Travel From Home – Your Easy Guide to Planning a Fun Day
The travel bug is strong over here, and when my trip to Ireland was cancelled, I had to find a way to brighten my spirits. Maybe you are saving money for that next big trip, just had a baby and travel is not an option, or just don’t have the means to travel. I’m here to give you some fun ideas on how to “travel from home,” and feel like you were whisked away to another location without ever leaving.Â
Below are my five easy steps to plan your own travel from home day of fun.Â
1. Pick a location
Obviously the physical location would be your home or a friend/family member’s home. What I mean by location is where would you love to travel to, but can’t? In my case, Ireland was fresh on my heart and mind.Â
Other ideas on how to select a destination:Â
- Pick your favorite travel location you’ve already been to, so you can reminisce about your past adventures!
- Find out the location someone in your family, or a friend, is dreaming of and organize around their destination.
- Spin the globe close your eyes and choose a random location!Â
Location ideas if you aren’t quite sure (just a few locations that would be easy to plan for):Â
- Italy, France, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Jamaica, BrazilÂ
There are endless locations you could come up with ideas for, but these are just a quick few.Â
2. Set the scene
I love to make a party festive! I usually go way overboard on food and somehow think there won’t be enough. Every. Single. Time. 🙂Â
To decorate or create your theme think of colors or items that are commonly associated with your destination. I took inspiration from the Irish flag and used orange, white, and green everywhere.Â
The only items I purchased to decorate with were flag banners, orange cloth napkins, a green and white table runner, and some inexpensive orange flowers at the grocery store. Pretty simple right?
3. Find and make authentic recipes
Food – the most important part of the travel from home experience! I love using Pinterest to get ideas for recipes. Click here to check out my Travel Recipes Board with tons of ideas just for you.Â
On the menu during our travel day:Â
- Dublin Coddle – made with bratwurst, bacon, potatoes, onions, chicken stock and beer (had to be beer in it!)Â
- Irish Soda Bread – made from scratch by my Husband
- Shortbread Cookies – my mom gets the credit here!Â
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4. Pair with a beverage (alcohol optional)
Irish whiskey and beer were on my list of must-try items in Ireland. We created a full tasting of both with the following beverages:Â
- 2 Irish Whiskeys – Tullamore Dew and Bushmill’s.
- 3 Irish Beers – including a lager, red, and stout.
All were easily found at our local liquor store in Texas! We spaced out our tastings throughout the day and alternated a small taste of whiskey with a pint of beer. Made it feel like we were pub hopping in Dublin…well at least a little bit.Â
5. Activity Ideas
What makes travel from home complete? A few fun activities! Here are some more ideas on how to add to your travel from home theme and have a fun time.Â
- Wear the colors of that country or destination – like us cool kids pictured above.
- Watch a movie filmed in that area, or with a storyline that features the country.
- Create or find a game of trivia on that destination.Â
- Play traditional music.Â
- Watch travel vlogs on YouTube of others who traveled to the destination (live vicariously, or start planning your future trip there!).Â
- Break out old travel photos and go through them.Â
- Get yourself a travel guide from that city. I’m a nerd and love to read travel guides, if you do too, my favorite is Lonely Planet. Click to check out their selection of travel guides worldwide!Â
Overall, the day was fun to plan and easy to accomplish. I might even start to make it a tradition whenever we miss travel! I do hope to make it to Ireland at some point, and if you want to hear all about it, make sure to follow me or subscribe!Â
What ideas have you tried to enjoy "travel from home?" Let me know in the comments!
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