11 Ideas for Affordable Long Weekend Gateways
by Retreat Kula Retreat KulaLife is not about spending the long exciting weekends with a
can of beer and badmouthing your boss for nothing. It is sadistic that our
lives are reduced to being anxious and stagnant during the week but
overwhelmingly happy on a Friday. It does sound like an emotional stress and
one of the many bad consequences of the new-age. With that said, it is
important to step up your game and get creative about your weekend plans and
holiday ideas. Long weekend is a time to open up your eyes to new
possibilities, de-stress, and disconnect from the humdrum.
How about some terrific vacation ideas for long weekend
gateways?
1.
Road Trips
No, road trips are not about sitting in a car, driving, and
stopping over at mid-way restaurants for food. Driving on new paths with
someone special by your side is no less than discovering the new routes or
by-passes to your life’s purpose. It does include eateries on the way, some fun
and chit-chats, but it also extends to collaborations and renewing the sagging
relationships. You may start anytime on a Friday and cover up the exciting
distances to your goal destination via a road trip. Prying the same route to
office is not a new thing for you but exploring an unknown terrain is
definitely the plan.
2.
Mini Breaks
A perfect idea for long weekend gateways, Mini Breaks
shall take the burden of planning a long vacation off your head. Planning a
vacation for 15 days or more can be a daunting task and expensive as well. Mini
Breaks are about holidaying at a nearby hill station, going for a brief
vacation to an affordable foreign locale with your partner or family, or just
attending a food festival somewhere in your country. These breaks allow you to
move away from your boring mundane jobs for a while and connect with your loved
ones and a new culture on a different level.
3.
Food Festivals
Food festival is a celebration of cuisines and the flavors
devoured by cultures for ages. You can choose to for a Food Festival at a new
place or a country and douse in some colors of life. These festivals not only
present their own spices on table but also puts forth many other cuisines. So,
it does not matter if you are a foodie or not, these festivals are creative,
and satisfying to your soul in all possible ways. How to find the exact dates
to these festivals? Well, countries like Dubai and India often host food
festivals every year and for other places, search online or ask travel
companies for upcoming events.
4.
Yoga Retreats
Now, just because it has the word, “Yoga” in it does not
mean, it is just about it only. Yoga retreat is an alternative to your regular
Yoga practice or workout regime and rather a good one. These retreats are
usually conducted at a far-flung place so that the traveler has new experiences
during the break. You shall get a chance to meet new people, visit a new place
and the culture, try new things like surfing or hiking and even indulge in some
spiritual gatherings. Countries like Thailand, India, Mexico and Costa Rica are
known for offering affordable Yoga retreats and traveling experiences.
5.
Beach Holidays
Some people love beaches and some fantasize about it.
Whatever your case may be, beaches are luring and attractive. A beach holiday
is a great idea for making this long weekend gateway, the memorable one. You
can choose to go for a beach vacation in your own country or save throughout
the year and visit a new country for the ultimate experience. Although there
are many destinations for such vacations, you can choose one as per your
financial situation and choices. It is surprising that every location has
something different for you.
6.
Spiritual Breaks
If you go for a Yoga retreat, it is enough for your soul but
spiritual retreats are something else. These retreats involve chanting prayers
in a temple, going to an old church for carols or may be Sunday mass, attending
religious gatherings or motivation speeches by Saints or Gurus or just
sitting at a beach and listening to some Yogi master talk about life. A
spiritual retreat offers you a chance to visit your inner world, meet your
shadow sides, and acknowledge the wrong emotional patterns. These vacations
revive the forgotten ethics and helps de-tangling the life with ease.
7.
Cruise Holidays
This is not everyone’s cup of tea as it is expensive and
plush in nature. However, Cruise vacations can be the best deal. A good idea
for a long weekend gateway to a country or island, Cruises take you on a
new journey of life. You explore a new path through oceans, witness the
sea-life (if you are that lucky), meet new people, and enjoy some great
authentic sea food. You can easily get access to a fantastic Cruise holiday
package through a Travel Company or holiday management firm and opt for
something that is affordable and in its best season.
8.
Camping
You can choose to go for camping vacation with your family
or friends to some place or an unknown area of your state. Although people camp
nowadays in resorts in a man-made environment, the true essence of Camping is
something different. Choose a place that is known for its wild jungles, and
lush greenery and once you select, go for it. You can do hammock camping in a
nearby wild jungle, plan a bonfire in a mountain region and later camp in
forests, or a combination of everything. Camping is also a way to connect with
Mother Nature.
9.
Desert Safari
Popular amongst foreign tourists, you too can join the
troop. Desert Safari is very specific when it comes to its base concept, it is
visiting a place known for sprawling desert area and some camels for fun.
Places like Rajasthan in India, Gobi Desert, Arizona, and parts of the MENA
region like Morocco can be traversed for this experience. You can go for a
choicest one and ride a camel in a desert. These vacations also offer you a
chance to connect with the locals in villages, eat local cuisine, and enjoy some
dance and fun at night time near a bonfire. A complete cultural experience.
10. Couple
Vacations
Is your anniversary date falling in the upcoming long
weekend? Does your husband face stress these days at work? Are you feeling the
love fading away? Love can always be revived and passion can be re-ignited
through efforts and ofcourse a vacation. Couple vacations can include anything-
beach holiday, retreats, festivals, family vacation, or simply going to your
honeymoon destination once again. Choose a hill station nearby, popular retreat
destination and embark on a new loving journey of life.
11. Historical
Sites
We are disconnecting from our culture and world history.
This is sad and unfortunately true. But not anymore, as there are vacation
packages for you that incline towards bringing you close to history and
heritage sites. You can take your family to a place that is known for its
culture and historical significance and make this weekend vacation an
enlightening one. This can be anywhere near your native place or probably
somewhere else in a new state or a country. Countries like India, Italy, Greece
and Africa have ruins, archaic architectures and precious churches for you to
witness.
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