nPosted on March 30, 2020
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nI have already written about Virtual Vacation Day…
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nBut this year, while the planet is largely shut down because of COVID-19, I think this holiday is way more important than ever.
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nYou might already know about “staycations” – which used to mean staying home on one’s vacation, and taking day trips to enjoy local museums, amusement parks, and other attractions. If you’re living in a lockdown region of the world, you CAN’T go on day outings. So…the new sort of staycation could be staying at home and:
- doing all sorts of relaxing and fun at-home activities, from jigsaw puzzles to painting watercolors, from streaming Netflix to reading novels.
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- getting chores done that you don’t usually have time for, like cleaning out the closets, one at a time. Fun! (a bit of sarcasm here…)
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- starting a garden or doing a DIY project in the yard. No sarcasm here – this really can be fun and rewarding.
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n But a staycation COULD involve virtual vacationing. If you don’t have and can’t afford the latest in VR technology, try watching travel channel shows, going on Microsoft Educator Community field trips, using Google Expeditions and Google Tour Builder, or researching the Internet for special places you’d love to go some day – and really digging into their history, geography, geology, biology, etc.!
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nHere are a few places to check out:
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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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nRainbow Mountains in China
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nRoman Forum in Italy
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nYellowstone National Park in the U.S.
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nPamukkale Hot Springs Terraces in Turkey
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nKirkjufell in Iceland
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nRainbow eucalyptus forest in Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
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nPink lakes in Australia
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nHanging Lake in Faroe Island
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nBanff National Park in Canada
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nAlso on this date:
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nSeward’s Day
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nIKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad’s birthday
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nShouter Baptist Liberation Day in Trinidad and Tobago
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nAnniversary of the invention of the pencil-eraser
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nArtist Francisco Goya’s birthday
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nArtist Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday
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nAnniversary of the purchase of Alaska
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nNational Doctors Day
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nHistorical anniversaries in Greece…
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nInternational Folding Laundry Day
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nVirtual Vacation Day
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:
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nMarch holidays
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nMarch birthdays
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nHistorical anniversaries in March
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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