I've probably said this before, "I hate staycations!". Maybe hate ain’t the right word. I just despise the idea of spending money when I’m just in one place and there’s nothing else to do but eat, swim, perhaps read a book, and relax. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against staycation. It's just not my kind of fun. My kind of adventure has always been found on the road while riding the longest possible bus ride in the country. I can travel back in time when I traversed I locos Sur to Sagada via Cervantes; those were my happiest moments. But in 2020, COVID hit not just the Philippines but the world. We were all forced to temporarily shut down our doors, afraid of what was outside. Provinces in the Philippines had their own restrictions. I remember there was a time when Davao was very strict in their travel requirements for tourists even locals coming in from other places outside of Davao.
That’s when staycations in hotels and room/house rentals via Airbnb became a thing. Well, at least for me. 😅 On this particular staycation, I was invited by my boyfriend to join him and his friends. They were supposed to fly to Singapore by the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2020. I couldn't really remember the details! But yeah, COVID happened and the trip was cancelled. They used the travel fund to book two rooms for a weekend staycation in one of the hotels in Cebu City. It wasn't my first time in that hotel but it was my first time staying there overnight. I love their pools! There’s a very huge one and small ones for kids as well.
There were things I wouldn’t want to remember about this staycation but other than that, it was great actually. It was my first time meeting my boyfriend’s closest friends. We had fun taking a lot of photos, eating, swimming and resting in our ice-cold rooms! And the best thing about this trip is that since I'm just a joiner, I got it all for free! 😂Thank you guys! 😁
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How fortunate we are when we can afford to have holidays of any kind, hey?
I got everything for free @consciouscat! Thanks to my boyfriend and his friends. They're too kind to adopt me for the weekend staycation! 😁
That's wonderful @patsitivity. How lucky you are 😁
looks like fun :)
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It was @tobetada! Didn't think I'd enjoy a staycation. I'm just grateful I got to experience things for free! Hehe
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Yep… staycations, they are so different. We have been exploring Spain a bit. And haven’t traveled far yet. Hope soon we go for a “normal” holiday again 😎😁
It still looked like loads of fun 😁👋🏻☀️
It was still a fun-filled weekend despite just staying inside the hotel @littlebee4! And oh, I could use long backpacking/travel right now. We'll in the next coming weeks or months. 😁
Good to hear, it looked just like that. Loads of fun 🤩
Me too… when do we go hahaha 🤣
One day, one day… we go freely again.
Have an amazing day! 👋🏻☀️💃🏻
So ano ang mga nangyari hahaha naki maritess pa.
Wow free staycation naol, been hoping that we will be able to at the very least have one in the next few days. Active trekking and activities are not our thing as brittle na ang bones ng lolo mo.
Stay safe kayo dyan lovebirds!
Let's not talk about it na, @tpkidkai! We learned from it na, yun ang importante hahaha Oh may hint kana ha! 😂
Ang important naman ay masaya mapa-staycation man or backpacking pa yan. I hope makagala kana kasama family mo. But while waiting, quality time at home is perfect din naman! 😊
i love staycations and adventures at the same time. It often depends who I'm with. heheheheh
Good for you @asasiklause! I think tungod ra gyud sa pandemic nga naka appreciate kos staycation bitaw. 😁
Katong pandemic kay always staycation jd ta ato. Ahahahaha
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is checking in at busay area area considered staycation? ehehe
Busay sad ninga hotel hehe Yes, especially overlooking sa mountains! Ka nindot hehe Are you in Cebu @junebride?
ay sa busay d ay ni sya..heheh
wala naabot na mi bohol last week of may Pat