2021 is not being an easy year. The restrictions and economic uncertainty derived from the pandemic are forcing many of us to change our daily lives also in summer. That is why I do not think that we are wrong in thinking that there will be many who will pass our vacation at home, without leaving our city, are we wrong?
Spending the holidays at home is not, as a general rule, anyone's ideal vacation plan. Face it in a positive way and make it workHowever, it is in our hands. And to do so there is nothing like being tourists in our own city and enjoying the small pleasures that it can offer us.
You may be wondering how to put it into practice, how to make a vacation in the city not become just another routine and how to achieve disconnect as we do when we are away from home. En Bezzia We share with you four suggestions and we also invite you to read the plans for summer evenings and nights that we proposed a few weeks ago.
Tourist in your own city
Most of us we do not know our city in depth Even though this is a small town It is something that usually happens with what is close to us: we do not give it the same value as those who come to spend a few days with us.
Being tourists in our own city can be a very good way to discover it. We can use the same routes that take tourists to visit the most emblematic and important places of the city, but also get lost in unknown areas for us and that a guide would not recommend. Wandering around with your eyes wide open to rediscover certain places and let yourself be surprised by other strangers.
Look at a map of the city, mark those areas that you have never visited or those that you would like to see again and draw up a plan. Also read other types of city guides, those that talk about trendy places, new restaurants or new leisure opportunities and don't miss them!
Digital disconnect
If there is something that a vacation away from home helps us, it is disconnect from our daily routine. A disconnection that is more difficult for us to put into practice at home but that we can work on starting with digital disconnection. If during the holidays away from home you pay less attention to your mobile and survive without a computer, why not do it while at home?
We are not proposing a total digital blackout, but yes limit mobile use and time on networks. You can use different strategies for this, such as putting your mobile on silence and keeping it in a drawer for several hours a day, silencing notifications and only receiving calls considered urgent while making plans around the city….
Parkland
Do you usually enjoy the green areas of the city in your day to day? Time to do it! The parks of our cities They offer us an ideal setting to relax alone or in company, taking advantage of the good temperatures and the shade provided by the trees.
Do not settle for walking through them. Prepare some lunch boxes with food and spend a pleasant day alone, with friends, or family walking in the park, practicing a sport or simply relaxing or talking with the company of your choice.
Gatherings of friends
Surely you are not the only one who spends the holidays at home. Take advantage of it, there is no better plan than to take advantage of the holidays to create shared memories. How? Planning an evening of movies or games at home and culminating it with a good dinner. Of course, respecting the recommendations of your Autonomous Community regarding the number of people and the measures to be taken while the pandemic lasts.
You can organize yourselves in such a way that every day one, on a rotating basis, chooses the movie and takes care of dinner. Those who like to cook will be able to do it and the rest order food at home taking advantage of this to discover new restaurants and cuisines. If you have a terrace or balcony, this can also be an opportunity to take advantage of it.
The great thing about these simple plans is that they don't exclude anyone. Anyone can enjoy them and make home vacations work as well.