Winter is a great time to travel some place warm, but what if the budget doesn’t allow for that? Then it’s time for a day trip! And who better to help us plan such trips than the Beatles, the original Day Trippers!
Welcome to this month’s Blogorail Peach Loop. Today we are exploring fun you and your family can have this winter. Lots of fun can be found locally!
John Lennon and Paul Mccartney wrote a great song about day trips. Okay, it mainly had something to do with a girl who teased love but didn’t deliver, or possibly it had some other meaning? But for the purpose of this article, I’m going with the title of the song at face value!
So let’s go through the lyrics line by line to see what we can learn about making day trips a successful vacation alternative:
Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out now
EASE OF PLANNING – How long did it take you to plan your last full-on vacation? Months? And was it a pleasant experience? Probably not as pleasant as the vacation itself! So the first reason to take day trips is just how easy they are to plan.
Pick a place within a two-hour drive radius of your home… and go! It really is the easy way out of town.
She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
LENGTH OF TIME – The beauty of a day trip is the duration. It is by nature very short and thus manageable for even the youngest member of the family.
And if it turns out not to be what you thought it might be? Go home! You won’t have lost much, just a day.
She’s a big teaser
She took me half the way there
She’s a big teaser
She took me half the way there, now
SURPRISE FACTOR – Day trips are a great way to spring a special day on your family. Being as the experience is local, no one will need to pack or prepare. So you can easily load everyone into the mini-van without having to divulge the ultimate destination.
Of course, your family may pry the secret out of you, you big teaser, before you’re half the way there!
Tried to please her
She only played one night stands
Tried to please her
She only played one night stands, now
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE – Maybe you’ve taken a vacation that didn’t please at least one member of your family. This can be disappointing, especially if one member always feels that their interests are never served!
With a day trip, you could forgo the surprise element and let each member of your family pick a destination or activity. Yes, with day trips, it really is easy to please them all!
She was a day tripper
Sunday driver, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
MAGICAL MEMORIES – Instead of just one big experience to remember each year, with day trips you can have many magical memories to add to your family’s scrap books.
I’m sure if you plan a few day trips yourself, you’ll find out just how fun they can be!
Day tripper, day tripper, yeah
Day tripper, day tripper, yeah
Day tripper, day tripper, yeah
I say ‘Day Trip’ you say ‘Yeah‘!
If you’re in the Michigan region, you may want to visit The Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, or perhaps take the Ford Rouge Factory Walking Tour.
For more winter travel ideas, check out the other great posts from the Blogorail!
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Blogorail Peach | Family Adventure | Winter Travel
- 1st Stop – This Roller Coaster Called Life | Top 5 Things to Do in the Winter in Hershey, PA
- 2nd Stop – Magical Memories with the Mouse | It Snows at the Grand Canyon? – Tips for Seeing this Natural Wonder in the Winter
- 3rd Stop – Cool Nouns by Lee Beatens | (you are here)
- 4th Stop – My Dreams of Disney | A Winter Tour at Yellowstone National Park
Living in Arizona, I am very fortunate to have lots of options for a day trip. We’ve even done a day trip to the Grand Canyon from Phoenix.
Speaking of Michigan, when my husband lived there, my favorite day trip was to Frankenmuth. Just thinking about it makes me long for another trip. Too bad it now requires an airplane for me to get there.
Anyway, thanks for the reminder about day trips. They are a wonderful option when we don’t have the time or money for a full vacation. Great tips!
We’re planning to visit Frankenmuth soon. Many of our friends have recommended it! Thanks for commenting!
What a great post, Lee, thanks as always for putting your unique spin on that Beatles song! The concept of day trips is always a favorite of ours, even if we just get in the car to travel to nowhere!
You know me, Mike: Never the normal way taken! Thanks for commenting! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!