Paris. Rome. Amsterdam. London.
Cities around the world that inspire one’s inner-sexiness and empower a single woman. From Buckingham Palace to Anne Frank’s House to Versace‘s hidden hideaway, traveling the world is not only insightful and educational, but also an important prescription for one’s own psyche. Learning a new language, immersing yourself in another culture or taste-tasting a new cuisine you might not even be able to pronounce is exhilarating and can help even the most closed-minded see the world through different colored glasses.
Even travelers need a break from it all. Airplane seats only recline so far, hotel beds are only so comfortable, and you can only watch foreign soap operas in three different languages for so long before they all start to sound the same. Enter: the new version of a vacation – the ‘Staycation’.
Most travel professionals will define the ‘staycation’ as a vacation at home, exploring your own city and finding new and innovative things to do around your home town. I define the ‘staycation’ as a Saturday in bed.
There are simple luxuries we often take for granted: cable television, soft organic-cotton sheets, fluffy comforters and old photos. A few old Woody Allen movies or a John Hughes marathon can help rejuvenate your soul and recharge your batteries.
A simple prescription:
- On-Demand free movies, or your dusty DVD collection
- A bottle (or two) of wine
- Photo albums in need of organization
- Snacks that don’t crumble (ideas: chocolate, ice cream, grapes)
- A good book, if you need a break from the talking heads
- The stack full of magazines that are piled up on your coffee table
- A journal to capture the mood
You might find a new sweet spot with your bed fellow, or you might just spend hours reciting your favorite line from “Manhattan Murder Mystery,” but either way, it’ll be one of the best Saturday’s in bed you’ve ever spent.
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