taking an expensive trip. Or you could pretend to be a tourist in your hometown. There are probably lots of sights right in your own backyard that you never visit, even though they’re so close.

Listen to Mason discuss his staycation plans with Dale.

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Mason

Dale

Mason: So Dale, I’m not sure if you read my blog, but I was gonna try to go to Mexico for New Year’s, and that all really fell through. So I’m looking at a bit of a staycation I think.

Dale: Staycation. You know, from what everybody’s been telling me it’s like the new thing. Although vacation is great. Are you planning to do something locally and utilize the actual word of staycation by seeing the sights like a normal tourist would do at their hometown?

Mason: I feel like staycation is within a two hour radius of your home base, if you’re driving someplace.

Dale: Do you think it’s more like, “We’re just in town, might as well try something we haven’t tried” type of thing?

Mason: I think that’s definitely part of it. You know how you have friends come to town and you’re showing them all the sights, and you kind of realize there’s a lot of the big things in wherever you live that you probably don’t do that often. So there are those opportunities.

Dale: Are you gonna take advantage of those opportunities?

Mason: I might hit up the zoo. If possible. I could zoo it up.

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Mason had been hoping to go to Mexico for New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, that plan didn’t work out. So now he’s thinking he will just stay at home and have a staycation instead. Dale thinks this is a popular trend right now.

There are many different ways to have a staycation. Mason says he thinks he might make a short trip no more than two hours away from his home by car. A staycation might also include acting like a tourist in your own city. Mason is thinking about visiting the zoo during his staycation.

Have you ever had a staycation? If you were a tourist in your own town, where would you go?

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leirui

China

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leirui

China

well ,everyone all have own's on time ,also in the word no have not traval。but is with family go to vacation than will most happy .

Eric1101

China

I always spend whole weekend on the basketball court. Playing basketball is my hobby. But,after reading this passage, I'm going to traval across my beautiful city.

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

I`m just in vacation now and one part of it i`m going to spend on staycation there are one place i`ld like to see it`s a house-museum of famous doctor that is in my city

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

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I`m just in vacation now and one part of it i`m going to spend on staycation

there are one place i`ld like to see it`s a house-museum of famous doctor that is in my city

Yumum

China

lol, i m planing to travel in beijing in the end of oct. And usually i spend my vacation as a staycation. Yep, i m an otaku. So i decide to have a different vacation. Also show up my new camera. kkkk

wyc100622

China

i have two free days on my weekend . From the bottom of my heart , i don't like stayation . i like the beautiful sight outside and crow street .but Now i have to be like this .

wyc100622

China

i have two free days on my weekend . From the bottom of my heart , i don't like stayation . i like the beautiful sight outside and crowd street .but Now i have to be .i don't have any choice i just break up with my boyfriend . and my mood is in very low period . the time what we spend together was the most exciting time in my memory .i am thinking about how to adjust my mood and make my time quality , who can give me some advise to release ?

wyc100622

China

i have two free days on my weekend . From the bottom of my heart , i don't like stayation . i like the beautiful sight outside and crow street .but Now i have to

FromVietNam

Viet Nam

Staycation? ahaha, I think I had many staycations on vacations. My city near beaches, although it's so far from my home base, about 30km, but I always enjoy to go to there anytime possiblely. I like beach because I like to swim, sea-wind and sunlight ^{^. So, might as well have trips right in your own backyard. As a jet-set with my neighboured friends. It's awsome ^} Try it.

mukashi

Myanmar

Oh, This is first time for me to hear the word of stayvacation. I really really like that word. Actually I like stayvacation. I like to spend my free time in my room or my house but I prefer alone. I will be listen classical music, if I boring to listen music I will be watch movie and then will be read or sleep something, Oh how nice, I really wanna stayvacation …... however long time I have no stayvacation. I mean right now I am always busy with my study though I am not study there is something in my head and make me stress lol…..

julywidiawati

Indonesia

I always be a tourist in my own town since I have kids…And try to have more quality time with them. We have visited zoo..and tell them that "mom often visited this place for drawing class when mom at college" and then we have visited other cool and famous place in my own town.

julywidiawati

Indonesia

cool lesson, as coming long holiday next week here in Indonesia..

noguti

Brazil

well… I hardly ever travel on holidays… so, I almost always have a staycation :P

hmm… the city where I live isn't so huge.. there aren't many places to visit =/... but it has got a zoo, at least heheheeh.. well.. I guess I'd visit the zoo then.. :)

anyway… being a tourist in your own city is always a good idea :)... cuz for sure there are lots of places and things we still do not know.