No Planning Required: Spontaneous Weekend Getaways?

Answer 1

Planning the perfect weekend getaway can be as simple as getting in the car and going somewhere more exciting than home. The joy created by an unexpected mini-vacation benefits couples with or without children and gives everyone involved something to remember during the challenging week that follows the getaway.

A perfect weekend getaway has a few simple ingredients needed to make it deserve the name perfect. The ingredients vary per family but no matter what they are, they’ll create maximum happiness when the family car is on its way out of town for adventure.

Perfect Place

It’s not possible to get away until there’s somewhere perfect to get away to. It can be as simple or elaborate as the family decides. If the mood is right, sometimes a movie in a new town is as exciting as a walk on the beach. During the week, take a few notes on family mood and find out what might make the perfect place to get away to during the approaching weekend.

Perfect Time

A perfect weekend getaway always takes place on the weekend, but to be perfect, it has to be the right weekend. It can’t fall during a weekend when a spouse arrives home, puts on pajamas, and announces a three day television marathon. The right weekend won’t be noticeable until Friday. The post-work mood should be visible by then. For a surprise getaway, it’s perfectly fine to arrive home and announce that everyone in the house is about to leave for a great weekend. An hour or two of dedicated packing and the whole family is ready for adventure.

Perfect Reasons

The perfect reasons are always the same:

- Get away from stress

- Break routine

- Make life an adventure again

- Experience something new with loved ones

The right place, time, and reasons will create a memorable adventure for a family that needs it. Work is tough. School is tough. Getting away from it all isn’t so tough. If a week gets the best of the family, it’s always possible to turn to the spontaneous weekend getaway to make things right again. No one will be sorry for the idea.