A non-stop vacation in the city as a reason for joy

It's finished! You worked tirelessly for a whole year, dreaming of hot countries and the endless sea. And now, finally, this day has come: you are on a long-awaited, well-deserved vacation, and the sea has not become an inch closer. A reason to get upset and close your garden? We don't think so!

How to spend a vacation in the city

This year, and last year too, has been difficult for the residents of our country in terms of the low exchange rate of the ruble against the world currencies the euro and the dollar. The sharply increased prices of tour operators for tours have left no chance for many average Russians to have a vacation in hot countries.

But even in such conditions, you can spend your vacation not only for the benefit of the whole family, but also with great pleasure!

When else would you prefer tours in Russia to European resorts? But you won’t deny that every child should know and be proud of his homeland? How can he appreciate the endless fields and beauty of the Golden Ring of Russia, the air of the Russian forest and the soulfulness of the provincial towns of the Russian hinterlands, if he has only seen them in pictures in boring textbooks?

We've sorted out the kids, but you yourself have been going out of town for a long time, having a family picnic in nature, walking through the forest and just going for a walk around your hometown, which, oddly enough, has imperceptibly changed while you were constantly sitting in a stuffy office, carefully saving for rest under the palm trees? Rent roller skates, organize a family bike ride, go to the beach - you will be pleasantly surprised by what you suddenly see around you.

What to do on vacation at home

It just so happens that this year you will not see not only sea beaches, but also country holidays. There is no reason to be discouraged, come to terms with the situation and look at it from the other side:

• You don't need to rush anywhere. Enjoy every minute of your vacation: this is a reason to get good sleep for the first time in a year, and after that you can make further plans.
• You don’t depend on anyone: neither from annoying bosses, nor from an active guide trying to entice you on all excursions at once. You can just relax and enjoy being idle. Unusual?
• Such a vacation is a reason for what you have long dreamed of. Buy a gym membership, take a yoga class, or learn strip lifting moves. Start learning a foreign language. 
• Change your hairstyle, - you’ll just have time to get used to the new image before going to work.
• Just read while lying on the couch all day, you’ve been wanting this for so long! 

How to make money on vacation

Although vacation is needed in order to relax, extra income will not hurt anyone. Just keep in mind that such a part-time job should be a pleasure, otherwise you will not only get disappointed from such money, but you will also go to work even more tired than before the vacation, and they will demand twice as much from you, counting on your “fresh” strength.

• If you are fluent in any foreign language, in your free time it is quite possible to translate short texts or take up tutoring, bringing the children of your friends to school.
• Sometimes tutors are needed not only for English or French! Many schoolchildren have difficulties with the “great and mighty” and perhaps someone needs your help.
• If you waited until your well-deserved rest, this does not mean that everyone is so lucky! Many parents spend the summer racking their brains about who to leave their child with during the holidays while they are at work.
• Conduct master classes. Surely you know how to do something better than others: draw portraits, sculpt from clay or salt dough. Share your knowledge!
• You finally have time for crafts. Not only will you be able to have fun with your favorite hobby, but you will also be able to earn a little extra money by making custom-made items. Handmade work, by the way, is highly valued.
• Do you have an accounting or legal background? For many companies, an employee who knows his job is worth his weight in gold. But he also needs a vacation. While he is resting, you can offer your services by performing basic duties at home. Who knows, maybe you will work so well with your management that you will find a reason to change jobs. Remember, “nothing is as permanent as what is temporary”!

Vacation in the city: interesting ideas for a vacation

All the books have already been re-read, the knitting needles hurt my fingers, and the accounting reports dazzle my eyes. If at first you were so happy that you found a business for yourself in an urban environment, now you begin to feel sad again, thinking that your whole vacation was in vain.

Feel like a tourist!

Take a hiking backpack, a camera, wear comfortable sneakers and shorts. Buy a guidebook and a tour of your hometown - it will open up to you from a completely new side. Don’t let anyone know that you live here: share your impressions with the excursion group, ask the guide questions, take pictures with the sights in the background and buy souvenirs “as a keepsake”!

And in the evening, go with your loved one to a restaurant on the embankment that you have never been to, try a new dish and ride a river bus, giving free rein to your feelings and telling each other your impressions of an unforgettable vacation.