Daycation: Because a Break is as Good as a Holiday
If you’re overworked and feel like running away, but you can’t make time for a holiday, I want to introduce you to the Daycation – the best way to recharge your batteries when you just don’t have time to go away.
Is it me, or is it becoming harder to get away to enjoy a good break? Despite “time saving” technology, most of us have less time to do what we have to – never mind actually taking a break. Those of us who are self-employed tend to work at least six days a week and if we’re lucky, we can take off one day to catch up on everything else that was neglected during the course of the week. That’s if we don’t simply crash and burn in front of the TV…
Next time, instead of wasting precious time watching mindless reruns, take a daycation. Studies have shown that passive leisure activities such as reading or television don’t really affect one’s ability to cope with stress at all, whereas active leisure activities boosted creative thinking.
Do your business, your family and yourself a favor and take a daycation.
3 Tips for Planning the Best Daycation
If you’re new to daycations, you may need some orientation to get into the right mindset.
1. Choose a destination nearby
By deciding on a nearby spot to explore on your daycation, you not only save on driving time, but you get more value out of your day. When city life stifles your creative spirit, venture off to the beach, bush or mountains.
2. Put on your tourist hat
After living in your city for years, you may not appreciate the special things that attract tourists. You may even think there’s nothing different to do.
I want to encourage you to think like a tourist and do the things a tourist would do. Visit your local Tourism Office, or check out these fun activities in:
3. Enjoy the great outdoors
South Africa offers an abundance of outdoors activities that can often be reached within less than 2 hours’ drive. Breathe some fresh air, enjoy some vitamin C in the natural sunlight and take in some of the spectacular natural beauty our country has to offer.
At the end of your daycation, you will return to work feeling rested, relaxed and more creative than ever.
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Restore your mind, body and soul with a weekend getaway. Of course, we all love long vacations, it’s not always practical from a time and financial perspective. Here in South Africa, we are lucky to have some of the most amazing options available to us. A short drive or even a quick flight can take us from the city to the bush, the ocean or even the desert.
While being on your own can be a great way to relax, bringing company on your weekend getaway can be a great way to connect with friends and loved ones. Shared experiences tend to help people forge bonds and make memories that can last a lifetime.
If you’ve seen the movie The Bucket List, you know that the objective of a bucket list, is to pursue all the things you’d like to do before you die. In the movie, the two characters had a list of 3 rules for their bucket lists:
to offer and hook the big one.
Raising teenagers is not for sissies… especially if you’re the kind of parent who still holds on to dear old fashioned family values. Have kids while you’re young, they said. You’ll grow up with them and they won’t be able to get up to no-good without you knowing. Well, let me tell you something: ignorance might in fact be bliss. 
East, west – South Africa remains the best. I’ve traveled around the world and I have seen amazing sights, but when that steel bird touches down, I know I’m home. This is where I belong, because Africa’s heartbeat is in my soul. It’s in the blue oceans, golden beaches, majestic mountains and lush valleys. It’s in the dusty savannas and the bushveld that South Africa’s magnificent wildlife calls home. Whether you’re South African or just visiting our magical country for the first time, you should absolutely put a safari experience on your bucket list.
Ask any South African who has traveled extensively, and without fail, they will agree that we live in the most beautifully diverse country with the best climate on planet earth. We have friendly people, amazing food and the most gorgeous natural scenery. We have oceans, mountains and bush. What more could you ever need?
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Once again, this year is flying by. It’s almost time for the Easter holidays, even though many of us are still getting past December. Methinks it’s time for a good pre-holiday treat to help relax those knots in our backs and shoulders and to rejuvenate the fine lines and wrinkles that have crept onto our faces in the last few months.
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Bring along a few friends as you experience whiskey tasting at its best and enjoy a sensory journey through the ancient flavours of Scotland, Ireland and the USA preserved in our carefully selected variety of whiskies. You will be guided through a tasting of/pairing with the best Scotch, Irish and Bourbon whiskies by a master whiskey connoisseur.
South Africa’s waters teem with all kinds of fish species, which makes the the perfect place to catch the big one. The metaphorical saying holds true around here, there truly is plenty fish in the sea.
With Mother’s Day around the corner, we’re all scurrying around trying to find the perfect gift to make the #1 in our lives feel special. We usually start by thinking “Who is a mom?”, because a mom doesn’t necessarily have to be our biological mom. In today’s world of blended families, anyone who takes on the role or mother is deserving of some recognition.
A ten-day trek across Mount Everest, followed by a half marathon and another trek down the mountain with a nasty lung infection, but South Africa’s own 
but she tries to balance it with perspective. When she announced her plans to complete the Everest Marathon, she encountered similar alarmist rumours, perpetuated by the negative experiences of trekkers who weren’t properly equipped, who trekked alone, and who refused to turn back when they should have – mostly beyond Base Camp. “If you have a realistic dream, it is well within your reach. You lessen your risks by ignoring urban rumours and bad press and by always using reputable operators. Make sure you have the correct gear, listen to the leader, and then relax into the experience.” advises Odette.
perfection in every way. Lukla is 2800 m above sea level, with a 150 runway and vertical drop, which makes it one of the most dangerous in the world. 
Everest’s gruelling terrain included suspension bridges above the tree lines, which revealed powerful lunar-like landscapes. Runners had to zigzag up and down the mountain in order to acclimatise before they reached base camp. One of the ‘rest’ days included an upward ascent of 1217 feet to 3880m and then back down again. At times, the team were trekking at an average of two kilometres per hour through forests of rhododendrons; exquisite panoramic landscapes, gushing rivers, and over suspension bridges, surrounded by snow capped gargantuan mountains as far as the eye can see. However, they remained in good spirits and shared the camaraderie of an experience of a lifetime.
