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德國度假屋－－如同在家享受愜意的假日生活
（華翼網 big5.chinesewings.com - 德國旅遊）

　　在德國，無論是一家人還是呼朋喚友度假出遊，住度假屋通常是人們的首選。由家庭經營的度假屋不僅價格便宜、緊鄰風景區，且居室面積大、各種生活設施齊全，讓你感覺如同回到家，可享受更愜意的假日生活。 (big5.chinesewings.com)

　　度假是德國人生活的重要主題之一，每年除各種節假日外，上班族還有約一個月帶薪假，可擇時外出度假。有孩子的家庭一般選擇寒暑假全家外出度假，度假屋是不二選擇。退休後的老人出遊也會選擇度假屋，在一個地方住下短則幾天，長則一年半載，周遊於各大度假勝地。

　　與一般旅館相比，度假屋最大的特點是生活設施齊全。度假屋一般是一整套上百平方米的房子，有多個臥室及客廳、廚房、衛生間等，除必備被褥、洗涮用品及洗衣機、烘幹機外，還有整套廚房設備可做飯。

　　在廚房裡，爐灶、烤箱、微波爐、洗碗機及鍋碗瓢盆一應俱全。從附近超市買菜買肉，就可開火做飯。客人可不受開飯時間限制，隨意安排起床時間。

　　這些度假屋大都位於德國主要景區和度假地，由當地家庭經營。德國為此制定了專門標準，當地政府也會提供相關職業培訓。各地經常舉行度假屋評選，選出經營最好的度假屋向遊客重點推薦。

　　出行前可通過電話或網上預訂度假屋。德國有大量全國或地區性度假屋網站，提供詳細信息，包括價格、位置、大小及房內設備等。度假屋價格一般相當於酒店費用的三分之一甚至更低。度假屋入住簡單，房東用5分鐘向客人介紹完各個房間，就將鑰匙交給客人。除非你有問題求助，否則房東絕不打擾，這就是你的家了。

　　當然，度假屋的主人為客人精心考慮，客人也應注意愛護度假環境。德國實行嚴格垃圾分類，廚房裡有黑色、綠色、黃色垃圾箱，在扔垃圾前如不清楚如何分類，最好認真讀一下牆上貼著的詳細說明。

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2009/06/13

staycation

分類: 親子旅記 — 標籤：北台灣 — Frances @ 11:00 下午

Staycation是個新造字眼, 由 stay 和 vacation 兩字複合而成, 意指自己或跟家人, 在家或是在一日可來回的距離內, 做的休閒活動, 因為省下花費大的住宿費用, 是因應經濟不好, 反而熱絡起來的新字。

我們沒遇上交通部說的, 「塞車也是一種幸福」, 因為, 在端午假期開始的前兩天, 就意外的被迫取消原定假期出遊行程。
臨時取消, 那就安排 staycation 吧, 台北近郊好玩的地方也不少﹍【海岸篇】
特意挑了退潮時刻前來, 最大的原因, 當然就是撿拾貝殼跟石頭。三芝淺水灣這帶, 假日有救生人員、有沖洗區、有停車場、派出所跟餐廳就在一邊, 安全及吃食上的顧慮不虞, 至於水質乾淨的程度﹍大量的海菜海帶總是隨著海浪拍打上岸, 大自然的東西可以接受, 不過既然前陣子環保單位稽查過各地海岸, 我也就相信海水應該在可以接受的程度。

退潮時刻, 許多貝殼跟石頭沖上沙灘; 說是貝殼, 不過多數是像蛤蜊的半邊殼而已, 但是仔細看, 經過海水不停的沖刷, 邊緣也都磨的十分平滑, 圖案也很別緻, 像我們一樣彎腰尋寶的人還真不少。很多遊客、或是帶著更小的小寶寶, 會選擇在鄰近的海岸咖啡、餐廳休息, 一方面不至於太過炎熱, 一方面餐廳後方走出去就是海邊, 很方便。

如果想知道潮汐狀況, 可以事先上氣象局網站→左頁有海象測報→潮汐預報, 游標點選想知道的海岸地名, 就可以了解當天漲退潮時間; 漲潮時顧及安全, 退潮時可以撿貝殼或觀察潮間帶生物。

像相片中徐小天身後海上的這些石塊, 漲潮時是完全沒入水面的, 戲水還是要特別注意安全的好。
夏日豔陽發威, 千萬記得做好防曬工作, 即使搽上防曬品, 也要適時補充。停車場沒有任何遮蔭處, 回到車上, 溫度高的嚇人! 怕晒的人, 千萬別到海邊!

→氣象局潮汐狀況
【山林篇】

新店文山農場, 過去是茶葉指導所, 只對機關團體事先預約開放, 兩年前徐小天跟著幼稚園老師同學, 曾經到這裡住宿一晚, 當做畢業旅行; 那日上網查詢, 發現已經也對個人開放了, 於是約好友人, 隔天一同前來。

農場就在台北往烏來新屋路上四公里處, 佔地很大, 不過我覺得管理不算完備, 還要收入園費, 像戲水區似乎沒有整理, 竟然看見不少垃圾; 走在有些植物茂密的步道上, 我也擔心, 在這樣溼熱的天氣, 會不會遇見不可預知的動物﹍豔陽下匆匆走完園內步道, 一時興起, 繼續往烏來前行。

我們這城市人, 不敵燠熱陽光, 加上我前一天在海邊皮膚早已晒傷, 還是找個舒適場所吹冷氣﹍

少了陰雨綿綿的詩意, 春秋烏來面對碧綠山頭跟青澈溪水, 讓人暑意全消。
台北北方有陽明山、南方可以到烏來山區, 都是離市區不遠, 卻很快的從市區喧鬧繁華, 轉為滿眼綠意的好地方。

感謝友人夫妻熱情相挺, 不只充當保姆, 還兼當司機, 讓我們母子渡過愉快假期半日

http://mytinytot.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/staycation/

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Staycations: Alternative to pricey, stressful travel

June 12, 2008|By Debra Alban CNN

Mitchell spent more than six years and $30,000 to make his backyard a personal oasis.

It might seem unusual that oil businessman David Mitchell would give up vacations for so-called staycations: taking time off from work to enjoy life at home.

But Mitchell, 42, has spent more than six years and $30,000 to develop his South Windsor, Connecticut, backyard into a custom-designed personal sanctuary, which includes a pool with a water slide, a lush flower garden and entertainment areas for dozens of visitors.

In contrast to destination vacations, Mitchell feels like he gets "the most bang for my buck" staying home.

He enjoys "the freedom of choice" to do whatever he pleases. During past travels, "I had to feel like I got my money's worth so it was go, go, go all the time to see all the sites," Mitchell said.

Sarah Outland's weeklong "staycation" gave her a chance to explore her new surroundings after moving to Chicago, Illinois.

A day after moving to the Windy City last year, Outland, 24, started a new job and never got a chance to explore her new surroundings. After nine months as a resident, she finally took a week off work to visit famous landmarks, museums and shopping centers that were right under her nose.

But it took some initiative to make herself a tourist where she lives.

"It's so easy in the morning when I wake up and I make my coffee and I start to watch [TV] ... I [would] think, 'Well, what's on after this?' ... I just had to force myself to get out. And once I got out, I didn't want to go back in."

Without the logistical worries of travel, both Mitchell and Outland say they returned to work refreshed and with a positive outlook. However, experts warn that convenient modern technology poses dangers that may ruin a good idea.

About 1.3 percent fewer Americans are expected to fly this summer than last summer, according to the Air Transport Association.

And for the first time since the economic shock after the September 11 attacks, Americans were projected to drive less over Memorial Day weekend, the traditional kickoff of the summer travel season.

AAA Vice President Mark Brown says the slowing economy and high fuel prices "have pushed some Americans to what we call the traveling tipping point. It's clear that a small number of us may choose to stay home ... and relax with friends and family rather than take a vacation."

Gas prices appear to "have nowhere to go but up, and consumers and airlines in the United States are being dragged along for a very uncomfortable ride," Brown said.

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Economics aside, "staying at home for a vacation can be enormously restorative and transformative and fits much, much better into a lot of people's schedules and logistics," said Kristie McLean, a life coach in Seattle, Washington.

If you do decide to skip travel for a staycation, it's easy to fall into sloth mode. So experts advise treating it similarly to a regular vacation, and that includes making plans.

"Decide up front what you want to have at the end of the vacation," said Diane Brennan, life coach and president of the International Coach Federation.

That means setting guidelines or boundaries for yourself; if you want to do nothing for a week, that's OK, but it should be a choice, Brennan says.

Staying productive can help you refresh and recharge yourself, says Dr. Ilene Serlin of the San Francisco Psychological Association. She warns that too much downtime can actually drain energy.

Being close to home probably means you'll have e-mail access and you're physically close to work. But just because you can check your e-mail or scroll through your BlackBerry doesn't mean you should.

The technology that allows people to be available all the time can cause "terrible stress ... and there's no respite from it," Serlin said.

When you take your work home with you, it will defeat the purpose of making your home a refreshing oasis, which is why many people feel the need to travel to recharge, Serlin says.

Still, it's hard to prescribe "unplugging," she says.

Over the course of a week, Outland couldn't resist checking her work e-mail daily, knowing that it was a potentially unhealthy habit.

"I think it's pretty ridiculous, because I have a personal e-mail account and a work e-mail account. So it's not as if, by checking my work, I was seeing if my mom had e-mailed me," she says.

Brennan recommends completely swearing off e-mail and letting co-workers know that you'll get back to them when you return from staycation, just as you would if you were removed from the technology.

"Where the obstacle comes in ... is we think, because we're at home ... we have this sense of obligation to work or maybe even think that the boss thinks we ought to give a call or do something," she says. "The reality is that may not at all be what the boss is thinking."

The staycation alternative also can be a welcome relief from travel stress.

Airports can be dehumanizing, Serlin says.

"It's very disorienting to be in those tunnels, indoors, breathing packaged air, seeing nothing identifying, there's no neighborhood there," she said. "The landmarks that usually cue us in about who we are [are absent]."

For others, the strangeness of different cultures or languages, figuring out foreign currencies or worrying about lost luggage can take a toll, McLean says.

Nevertheless, she says, there is still a very strong case for achieving balance through travel. Nothing replaces the renewal, she said, "that comes from going physically away from our daily life."

http://articles.cnn.com/2008-06-12/living/balance.staycation_1_staycation-vacation-stressful-travel/2?_s=PM:LIVING