Last November I got a sudden urge to travel. I didn’t just want to go on vacation, I wanted to travel everywhere and right now. In February, I wrote about how I was dealing with the travel bug and one of the things I wrote about was weekend mini-vacations. Since then I have tried to plan at least one weekend adventure per month.
For Labor Day weekend, I took a mini-vacation and met my sister and brother-in-law in San Diego, more specifically Encinitas, CA. It took us about 15 minutes to decide to do it and 30 minutes later I had plane tickets and a hotel room booked. That’s all it takes. A will to go and of course the financial means to travel (I’m not advocating credit card travel). But I know so many people who have the means, but don’t have the motivation, so I wanted to highlight how easy it is.
We stayed two blocks from Moonlight Beach, a beautiful beach with warm water and a great atmostphere. On Saturday and Sunday, we woke up each morning (without an alarm), went for breakfast and then made our way to the beach, where we enjoyed lazy afternoons in the sun. On Monday, we drove out to San Marcos where our aunt and uncle plus two cousins live. We spent the day with them hanging out by the pool and enjoying some delicious bbq. It was great company, great scenary and best of all a great mini-vacation to break up the routine of every day life.
If you feel like you need a vacation but just can’t get away, try to plan a weekend mini-vacation. I find that just getting out of my routine helps me to reset and recharge.